The application of Knowledge Management (KM) and Intellectual Capital (IC) can lead to considerable improvements in organisational efficiency and effectiveness, not to mention competitive advantage. However, examples of good practice in the employment of KM and/or IC are not easy to find. The KM and IC Excellence awards aims to showcase good examples of high quality KM and IC in practice. These examples will be considered through case histories and we welcome contributions from academics, business professionals and students. Examples of the use of KM and/or IC within a university are also welcome.
The final round of the competition will be run alongside the 26th European Conference on Knowledge Management in, Lahti, Finland on the 3– 5 September 2025. The 2024 winners of Awards were: 1st Place: Preserving Excellence: The Legacy Project at the European Medicines Agency, Ivett Bene, C-SYNC LTD, The Hague, The Netherlands 2nd Place; Leveraging Knowledge Cafés to Enhance the International Student Experience, Desiree J. Cranfield1, Isabella M. Venter2 and John Mulyat11Swansea University, UK2University of the Western Cape, South Africa, 3rd Place; Innovative Approach: Leveraging Design Thinking for Enhancing Knowledge Sharing in Knowledge Intensive Firms, Hamid Roham, Elham Kamouri Yousefabad, Sepideh Aghajani, Mohammadreza Shahbazi rad and Mohammad Ali Avestam, Mapna Turbine Blade Engineering and Manufacturing, Ira. You can read these case histories and the other finalists in the 2024 Anthology of Case Histories, available from: https://www.academic-bookshop.com/
To enter the competition this year we are asking, in the first instance, for a 300 word abstract describing the initiative. If your proposal is suitable you will be invited to submit a full case history of no more than 3000 words, which will be considered as an entry to the competition. A panel of international adjudicators will evaluate the case histories. When preparing your abstract, keep in mind that full case histories will be structured around the following headings:
- Introduction to the nature of the KM and IC initiative and its specific objectives
- The infrastructure i.e. people, systems, hardware, software etc. required to launch the initiative
- The challenges that were encountered, how they developed and how they were overcome
- How the initiative was received by the users or participants
- The learning outcomes that were achieved and how they were measured and evaluated
- Plans to further develop the initiative.
Authors of the top rated initiatives will be invited to register and attend the 26th European Conference on Knowledge Management 2025 to present their case histories to the judges and conference participants. Finalists will also have their case histories published in a book and a prize will be awarded to the initiative judged to show the most creative thinking.
All presenters in the awards must attend the physical conference.
Click here to submit an abstract to the competition.
Important Dates
Abstract Submission - 26 March 2025
Notification of Abstract Acceptance – 09 April 2025
Full Case History Submission – 19 May 2025
Finalists announced – 31 July 2025
If you have any queries, email: elaine@academic-conferences.org
Previous Winners
ECKM 2024
1st Place
Preserving Excellence: The Legacy Project at the European Medicines Agency
Ivett Bene, C-SYNC LTD, The Hague, The Netherlands
2nd Place
Leveraging Knowledge Cafés to Enhance the International Student Experience
Desiree J. Cranfield1, Isabella M. Venter2 and John Mulyat1
1Swansea University, UK
2University of the Western Cape, South Africa
3rd Place
Innovative Approach: Leveraging Design Thinking for Enhancing Knowledge Sharing in Knowledge Intensive Firms
Hamid Roham, Elham Kamouri Yousefabad, Sepideh Aghajani, Mohammadreza Shahbazi rad and Mohammad Ali Avestam, Mapna Turbine Blade Engineering and Manufacturing, Iran
ECKM 2023
1st
Fostering Innovation Ecosystems through Knowledge Co-Production: The Case of NAPI Program in Paraná, Brazil
Denilson Sell Luiz Márcio Spinosa, Ramiro Wahrhaftig, Gérson Luiz Koch, Angélica Jung Marques, Neri dos Santos, Roberto Carlos dos Santos Pacheco
2nd
Bringing Novices from the Passive role in Knowledge Sharing to the Active role
Jorge Gomes and Hamid Roham
3rd
Model for Creating Sustainable Brands Through Managing Knowledge and Relational Capital
Slavica Trajkovska, Angelina Taneva-Veshoska, Kristina Antikj Georgievski and Slobodan Trajkovski
ECKM 2022
1st Place
Unlocking the Power of Knowledge at the UK’s Largest Community Funder
Julia Parnaby and Anne-Mari Hall
2nd Place
Fast Expert Teams: Cross-Boundary Knowledge Co-Creation for Solving Complex Problems in Digital Platforms
Kirsimarja Blomqvist
3rd Place
Knowledge Management at NetApp
Andy Kiendl, Padma Sai Prasad, Tomer Shoshan
ECKM 2021
Joint 1st Place: Murali Raman, Ts. Magiswary Dorasamy and Najwa Abu Bakar
A Knowledge Management System in Support of Disaster Management: A Malaysian Experience
Adam Pope
The Arup Tools Register: A Knowledge System for Capturing IP in Software
3rd place: Ibrahim Seba Almarri, Ahmad Mohammad Rafi and Mansoor Algargawi
Initiative of a Learning Organization within the Dubai Police
ECKM 2018
1st Place: Securing Knowledge Management Position in a Challenging and Complex Environment
Mohsen Hamedi, Firoozeh Hadian Dehkordi and Maryam Barikiany, MAPNA R&D, Iran
2nd Place: Wien mags wissen: 'Vienna likes to know' The Knowledge Management Strategy of a 'City of Knowledge': From the Project Order to Implementation
Anabela Horta, Vienna City Administration, Austria
3rd Place: Knowledge Management and Cultural Change in a Knowledge‐Intensive Public Organization: The Case of Swissmedic
Michael Renaudin, Swissmedic, Bern, Switzerland, Francesca Dal Mas, Andrea Galatti and Maurizio Massaro, University of Udine, Italy