knowledge management

1-what is the management
Management in all business and human organization activity is the act of getting people together to accomplish desired goals and objectives. .
source:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Management
2-what is knowledge management
Knowledge Management (KM) comprises a range of strategies and practices used in an organization to identify, create, represent, distribute, and enable adoption of insights and experiences. Such insights and experiences comprise knowledge, either embodied in individuals or embedded in organizational processes or practice
source:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knowledge_management
3-what is information systeme
An information system (IS) is any combination of information technology and people's activities using that technology to support operations, management, and decision-making.^[1] In a very broad sense, the term information system is frequently used to refer to the interaction between people, algorithmic processes, data and technology. In this sense, the term is used to refer not only to the information and communication technology (ICT) an organization uses, but also to the way in which people interact with this technology in support of business processes
source:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Information_system
4-WHAT ARE THE COMPONENT OF INFORMATION SYSTEMS
here are many roles for people in information systems. Common ones include

• Systems Analyst
• Programmer
• Technician
• Engineer
• Network Manager
• MIS (Manager of Information Systems)
• Data entry operator

source: http://vceit.com/systems/components.htm
5-why do we need to apply the knowledge management process in our business?
▪ KM is about systems and technologies
▪ KM is about people and learning organisations
▪ KM is about processes, methods and techniques
▪ KM is about managing knowledge assets
▪ KM is a holistic initiative across the entire organisation
▪ KM is not a discipline, as such, and should be an integral part of every knowledge workers daily responsibilities
What is most important, is for you to have your own definition of Knowledge Management; what KM is to you and your organisation. What is even more important is that you and your colleagues have a 'common shared understanding' of what KM means for you all.
To help you get started, we have included immediately below a few definitions of what KM means to some organisations. We suggest you consider them, together with any other definitions you may have, and see if there are any words or phrases that particularly 'resonate' with what you are trying to do. This will help you formulate your own definition of knowledge management.
At the end of this page, we invite you to share with us all, any definitions you have discovered and/or formulated. We can then all comment and rate the usefulness of each definition as we wish. This then provides us, at the bottom of this page, with a list of KM Definitions, listed in highest rated/ranked order, to help us even further. So please share your definitions and/or any comments or rating to definitions.
source:http://www.knowledge-management-online.com/Definition-of-Knowledge-Management.html