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Knowledge Sharing System Database Architecture for Global Knowledge Sharing

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Complex, Intelligent, and Software Intensive Systems (CISIS 2019)

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This paper offers a new approach to ascertain the characteristics of the knowledge sharing network (KSN) existing among academicians and to develop a knowledge sharing system database (KSSDB) architecture to suit the discovered network. A case study qualitative method was adopted to gather meaningful insights into the academic institutions with which Malaysian academics share their knowledge. The study data were collected from fifteen academic participants in the largest university in Malaysia through direct face-to-face interviews over a period of six months. The study found that the Malaysian academicians shared their knowledge with other academicians in two networks consisting of, respectively, fifteen local academic institutions (LAI), and twelve international academic institutions (IAI) located in six countries including Japan, India, Germany, South Korea, Brunei Darussalam, and Indonesia. Based on the qualitative findings, a KSSDB architecture was developed to accommodate these two KS networks. This research contributes to the field of knowledge sharing systems (KSS) by providing a better understanding of the academic contacts with whom academicians share their knowledge globally and how to develop an appropriate KSSDB. The results would help administrators from similar academic institutions to make decisions that could yield benefits from such sharing and enhance the advantages of KS through support of KS activities at both national and international levels.

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The authors of this study extend their gratitude to the Saudi Ministry of Health for its moral encouragement and support.

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  1. Hail Health Affairs, Ministry of Health, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

    Alsaleh Saad

  2. Faculty of Computer and Mathematical Sciences, University Technology MARA (UiTM), Shah Alam, Malaysia

    Haryani Haron

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  1. Department of Information and Communication Engineering, Fukuoka Institute of Technology, Faculty of Information Engineering, Fukuoka, Japan

    Leonard Barolli

  2. School of Software, University of Technology Sydney (UTS), Ultimo, NSW, Australia

    Farookh Khadeer Hussain

  3. Department of Information and Communication Engineering, Fukuoka Institute of Technology, Faculty of Information Engineering, Fukuoka, Japan

    Makoto Ikeda

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Saad, A., Haron, H. (2020). Knowledge Sharing System Database Architecture for Global Knowledge Sharing. In: Barolli, L., Hussain, F., Ikeda, M. (eds) Complex, Intelligent, and Software Intensive Systems. CISIS 2019. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol 993. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-22354-0_20

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