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What is Local Knowledge

Chapter 8
Handbook of Research on Theoretical Perspectives on Indigenous Knowledge Systems in Developing Countries
Knowledge known to a certain specific locality. The local people are identified by their unique ways of doing things.
Published in Chapter:
Indigenous Knowledge Intelligence and African Development
Alexander Maune (University of South Africa, South Africa)
Copyright: © 2017 |Pages: 25
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-0833-5.ch008
Abstract
This chapter examines some of the reasons why Indigenous Knowledge Intelligence (IKI) has been marginalised, especially from an Afro-centric point of view and how Africa has lagged behind economically although it is considered to be the cradle of civilization. This chapter provides a broader definition of IKI and development. The chapter also incorporates a case study of the Jewish people and the Talmud as their IKI. The chapter provides insights on how IKI leads to development. The chapter notes that a people which assimilate foreign cultures can no longer hope to continue an independent existence. It argues that African countries are unique and have unique IKI that has been marginalized and rendered useless due to colonialism and cultural imperialism. It is these intelligences that the author thinks need further scientific development to realize economic value. IKI must be the focal point of development.
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Chapter 5
Social Navigation and Local Folksonomies: Technical and Design Considerations for a Mobile Information System
Knowledge, or even knowing, is the justified belief that something is true. Knowledge is thus different from opinion. Local knowledge refers to facts and information acquired by a person which are relevant to a specific locale or have been elicited from a place-based context. It can also include specific skills or experiences made in a particular location. In this regard, local knowledge can be tacitly held, that is, knowledge we draw upon to perform and act but we may not be able to easily and explicitly articulate it: “We can know things, and important things, that we cannot tell” (Polanyi, 1966).
Published in Chapter: Social Navigation and Local Folksonomies: Technical and Design Considerations for a Mobile Information System; From: Handbook of Research on Social Software and Developing Community Ontologies
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Chapter 7
Forest Fire Scenarios in Digital Platforms: The Case of Portugal
Informal knowledge that people have about their places, territory, local uses, and local culture. It is passed from generation to generation in an informal way.
Published in Chapter: Forest Fire Scenarios in Digital Platforms: The Case of Portugal; From: Digital Services in Crisis, Disaster, and Emergency Situations
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Chapter 4
Supporting Digitization of Traditional Medicinal Knowledge Through Technologies in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
is a collection of both old and new knowledge that indigenous people receive by interaction with elderly people, scenery, culture, and other elements of their immediate environment.
Published in Chapter: Supporting Digitization of Traditional Medicinal Knowledge Through Technologies in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa; From: Digital Preservation and Documentation of Global Indigenous Knowledge Systems
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Chapter 5
Local Internet Forums: Interactive Land Use Planning and Urban Development in Neighbourhoods
Local knowledge is considered as the knowledge of inhabitants and other local actors in the neighbourhood. This knowledge is often based on people’s every day experiences, and it is formulated in many ways within the community and individuals. Thus, local knowledge is attached to the physical places where people live, work and act. In a planning process local knowledge is often valued as common or informal knowledge, which is hard to specify and translate into formal or technical language.
Published in Chapter: Local Internet Forums: Interactive Land Use Planning and Urban Development in Neighbourhoods; From: Handbook of Research on E-Planning: ICTs for Urban Development and Monitoring
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Chapter 12
Embedding an Ecology Notion in the Social Production of Urban Space
Knowledge, or even knowing, is the justified belief that something is true. Knowledge is thus different from opinion. Local knowledge refers to facts and information acquired by a person which are relevant to a specific locale or have been elicited from a place-based context. It can also include specific skills or experiences made in a particular location. In this regard, local knowledge can be tacitly held, that is, knowledge we draw upon to perform and act but we may not be able to easily and explicitly articulate it: “We can know things, and important things, that we cannot tell” (Polanyi, 1966).
Published in Chapter: Embedding an Ecology Notion in the Social Production of Urban Space; From: Handbook of Research on Urban Informatics: The Practice and Promise of the Real-Time City
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Chapter 415
Mobile Spatial Interaction and Mediated Social Navigation
Knowledge, or even knowing, is the justified belief that something is true. Knowledge is thus different from opinion. Local knowledge refers to facts and information acquired by a person which are relevant to a specific locale or have been elicited from a place-based context. It can also include specific skills or experiences made in a particular location. In this regard, local knowledge can be tacitly held, that is, knowledge we draw upon to perform and act but we may not be able to easily and explicitly articulate it: “We can know things, and important things, that we cannot tell” ( Polanyi, 1966 ).
Published in Chapter: Mobile Spatial Interaction and Mediated Social Navigation; From: Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology, Second Edition
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Chapter 14
Critical Reflections on Selected Local Narratives of Contextual South African Indigenous Knowledge
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