Knowledge Management and Technology Knowledge Management Model for the Higher Technology Colleges of Ministry of Manpower, Oman

Over the past decade there has been a growing concern about the role of higher educational institutions and how they are meeting the needs of stakeholders like industry, students, parents, and in general community. There have been many firms and organizations that have implemented KM principles, methods, practices or tools. However, academic institutions in particulartechnology and management institutes have taken more interest recently, in introducing KM approaches. In general, the educationsector could be described as one where there is slow creation and diffusion of knowledge management toos. The general question is when KM is a driving force for change elsewhere, how is the education system responding and how should it respond? (Walshe,J., 2002). Success in an increasingly competitive educational market depends critically on the quality of knowledge which institutions apply to their key academic and organizational processes. This paper presents a framework for the adoption of KM principles in colleges of Technology under Ministry of Manpower, in Sultanate of Oman, in the context that is used to improve efficiency and effectiveness of creation and sharing of knowledge among people, industry and other stake holders of higher education. The study envisages developing a conceptual framework of knowledge management especially to Higher Technology Colleges of Ministry ofManpower which further seeks to develop an effective academic and administrative management system.