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Questionnaire: Evaluating the effectiveness of knowledge management systems in enhancing public service delivery in KZN Municipalities.

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Evaluating the effectiveness of knowledge management systems in enhancing public service delivery in KZN Municipalities.
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Your Municipality/Organization: (Please specify)

Ethekwini Municipality
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3. Years of Service in the municipality/ Government Department:

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4. Level of your current position:

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5.How do you typically access information or knowledge required to perform your duties? (Tick all that apply)

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6. Do you believe your municipality has a formal knowledge management policy of strategy?

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7. How often do you share your knowledge or expertise with colleagues?

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8.What methods do you currently use to share your knowledge or expertise? (Tick all that apply)

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9. To what extent do you agree with the following statements regarding current knowledge sharing within your Municipality? (Scale: 1 - Strongly Disagree, 5 - Strongly Agree

Knowledge is readily accessible when needed
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There are clear processes for sharing best practices.

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Employees are encouraged to share their knowledge?.

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Valuable knowledge is sometimes lost when employees leave?.

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There is effective collaboration across different units/departments

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10. What are the main challenges or barriers you face in accessing the knowledge you need? (Tick all that apply)

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What are the main challenges or barriers you face in sharing your knowledge with others? (Tick all that apply)

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Do employees understand the difference between tacit and explicit knowledge?

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Does the Municipality culture prioritize knowledge sharing?

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Are the knowledge-sharing tools easy to use in the municipality?

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Do employees receive adequate training on the sharing tools?

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Do teams regularly schedule face-to-face time or field experiences?

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Do we capture "lessons learned" after project completion?

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Do employees apply documented procedures (explicit knowledge) in their daily work?

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Are documents, databases, and reports easily accessible and combinable?

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Do Municipality have clear systems for documenting and storing lessons learned?.

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Are you familiar with the concept of a Knowledge Management System (KMS)?

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In your opinion, how could an effective Knowledge Management System potentially improve public service delivery in South Africa? (Open-ended question - Please provide specific examples if possible)

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What features or functionalities do you believe would be most valuable in a KMS for your department? (Tick all that apply)

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What are your concerns, if any, regarding the implementation of a KMS in your department/organization? (Open-ended question).

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Which of the following systems or platforms does your municipality use to manage and share information and knowledge?

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To what extent do you agree that effective KM enhance the quality of public services provided by your municipality (1=strong Disagree, 5 = Strong Agree)

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How would you rate the effectiveness of your municipality’s current systems in capturing and storing knowledge?

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How would you rate the effectiveness of your municipality’s current systems in capturing and storing knowledge?

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What are the barriers to knowledge sharing in your municipality (select all that apply)

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How often do you use your municipality’s existing systems to find relevant documents of information for your work?

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Which of the following systems or platforms does your municipality use to manage and share information and knowledge?

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