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This paper introduces the background and purpose of the International Society for Knowledge and Systems Sciences and considers new developments in systems science in the knowledge society. First, in connection with the reason why the name of the society includes knowledge and systems, this paper argues that it is important to support each other for the development of both systems science and knowledge science. Next, this paper introduces three approaches that have tried to combine systems thinking and knowledge management in this academic society. They are Knowledge Systems Engineering, Informed Systems Approach, and Knowledge Construction Systems Methodology. This paper suggests newdevelopments in systems science and engineering that incorporate the concept of knowledge management through explanations of these significances.
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The author is deeply grateful to all researchers who have contributed to establishing and developing the International Society for Knowledge and Systems Sciences. In particular, I would like to thank Jian Chen of Tsinghua University who is the current president of the Society, and Xijin Tang of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, who is the secretary-general of the Society, for their support in writing this article.
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Yoshiteru Nakamori received a Ph.D. degree in applied mathematics and physics fromKyotoUniversity in January 1980. He joined the Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology in April 1998 as a professor of the School of Knowledge Science. Since then, he hasworked to establish knowledge science with approaches from the fields of systems science and sensibility science. Applications include research management of science and technology, activation of regional industries and communities. His recent research interest is the knowledge construction methodology that integrates approaches in systems thinking and knowledge management.
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Nakamori, Y. Fusing Systems Thinking with Knowledge Management. J. Syst. Sci. Syst. Eng. 29, 291–305 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11518-019-5450-8
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