Information and Knowledge Management

The area of Information and Knowledge Management has the mission of:

• Supporting the production of relevant knowledge for public health, promotion of equitable access of knowledge and information for decision making.
• Networking with external agencies and areas within the Organization, fostering the sharing of tacit and explicit knowledge, the promotion of synergy between data and information processing technologies and the creative and innovative capacity of staff as a basis for a knowledge based Organization.

The Area is comprised of four units: BIOETHICS, BIREME, Research Promotion and Development, and Information and Knowledge Operations.

BIREME

• Coordinates and supports the Latin American and Caribbean System of Health Sciences Information, which includes national and PAHO/WHO documentation centers, and other specialized networks.
• Develops and promotes the use of tools for technical databases.
• Supports training and research activities in countries for the development of the database known as LILACS (Latin American and Caribbean Literature on Health Sciences) and the Virtual Health Library (VHL), for managing health science information in the Region.

Information and Knowledge Operations

• Provide support to ensure that the information and knowledge available through the Intranet and Web is easily accessible and relevant to the needs of different audiences.
• Information and Knowledge Operations Unit Management.
• Institutional memory capture and maintenance in electronic media.
• Acquisition, installation, and operation of library subscription, provision of services to users, and implement loan system.
• Adoption of VHL tools for system integration.

Resources

• Information and Knowledge Sharing at the Pan American Health Organization (PDF file)