This presentation examines the theoretical, methdological and parctical aspects of Knowledge Industry

1. DR. RAJU M. MATHEW

2.  Without science and technology, no modern
industry can be set up. Chemistry is the science
behind chemical technology which in turn is the
basis of the chemical industry.
 Knowmatics is the science that forms the basis of
Knowledge Technology that facilitates the system
and technology for building up Knowledge
Industry.
 Knowmatics, the mathematics and engineering of
Knowledge, deals with the
nature, structure, consumption, production and
marketing of knowledge besides the
representation and communication of
knowledge.

3.  Mathew’s Theories of Knowledge Consumption
and Production, propounded in 1984 and got
published from Moscow by the USSR Academy of
Sciences in 1984 in the book ‘Theoretical
Problems of Informatics’, edited by Prof. A. I.
Mikhalove, the father of Informatics, are the
basis of Knowmatics.
 These theories provide the methodological tools
to treat ‘Knowledge’ as a Commodity for
Consumption, Production and Marketing and also
for measuring ‘Knowledge’ in quantitative and
qualitative terms.

4.  It took several years for the academic and scientific
community to understand the implications of Mathew’s
Theories of Knowledge in Information
Technology, Knowledge Engineering, Cognitive
Science, Psycholinguistics and Education.
 Dr. Mathew, on the basis of his twenty years of research
on the Theoretical Foundations of Information Technology
and the Nature and Structure of Knowledge found that
Information Technology is incompatible to deal with
Knowledge.
 He found that the structure and nature of Data and
Knowledge are quite different. While data structure is
linear and static, knowledge structure is non-linear and
dynamic. While data is one-dimensional, knowledge is
multi-dimensional. More over IT is built upon Data
Structure. Hence, Dr. Mathew in 2005 proposed
Knowmatics, based on the nature and structure of
Knowledge.

5.  As was in the case of Mathew’s Theories of
knowledge, both the academic community and IT
fraternity could not realize the implications of
Knowmatics. Mathew found that Knowmatics is
capable of brining out a Revolution in Higher
Education and Structural change in the way in which
universities are organized and functioning.
 In his paper, jointly with Ranjit
Mathew, ‘Knowmatics – A New Revolution in Higher
education’ presented for the Fourth World
Universities Forum and published in the Journal of
the World Universities Forum 4,1,2011:1-11, Mathew
elaborated the theoretical foundations and
educational applications of Knowmatics. The paper
has been included as a finalist for the international
award for excellence.

6.  On the basis of the works carried out by
Mathew, stretching about thirty years, one
American Company applied for Patent on
Knowmatics in the USA. However, for the
absence of more scientific and technical
details, it could not proceed further.
 This has made Mathew to develop the
System, Technology and Business Model for his
‘Knowmatics-based Knowledge Industry’ with the
critical tools to transform brain power and
knowledge bases of individuals into value added
and customized Knowledge Modules, Packages
and solutions for the entire education, practicing
professions, scientific research and
business, industrial and farming sectors.

7.  The Prince Holdings, Dubai has come forward
to take up Dr. Mathew’s Knowmatics based
Knowledge Industries, protecting his
Intellectual Property Rights and developing
Kerala as a Knowledge Industry Hub, under
the umbrella of its 20,000 million Indian
Rupees Business Plan.
 Every household in Kerala can be made a
Knowledge Processing Unit under the
system, technology and business model
developed by Dr. Mathew., that ensure at
least 50,000 Indian Rupees in a month for
every participating household.

8.  In the academic, scientific and professional
world, everybody is seeking knowledge in books
or libraries and searching information in the net
with very little time or energy to ‘consume and
produce or apply knowledge’.
 Dr. Mathew’s Knowledge Industry is intended
augment knowledge consumption and production
into several folds, freeing men, women and
children free from the burden of seeking
knowledge and searching information. It also
facilitates accessibility of knowledge to millions
into several folds so as to empower everybody
with Knowledge, crossing even the barrios of
formal education or culture or language.

9.  The two YouTube video presentations on
‘Knowmatics and Knowledge Industry’ and the
other presentations of Dr. Mathew are intended
to give some basic knowledge of Knowmatics and
its industrial or commercial applications. Since it
involves several IPR issues, details cannot be
given at this juncture.
 It may take some more time for de-addicting the
world from data or information and reinventing
‘Knowledge’ and also for the realization that
Information Technology is not the ‘Ultimate
Technology’ and IT does not have solutions for all
matters on Knowledge and Brain Power.