Knowledge management and culture of security

• Autores: José María Blanco Navarro
• Localización: Cuadernos de la Guardia Civil: Revista de seguridad pública, ISSN 1136-4645, Nº Extra 2, 2015 (Ejemplar dedicado a: 25th Anniversary), págs. 45-67
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • In times like these, of dizzying change, of enormous complexity and interrelation between originally separate phenomena, and of high levels of uncertainty, knowledge and its management within all organizational processes has become a duty of increa- sed importance. It is an obligation which enables said organizations to make progress in how they anticipate and construct the future, as well as how they adapt to difficult scenarios, identify new risks, threats, and opportunities.

    To this end, this article highlights those main sources of knowledge in terms of secu- rity and summarizes the strategic objective of knowledge. A strategic design involves having knowledge, intelligence and a clear vision for the future. Regarding security, new models of decision-making, based on knowledge management and provision, are viable options in situations of uncertainty.

    Finally, knowledge has a clear purpose: its dissemination and utilization. The Cultu- re of Homeland Security is the dissemination of knowledge on security matters to the various agents who participate in the system, contributing to the necessary creation of a Culture of National Security.