Knowledge Management Solutions...

Imperial Consulting provides complete, focused solutions as well as customized training for organisational and individual learning in Knowledge Management in the following areas:


Scientific, Engineering, and Technological Knowledge Management

Scientific papers published in electronic and printed journals are the most important dissemination media in which the progress of science, engineering, and technology is recorded. They are augmented by a wealth of other published literature (e.g. conference papers, theses, book chapters, etc.). Ongoing access to this information is central to continuous learning and knowledge sharing.
We assist our clients in searching and accessing published scientific information. In this regard, we have been at the forefront of the adoption and implementation of electronic Knowledge Management Systems in the food and nutritional sciences. eKMS is a paperless approach to finding, accessing, organising, and disseminating important scientific information in support of corporate growth.



Commerical Knowledge Management

Strategic planning is the systematic process of making entrepreneurial (risk-taking) decisions. A strategic plan is a systematic and purposeful work programme for achieving objectives. An integral part of strategic planning is the provision of adequate financial resources to meet objectives.
We assist our clients procure external financial resources to support strategic plan implementation. In this regard, we have been at the forefront of national and federal government funding procurement, as well as venture capital funding, in support of strategic planning.



Patent Knowledge Management

A patent is a registered, legal document that discloses technical and commercial information for which the exclusive right to control the way the invention is exploited has been granted for a 20 year period. The majority (circa 80-90%) of all technical literature is found only in patents and not published in any other format. Ongoing access to this information is central to innovation and competitiveness.
We assist our clients in accessing worldwide patent information. In this regard, we have been at the forefront of the adoption and implementation of electronic Intellectual Property Management Systems in the food and nutritional sciences. eKMS is a paperless approach to finding, accessing, organising, and disseminating important patent information in support of corporate innovation and growth.



Regulatory Compliance Knowledge Management

The development of a coherent and modern food (incl. food supplement, food for special nutritional and medical purposes, etc.) and health legislative framework is an evolutionary process with origins in the Middle Ages. It poses many difficulties for an ever changing and highly technological industry. Ongoing access to legislative instruments and associated guidance is central to continuous regulatory compliance.
We assist our clients in accessing and interpreting all pertinent local and international regulatory information. In this regard, we have been at the forefront assisting clients participate in the drafting of new legislation and in managing compliance with new legislative developments in the food and nutritional sciences.






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