Prepared for 10th Japan Nuclear HRD net.
Annual Meeting, 16 February 2021

NKM activities in 2020‐ Our efforts during Covid‐19 pandemic‐

Masashi Nakazono
Senior Knowledge Management Officer
Nuclear Knowledge Management Section
Department of Nuclear Energy, IAEA

Contents
 IAEA activities during Covid‐19 pandemic
 Impact of Covid‐19 pandemic on NKM activities Our efforts during Covid‐19 pandemic
 Challenges and possible implications
 Conclusion

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IAEA activities during Covid‐19 Pandemic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uP992QtAkwU

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Impact of Covid‐19 pandemic on NKM activities
 Deferment of Duty travel except for “Critical” travel (until 31 March 2021)
 Events: Cancelled or Postponed 2020 International NKM‐HRD Conference postponed to 2022
 11 NEM & NKM Schools cancelled
 6 KMAV Missions cancelled, x5 KMAV workshops converted to VirtualEvents
 4 INMA Missions cancelled, x1 INMA review converted to Virtual Event 2 TMs cancelled, x4 TMs converted to Virtual Events
 3 CSs cancelled, x4 CSs converted to Virtual Events4

Our efforts during Covid‐19 pandemic‐ NKM Achievement in 2020 ‐ Led the Marie Sklodowska‐Curie project delivery
 NKM Webinar Series ‐ x25 individual Webinar events covers topics fromthe NKM School, KMAV, INMA, Educational Networks and new NKMpublications.
 X7 new NKM Publications launched into production
 Launched the new NKM Digital Hub on Connect

The IAEA did not stop for a single minute5

The next application cycle is anticipated to be announced in the first quarter of 2021.

Scholarships for 100 female students for up to two years for Master’s programmes in:• nuclear science and technology• nuclear safety and security• non-proliferationMore: www.iaea.org/MSCFPNKMS Webinar Series (25 topics)
This webinar series supports IAEA Member States in maintaining andpreserving nuclear knowledge. This is essential to developing and keeping
the necessary technical expertise and competences required for nuclear
power programmes and other nuclear technologies.
(1) Knowledge Management Assist Visits (3 topics)(2) Global Collaboration for Sustainable Nuclear Energy Networks (2 topics)(3) New Publications to Support NKM Programmes in Member States (7topics)(4) NKM Methodologies and Processes (3 topics)(5) NKM School Webinars, are covered (10 topics)
https://www.iaea.org/nkms-webinars

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New NKM Publications under Development
1) Mentoring and Coaching for Nuclear Knowledge Management
2) Methodology to Determine Critical Knowledge in Nuclear
Organizations3) Educational Networks – Experiences Gained and Lessons
Learned4) Status and Trends in Nuclear Education (Revision)5) Key Performance Indicators to Support Nuclear Knowledge
Management Programmes
6) Practical Approaches to Retain Tacit Knowledge in Nuclear
Organizations
7) Experiences and Lessons Learned for Effective Knowledge
Management Programmes

8DH9Challenges during Covid‐19 pandemic‐ Implementation of Virtual Events ‐ Time differences Stability of Network Unfamiliarity with Web‐meeting software (WebEx, exc.)
 Difference in the amount of information exchanged
between virtual (2D) and face‐to face (3D) meetings
 Less communication among participants
10Challenges during Covid‐19 pandemic‐ Something positive ‐ Rediscovering the benefits of virtual events (Possible
impact upon the ways of implementing Agency’s
mission after the pandemic is over) Change in MS’s mindset to focus more on achievinggoals
 Acceleration of MS’s motivation
No school implementation for two years in a row
should be avoided. (Mr. Yoshihiro Nakano, JAEA,at NEMS TM 14-16 Dec 2020)

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