Influence of Information Communication Technologies on Knowledge Sharing in State Corporations: A Case of the Kenya National Library Service

Abstract

Knowledge Sharing is a complex and key activity for State Corporations. This study argues Knowledge Sharing as a catalyst to employee’s productivity and sustainable economic growth towards a knowledge-based economy. This study accentuated the role of Information Communication Technology (ICT) in Knowledge Sharing by assessing its influence on Knowledge Sharing in State Corporations in Kenya with reference to the Kenya National Library Service; a state corporation whose employees constitutes the target population for this study. The research usedstratified random sampling to select a sample of 142 members from the population of 675 employees. Descriptive research design was used for this study. Data collected through questionnaires and interviews was inductively analyzed using SPSS (version 20). The findings were presented and descriptively discussed in line with the literature that appraised the study. The results of the study statistically significantly revealed that65.2% of any positive change in knowledge sharing in state corporations in Kenya can be attributed to ICT. Precisely, ICT tools was found to explain 70.1% of positive variability in Knowledge sharing, ICT infrastructure 89.40%, ICT skills 87.3% while structural aspects of ICT, were found to significantly affect 97.2% of variability in Knowledge sharing. The study findings are of paramount significance in policy formulation and knowledge management in public sector. This study recommendsdevelopment of an integrated ICT and Knowledge sharing policy framework and increased ICT investment to entrench Collaborative Knowledge Sharing in State Corporations in Kenya.