Managing Information News Managing Information News: "A new information management system, and the first online public sector knowledge-sharing infrastructure of such a scale in Europe, is going live on 12 November 2004.

38 local authorities in the West Midlands have collaborated to develop the new system, known as 'the Knowledge Engine' or 'KEN'. The web-based tool and one-stop information portal will allow 270,000 local government staff across the region to share their knowledge and experiences."  ¶ 11:03