Knowledge Discovery in Databases and Agent-Mediated Knowledge Management

In this position paper, we study the relationship between agent technology, knowledge discovery in databases and knowledge management. We identify synergy and challenges involved in the cooperation between them. Particularly, we show how a Multi-Agent System can be useful in the process of knowledge management with the discovery of knowledge in databases. A society of agents integrated into an organization has the capacity to follow the interaction process of users with the organizational memory in their daily activities. From now on, user's knowledge necessities are identified, and the knowledge discovery process is activated. Data preparation is made based on organizational ontologies, and then distributed agents explore data from different formats in different locations.