KNOWLEDGE UTILIZATION AND THE NEW TRANSPORT PARADIGM

Purpose: Transport is the lifeblood of well functioning societies. It is also one of the major problems of our time. Instead of making great advancements in the area during the recent decades, focus has been on expanding and fixing the existing transport system. There is a need for a substantial shift in how we perceive and plan transport systems. Knowledge plays a vital role in the journey towards a new transport paradigm. The purpose of our study is to understand how knowledge could be utilized more efficiently in order to shift towards the new transport paradigm. Method: In our study we approach this issue by studying the state of current transport system. After that we give recommendations on what should be done in order to move towards the new transport paradigm and clarify the role of knowledge utilization. The suggested approach creates significant novelty value for policy-makers of Finnish transport system as well as for researchers in the knowledge management field. Results: We show that there is a need for more comprehensive and intelligent information about the transport system and the underlying interrelationships. We also need prerequisites to use that information to its full potential and to turn it into knowledge. We also emphasise the importance of knowledge utilization between the multiple actors playing in the field of transport.