African Indigenous Knowledge Systems (AIKS)

This study examines the concept, features, sources and function of African Indigenous knowledge systems and its relevance in the present digital age against the background of ICT technologies. Since knowledge refers to what one knows and understands and is sometimes categorized as unstructured, structured, explicit or tacit, African Indigenous Knowledge systems falls into categorized structures that bear its traditional stamp and yet remains effective. The study concludes that African indigenous knowledge system can and is adaptable to other forms of knowledge in the current ICT age.