Linde Corporate Responsibility Report 2005

Linde know-how is most valuable when made available to all employees who can make productive use of this asset. Access to relevant information is therefore expressly granted on all levels of the hierarchy. Each of our business segments maintains intranet-based knowledge databases with comprehensive information on the market and our competitors. Depending on the data’s degree of specialization, the network links are designed to be system-wide or segment-wide.

Another example of our activities: the “R&D Globe” system instituted at Linde Gas in 2005 made it possible to link our worldwide research activities on the intranet and to provide broad access to product information.

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Knowledge grows when it’s shared. Our continuing education programs are open to everyone in the Linde organization. The Linde Learning Management System is a comprehensive, web-based program that will ultimately enable Group-wide knowledge management. Its focuses lie on the international coordination of advanced education, e-Learning programs and the global exchange of knowledge within our organization. This is our way of supporting each individual’s ambition to further his or her skills and expertise.

The informal exchange of knowledge is also furthered by way of the continuing education courses offered by Linde University. By strategically interfacing our various business segments, we facilitate inter-segment dialog and promote the sharing of best-practice solutions.

Our continuing education programs increasingly tap the potential offered by computer-assisted learning options. The newly developed Linde Learning Management System (LLS) is currently being introduced at Linde Gas. In the medium term, this program is slated for implementation throughout the Group. LLS is an internet-based platform for continuing education and human resource management that ensures uniformly high standards worldwide. By 2006, some 18,000 users will be linked to the LLS.

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