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Chris Watkins updated their profile Aug 12, 2010

KM4DEV & Open Development (wiki)

Here's a take on Knowledge management for development, especially in relation to openness in development.Input appreciated - note that it's an open wiki (consistent with the article itself!) and you're free to edit the page.I don't know that it covers the concerns of this community, yet... what's it missing?--------I tried to reply to John below, but I'm no longer able to comment in Ning, using my Linux system.Thanks…See More

Blog post by Chris Watkins Apr 19, 2010

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John Gaynard commented on Chris Watkins's blog post 'KM4DEV & Open Development (wiki)'

Chris, thanks for this. I have just taken a quick look. What I think is missing at the moment is an emphasis on local and traditional knowledge and participation. Best wishes,…

Apr 18, 2010

Nancy White commented on Chris Watkins's blog post 'Spam control in this network'

Thanks, Chris! I'll forward this to the Core group to see if we can implement. Now wondering about NING since it is changing it's biz model. Such is technology.

Apr 16, 2010

Blog posts by Chris Watkins Apr 16, 2010

Chris Watkins and Nancy White are now friends Jan 14, 2010

Chris Watkins commented on Chris Watkins's blog post 'Open development wiki'

A related conversation in the blogosphere: Do you think it’s time to support a humanitarian wiki?. Would appreciate any feedback, and please share the link with friends in the development world. Thanks!

Dec 11, 2009

Lucie Lamoureux commented on Chris Watkins's blog post 'Open development wiki'

Thanks Nancy for forwarding the Journal!

Nov 30, 2009

Profile Information

Name (Do NOT forget to upload a picture; that helps being admitted to KM4Dev): Chris Watkins

Occupation/Title: Director

Organization: Appropedia Foundation

Organization Type: NGO

Organization URL: http://www.appropedia.org/

Areas of KM Expertise: Social Web/Web 2.0, Collaborative Technologies, Participatory Decision-Making, Communities of Practice, Knowledge Capture, Information Management, KM Strategies

Skype ID: chriswaterguy

Blog URL: http://blogs.appropedia.org/

Other Interests: water and sanitation, permaculture

Languages Spoken: Indonesian, English

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Spam control in this network

I notice that this Ning and the Km4dev wiki are fairly locked down... the admins here (and for any other Ning or wiki) might find these guides useful for avoiding spam without restricting good people:

on the Ning: http://community.livejournal.com/appropedia/11293.html

on the wiki:… Continue

Posted on April 16, 2010 at 10:30am — 1 Comment

KM4DEV & Open Development (wiki)

Here's a take on Knowledge management for development, especially in relation to openness in development.

Input appreciated - note that it's an open wiki (consistent with the article itself!) and you're free to edit the page.

I don't know that it covers the concerns of this community, yet... what's it missing?

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I tried to reply to John below, but I'm no… Continue

Posted on April 16, 2010 at 10:30am — 1 Comment

Open development wiki

We're building Appropedia as a platform for those interested in open development.

A modest start page on the subject is at Open development, open aid, which points to the various related resources on Appropedia. See also open development wiki for mentions of some of the active efforts.

I've only just become… Continue

Posted on November 25, 2009 at 3:00am — 5 Comments