Dear KM4Dev community,

People are asking, after this chaotic time, what can and should change? Well, many who are deeply committed to the potential of international development see new possibilities for a better field. How can we make them real? Here's my statement from my recent participation in the KM4Dev cafe entitled Uncomfortable Truths in Development. 

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Thank you for the introduction and event, and the KM4Dev community…

Script for Knowledge Cafe on "Uncomfortable truth in development", 19 November 2020

Some of the things that I am going to speak about may not comfortably be spoken about usually in development. It is not necessary that you have to agree to what I have to say as we can always agree to disagree. And of course freedom of expression should apply to all. 

The topic of my narrative is "Sham of Equality and Dignity in Development." This topic as I…

Script for the Knowledge cafe on 'Uncomfortable truths in global development' 

Thank you, Helen Gillman, for your kind words. It is a great pleasure for me to be part of this fishbowl  as a canary - as described by Ann Hendrix-Jenkins on ‘uncomfortable truths in global development’. I think it is really important that KM4Dev is a space where we can talk about these issues – to quote Kishor Pradhan – with respect and dignity.

The #BLM movement has resonated with…

Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio and Communication (BNNRC) has been struggling for the last 20 years to open up the community media (including Community Radio, Community Television) and giving focus on its vital role as voices of the voiceless rural people.

The Ministry of Information Government of People’s Republic of Bangladesh has…

Knowledge  without a doubt has led to the evolution of people as a species and the role it has played  in global economies and societies,   can not be disputed. KM has always played an important role in collecting,storing, analysing, mining and processing data into knowledge although this practice  varied from one organisation to the other due to varying organisational cultures.   In todays world where rapid advancement in technologies has led  to a phenomenon known as big data, we now find…

We are very sad to let you know that our colleague and friend, Hugo Besemer, passed away suddenly at home in Randwijk, The Netherlands, on 10 July 2020.

Hugo has been at the heart of…

Media development related initiative of Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio and Communication (BNNRC) has been recognized for 4th time as Champions in UN World Summit on the Information Society (UN WSIS) Prizes 2020.

The Champions prize was distributed virtual by ITU Secretary General on 7^th September…

Dear Colleagues can you please direct to an established resource  who is capable ofof assisting the Caribbean Development Bank which is embarking on a digitization project to convert all its records . The Project is being managed by IT. I would like to identify a resource who has worked on a similar conversion project and has perhaps advised on the Information Services  component (ECM, Archiving m etc. Moreso this resource must have International Financial Institutions structures would be an…

Dear Colleagues can you please direct to an established resource  who is capable ofof assisting the Caribbean Development Bank which is embarking on a digitization project to convert all its records . The Project is being managed by IT. I would like to identify a resource who has worked on a similar conversion project and has perhaps advised on the Information Services  component (ECM, Archiving m etc. Moreso this resource must have International Financial Institutions structures would be an…

Dear Colleagues can you please direct to an established resource  who is capable ofof assisting the Caribbean Development Bank which is embarking on a digitization project to convert all its records . The Project is being managed by IT. I would like to identify a resource who has worked on a similar conversion project and has perhaps advised on the Information Services  component (ECM, Archiving m etc. Moreso this resource must have International Financial Institutions structures would be an…

Every brain changes with age, and mental function changes with it. Mental decline is common and it is one of the most feared consequences of aging. But cognitive impairment is not inevitable. Here are 12 ways you can help maintain brain function.

1. Get mental stimulation

Through research in mice and…

I am looking for a virtual project-kick of workshop organizer and moderator, in Eglish, experienced in conflict-sensitive facilitation, displacement settings (refugee camps) settings, and/or on energy/natural resource-related matters. At best, in East Africa. 

thanks.

In view of the West Africa Workshop (to be held virtually on 28-29 October), LEAP4FNSSA launched a  Call for Innovative Ideas. The main objective of the call is to gather innovative solutions to mitigate the socio-economic and environmental impacts of pandemics. The three topics concerned are: 1) innovation and digitalisation in…

Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio and Communication (BNNRC) has been struggling for the last 20 years for opening up and strengthening the community media sector including Community Radio and giving focus on its vital role as voices of the voiceless rural people from 2000. www.bnnrc.net

BNNRC is in Special Consultative Status with the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) accredited with World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) of the…

Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio and Communication (BNNRC)’s approach to media development is both knowledge-driven and context-sensitive, and it takes into account the challenges and opportunities created by the rapidly changing media environment in Bangladesh including…

Eighteen Bangladeshi Community Radio Broadcasters has started broadcasting program on Coronavirus Education for the rural people about the virus and the precautionary measures needed to escape the infection for making aware since March 01, 2020.

A broadcaster in each radio stations was assigned as the focal person to coordinate the special…

Reflections, space and sabbaticals beside the sea in Eastbourne

I do some of my best thinking on my daily ‘walk to work’. It’s a ritual I’ve followed from my early days as a commuter and I’ve found that, no matter what I am working on (or where), this reflection time is vital. I’m fortunate; I live close to the sea (in Eastbourne & LIsbon) and today as the tide was going out the scent of moss on rocks and seaweed filled the air.…

Fellow KM Professionals,

Continuing my exploration of building a community of interest in KM.  The attached slide provides you with a quick overview of what topic we covered at our last gathering.  We are working through a three-part series on KM strategy, and I'm drawing heavily from my mentor Dan Kirch.  We will go through the third part in February after which I am hoping to do a video conference with some professionals on doing KM assessments of organizations.

Attendance…