All Blog Posts Tagged 'management' (12)

“Bromine!” I said with a sense of amusement in my voice as we drove down from Mumbai to Pune. “Yes, leaking bromine...it usually causes a mess in the warehouse, and one of my last KM projects was to stem this issue” Rudolf said. I rest my head on the comfortable upholstery and imagine myself in a warehouse and ask – will my KM projects ever reach a warehouse?

Rudolf does have a certain element of surprise value to him. He carries a Canon SLR still camera and a Sony full-HD…

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A week-long awareness raising and planning workshop on Participatory Mapping and Community Empowerment for Climate Change Policy Making jointly organised by CTA, The Nature Conservancy (TNC), United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and Partners With Melanesians (PwM) to promote the adoption of innovative Information and Communication Technology (ICT) tools and approaches to help address development challenges started in Honiara today. http://goo.gl/J3yA5…

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In relation with the focused discussion that recently looked at the kind of knowledge sharing activities that take place in our organisations (initiated by Gauri and Nancy on the Dgroup list), hereby a list of posts that relate to what ILRI (International Livestock Research Institute) does in this field. 

All these posts are on our 'Maarifa' blog - a blog…

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The Interpretation of Information White Paper

7th April marks day 1 of the Knowledge sharing workshop in Asia. The third among three different workshops being organised back to back with foci ranging from capturing stories, writing them and sharing , this one focused on the sharing aspect. Primarily geared at IFAD staff in the Asia Pacific, the workshop also has local participants from Nepal who are at loggerheads with participants and resource persons (read facilitators) from FAO, IFAD, KM4DEV, ICIMOD among others. The group is diverse… Continue

I am looking for examples of institutional knowledge management strategies, for all organizations. And for lessons learned, evaluations, and research articles focused on knowledge management strategies of large institutions.

It would be great if you could share examples, documents if you know any.

I'll write a blogpost afterwards to summarize the articles I collected.

Thanks in advance!

Measuring the impact of knowledge management is a hot topic in international development circles and many of us are trying to find ways to effectively measure and demonstrate the results of our investments in knowledge and learning to understand how these investments help us achieve our development objectives faster, more effectively, more efficiently, and/or with greater impact. We all know that there are no simple answers or one-size-fits-all approaches but there is increasing consensus that… Continue

UNFCCC is looking for a Knowledge Management Officer in Bonn, Germany. The last date for application is October 23, 2010.

Knowledge Management Officer, P-3

UN Framework Convention on Climate Change

Location: Bonn, Germany

The…

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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

(This post was originally published on the K4Health Blog)

By Scott Dalessandro, Communication Specialist & Toolkit Coordinator

As my family and friends in Washington and Baltimore coped with the so-called “…

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(This post was originally published on the K4Health Blog)



By Scott Dalessandro



Whether you’re passionate about the health information needs of community health workers and policy makers in Malawi, or are interested in learning the preferred formats and methods to receive and find that information, you’re sure to find something interesting in K4Health’s latest report, Malawi: Assessment of Information… Continue

As emerging information and communication technologies (ICTs) diffuse throughout the world, the transference of knowledge, ideas and perspectives has become more seamless, instant and affordable. On the same token, however, the ability to reach the right audiences amidst all the noise is becoming more difficult.



ICTs have democratized publishing, allowing organizations, large and small, to sidestep traditional media outlets and step onto their own digital soapboxes and broadcast… Continue