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Networks for Better KNOWLEDGE Services

Networks for Better KNOWLEDGE Services. Experiences from International Knowledge Network of Women in Politics Presented by: Piyoo Kochar. Outline. What is iKNOW Politics? What we have learnt in the process of networks for knowledge sharing?

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Networks for Better KNOWLEDGE Services

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  1. Networks for Better KNOWLEDGE Services Experiences from International Knowledge Network of Women in Politics Presented by: Piyoo Kochar

  2. Outline • What is iKNOW Politics? • What we have learnt in the process of networks for knowledge sharing? • What do we look to learn as we develop new services? Piyoo Kochar

  3. What is iKNOW Politics • Multi-year partnership project of 5 international organizations (IDEA, IPU, NDI, UN Women, UNDP) • Thematic Focus: Women in Politics • Network Characteristic: Heterogeneous + Regional/Language context • Services: Explicit knowledge sharing + Implicit knowledge sharing • Languages: 4 (Arabic, English, French, Spanish) Piyoo Kochar

  4. IPU What is iKNOW Politics Parliamentarians IDEA NDI Women’s Organizations NETWORK PEER TO PEER STAY INFORMED FIND COLLABORATE ESCALATE KNOWLEDGE BASE UNW UNDP Academics LATEST @ WOMEN IN POLITICS C O M M U N I T Y E X P E R T S Party Activists Knowledge Reuse iKP Members International Development Practitioners Piyoo Kochar

  5. How does iKNOW Politics deliver? TAKE ACTION Interviews E-Learning ONLINE NETWORK comments Election Talk e-learning World News video testimonial connect twitter NETWORK my account women in politics STAY INFORMED tweets news youtube blogs interview library election Events Ask Expert surveys podcast facebook EXCHANGE KNOWLEDGE E-Discussion Discussion Circle Piyoo Kochar

  6. What have we learnt? • Social cohesion promotes cooperative norms which positively effect knowledge sharing. • Network range (ties across organizational, social boundaries) in a heterogeneous community eases sharing knowledge. Piyoo Kochar

  7. What have we learnt? • South-South knowledge sharing requires integrating issue based approach w/ different mediums of sharing and learning . • Network should facilitate transformation of information to knowledge Piyoo Kochar

  8. What have we learnt? • Tacit knowledge requires more motivation, effort, and ability to transfer than codified knowledge • Tacit knowledge services have long term impact across regional boundaries Piyoo Kochar

  9. Further discussion • Role of incentives and impact on network cohesion • Result monitoring and impact evaluation for knowledge services aimed at ‘transformative’ processes • Individual and socio-cultural differences in knowledge sharing Piyoo Kochar

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