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KM4Dev Addis / Ethiopia

KM4Dev Addis / Ethiopia. Who are we? What do/did we do? How can we all make this more useful?. What is KM4Dev?.

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KM4Dev Addis / Ethiopia

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  1. KM4Dev Addis / Ethiopia Who are we? What do/did we do? How can we all make this more useful?

  2. What is KM4Dev? • Knowledge Management for Development (KM4Dev) is a community of international development practitioners who are interested in knowledge management and knowledge sharing issues and approaches. Our main communication forum is the KM4dev Dgroup. • To join the discussion, send a blank email to:join.km4dev-l@dgroups.org

  3. KM4Dev engagement channels • Mailing list: http://next.dgroups.org/groups/km4dev-l • Ning page: www.km4dev.org • Wiki: http://wiki.km4dev.org/Main_Page • Face-to-face events • Other channels (unofficial): Twitter account, LinkedIn page, Facebook page… • Local groups • And a journal!

  4. A mailing list: http://next.dgroups.org/groups/km4dev-l

  5. A Wiki: http://wiki.km4dev.org/Main_Page

  6. A Ning page: www.km4dev.org

  7. Face-to-face events

  8. Other channels (unofficial): LinkedIn page, Facebook page • And more ‘regional/national/city’ groups: • Africa • Burkina Faso, India, Brazil • Rome, The Hague, Washington etc. • Including of course our Addis Ababa/Ethiopia group!

  9. Our group Our rationale • Ourvision: KM as development and economic driving force for Ethiopia; • Value expected from this network: better capacity, motivation, shared knowledge, attracting more people to KM; • Having a group of peers: establish a professional association for KM4Dev; creating links and networking with other orgs that work on KM; bring together more KM experts; a professional network and individual contacts; face-to-face meetings; • Capacity development:  create capacities to build our own capacity on KM (e.g. use of social media); come up with e-learning facility on specific tools and approaches etc.; Short trainings; • Knowledge sharing on ideas, tools and approaches: Sharing experiences and innovate ideas; knowledge sharing with other countries from the global KM4Dev community; sharing and learning platform on KM4Dev tools and approaches; share and have a practical experience on social media tools; • Reach out a wider audience and engage local institutions in KM work; • Conceptualizing KM for development;  • Convincing about KM for development: motivate knowledge sharing; offer a platform for advocacy on KM; • Activities expected: mentoring, communicating, short trainings, socializing, meetings. • Products expected: publications, websites, e-learning; discussion forum.

  10. Our engagement channels • Our Ning page: • To announce events (RSVP) • To document them • Our Facebook page • To discuss/converse online • Our quarterly get-togethers • To bring the group together and build it • To present little projects and ideas • Side group work?

  11. Ning: http://www.km4dev.org/group/km4dev-addis-ababa-ethiopia

  12. Ning events

  13. Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/groups/km4devaddiset/

  14. What we’ve done so far: 1st meeting • Explore and find our rationale • Agree on our engagement and communication platforms • Agree on our meeting routine • Develop an agenda for the first real meeting • Notes available on http://www.km4dev.org/group/km4dev-addis-ababa-ethiopia/forum/topics/notes-from-the-first-get-together-26-january-2012

  15. What we’ve done so far: 2nd meeting • Discussion on ‘What is knowledge management’? • Mapping of ICT/KM project • Introducing social media • Prepare the next agenda • (later) Agree on 2-h parallel sessions • Notes available on: http://www.km4dev.org/group/km4dev-addis-ababa-ethiopia/forum/topics/notes-from-the-second-get-together-27-april-2012

  16. What we’ve done so far: 3rd meeting • Follow up on ICT/KM project mapping: idea to invite other projects – more to discuss this time • Case study: IFPRI’s knowledge management/communication work & very interesting Q&A • Review of the meeting (good KM practice)

  17. For this gathering? • Intro / who is who / what is KM4Dev (AA/ET) • Separate block: • Peer assist about a sustainable information system • Tool session: blogs • Common block: • Reflect on previous slot • ICT-KM project mapping as common trunk? • Separate block: • ‘How to engage with farmers’ • ‘KM at GIZ’ • Close (reflect, review, plan)

  18. How can we make this more useful? • RSVP events ;) • Share • Share what we discuss (in our organisationand networks) • Invite people to join our group • Engage • Converse online (Facebook) • Work in small groups • Connect • With other networks • With KM4Dev globally?

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