Tuesday, May 16, 2006

New Edition of the KM for Development Journal

Get clicking, a new edition of the Knowledge Management for Development Journal is out and chock full of goodness.
"The current issue of the journal (Vol. 2, issue 1, May 2006) on the subject of 'Effective knowledge sharing for development in Africa' has been produced by the Guest Editors: Dina El Halaby, Reine Djuidje Kouam, Kingo Mchombu and Alice Mungwa. The team of guest editors are all part of the Global Development Network’s (GDN) programme on Knowledge Sharing for Development for the Africa Region which aims at enhancing the knowledge management and research dissemination capacity of research institutes and networks in Africa by providing training and skills building in knowledge management."
I am particularly excited about this edition because the origin of most of the articles is from Africa, not about Africa from afar. I was so excited to read the article "Towards improving farmers’ livelihoods through exchange of local agricultural content in rural Uganda" from my colleague Ednah Karamagi Akiiki from Uganda. I met Ednah in 2004 at a workshop in Ghana and was drawn to her energy and creativity. At that time not only was she doing her agricultural and community development work, she was thinking about how online interaction opportunities might help support children who had been orphaned by HIV/AIDS. In her article, Ednah puts the theory of knowledge sharing firmly in the reality of daily life through stories and snippets of stories.

The full index of this journal includes:

Editorial

Effective knowledge sharing for development in Africa Abstract PDF
Dina El Halaby, Reine Djuidje Kouam, Kingo Mchombu, Alice Mungwa, Julie Ferguson, Sarah Cummings 5-7

Articles

Overcoming barriers: promoting women’s local knowledge Abstract PDF
Friederike Knabe, Jacqueline Nkoyok 8-23
The power of peer reviews in building a learning network for local government in South Africa. Abstract PDF
Zenobia Africa, Martin Nicol 24-36
Partager les connaissances avec les populations pour un développement durable en société post-conflit: regard sur le processus électoral au Congo/Kinshasa. Abstract PDF
Jacques Tshibwabwa Kuditshini 37-51
Impediments and innovations in knowledge sharing: the case of the African shea sector. Abstract PDF
Marlène Elias, Jules Bayala, Mahamadi Dianda 52-67
Towards improving farmers’ livelihoods through exchange of local agricultural content in rural Uganda. Abstract PDF
Ednah Karamagi Akiiki 68-77

Case Studies

Challenges faced by African organizations in knowledge sharing: the case of the African Population and Health Research Centre. Abstract PDF
Rose Oronje 78-87
Study tours as a knowledge sharing mechanism and a networking opportunity in the development sector. The example of a Local Economic Development study tour in South Africa. Abstract PDF
Sabine Hage 88-92
Effective knowledge sharing: the Tanzanian Industrial Research and Development Organization as mediator between the foreign and local sector. Abstract PDF
Astrid Szogs, Lugano Wilson 93-104
Knowledge management and natural resources in Africa: perspectives from two networks. Abstract PDF
Anna van der Heijden, Tony Pryor, Lars Soeftestad 105-118

Interviews

An interview with Kingo Mchombu. Knowledge sharing in Africa: the key to poverty alleviation? Abstract PDF
Dina El Hababy 119-127

Reviews

Review of ‘The World Café. Shaping our futures through conversations that matter.’ Abstract PDF
Sibrenne Wagenaar 128-133

Community Notes

Academia and development. Abstract PDF
Chris Burman 134-141

2 Comments:

Anonymous ednah karamagi said...

Okay ... tough that i have to use these means ... but how do i get your email address? Remeber in Ghana when i said that we would start kids in mayuge and teachers blogging? well now we have started and i thought it would be nice to have you join as well us we tap on your extensive skill in blogging.

Well, this has just started so of course there are lots of challenges ...

ednah

1:54 AM  
Blogger Nancy White said...

EDNAH!!! You can reach me at nancyw at fullcirc dot com

6:41 AM  

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