As development workers we need to act in a timely manner to respond to the needs of the people who we work with and for. This means we cannot afford reinventing the wheel: rather, we need to use the body of available knowledge, act on this, generate new knowledge and learning to influence policy. And this cannot be in isolation, but by nurturing networks and contributing to communities of practice.

The many sessions under this topic will address key issues such as:

• capturing and acting on knowledge to generate new knowledge
• dynamics of managing and nurturing communities of practice
• how organizational behaviour and culture can help or hinder knowledge-sharing
• embedding knowledge management and learning in development programmes
• building the capacity of people to generate, adapt and share knowledge, experience and insight

Related events

27 September

Communities of practice clinic Time: 11:30-15:30 Venue: Dining Room

Dgroups going mobile Time: 11:30-13:00 Venue: B200

BIRDP project Sudan Time: 14:00-15:30 Venue: C400

Experiences and lessons of rural transformation: Why institutions matter Time: 14:00-15:30 Venue: Qatar Information Centre

How can we make agricultural innovation systems (AIS) work for smallholders? Time: 14:00-15:30 Venue: Oval Room

Innovative services to build communities of practice Time: 16:00-17:00 Venue:B100

Valuechains 2.0: Leveraging information and knowledge to design sustainable value chains projects ( Time: 16:00-17:00 Venue: C100

Net-Map: Understanding the formal and informal sphere of influence Time: 16:00-17:00 Venue: C400

28 September

Farmer field school approach – Integrated pest management: The St. Lucia experience Time: 12:00-13:00 Venue: Dining Room

KariaNet II - Thematic Knowledge Network Time: 12:00-13:00 Venue: B300

5 years sharing coffee and knowledge: the Bluebar experience Time: 14:00-15:30 Venue: Tent - Chill out corner

Food aid information system: Your gateway to the food delivery system Time: 14:00-15:30 Venue: C400

Putting knowledge management and learning into practice in large development programmes Time: 14:00-15:30 Venue: Qatar Information Centre

Making agricultural knowledge travel: making the outputs of innovation truly accessible Time: 14:00-15:30 Venue: Oval Room

Communication for development: a catalyst for better managing natural resources ( Time: 16:00-17:00 Venue: B300

Sustainable beekeeping services to improve agricultural production in Uganda ( Time: 16:00-17:00 Venue: Qatar Information Centre

29 September

Knowledge management: is one person's lesson from practice another person's theory? Time: 9:00-12:30 Venue: Qatar Informatin Centre

Knowledge-sharing for community empowerment through markets – in the tribal areas of IFAD assisted projects in India Time: 10:30 - 11:30 Venue: B100

Approaches for strengthening stakeholders abilities to generate, adapt and share experiences Time: 9:30 - 12:00 Venue: B300

Using social media to mainstream knowledge management and learning in early warning systems Time: 10:30 - 12:00 Venue: B200

Knowledge Management for National Personnel Time: 10:30 - 11:30 Venue: C400

Complementing the body of knowledge available on sustainable agro biodiversity management Time: 9:30 - 12:00 Venue: C500

Agrilink: A new way to promote knowledge-sharing for impact on food security Time: 14:00 - 15:30 Venue: C500

Building knowledge-sharing out of friendship – the KM4Dev Experience Time: 14:00 - 15:30 Venue: Dining Room

The LearningWheel as a tool for systematizing knowledge Time: 14:00 - 16:00 Venue: Qatar Information Centre