Knowledge Management and Sharing (KM/S)
History
The KM/S Project was established to:
- Create and strengthen a knowledge sharing culture through workshops and knowledge fairs.
- Institutionalize KM/S through participatory KM/S strategy development for individual Centers, programs and challenge programs. Provide access to KM tools and techniques through training courses, practical guides and best practices.
- Provide access to KM/S tools and techniques through training courses, practical guides and best practices.
- Support communities of practice by facilitation training and demonstration projects.
Four CGIAR Centers (CIAT, IWMI, CIFOR and CIMMYT) were actively involved in testing knowledge sharing (KS) approaches and tools through the KS Project of the ICT-KM Program. Under pilot initiatives supported by the project, each Center successfully incorporated KS principles and approaches into high-profile events, which have served as entry points for promoting change in the Centers’ institutional culture. Specifically, the events have demonstrated how Centers can plan, conduct, and evaluate their work with greater efficiency by drawing more fully on the collective knowledge of their staff.
To build on the interest and gains generated by this first phase, the second phase of the KS Project was launched in early 2007 to offer CGIAR Centers new opportunities to develop, apply, evaluate and share innovative approaches for making their work more effective: “Improving CGIAR Effectiveness through Knowledge Sharing.”
Lead Administrative Center
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
Project Coordinator
Nathan Russell, Head of Communications Unit (CIAT)
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