Organizing, Managing, Communicating and Leveraging Information and Knowledge to Support and Deliver CRP

ResultsA hands-on Workshop on Approaches, Tools, Systems and

Services

Addis Ababa, 17-21 October 2012

Background

• Multi-partner CGIAR Research Programs provide opportunities– to work together– to co-create, share and communicate knowledge

in new ways.• BUT … they pose challenges to ‘center’

oriented systems

Objectives

• Agree most promising ways to achieve information, knowledge and communication outcomes for our research programs

• Share skills and knowledge on information, knowledge and communication approaches, tools, solutions these programs can use.

• Shape the emerging knowledge, communication, information strategies of our programs

Outcomes

• Wider use and uptake of promising tools, processes and approaches

• Skills development and expertise sharing on specific tools and products

• Enhanced cooperation across centers and partners• Clearer and improved roles, responsibilities,

coordination and KM processes • More effective CRP information and knowledge

products and services (and more effective CRPs!)

Scope• Communicating for wider influence and impact – Reaching

and engaging with and influencing wide audiences• Research for impact – Translating outputs into research,

development and policy outcomes, getting knowledge into use

• Knowledge sharing and learning – Enriching organization/program/project learning, interaction and exchange

• Publishing – Capturing and disseminating research products and outputs

• Internal communication – Linking and connecting teams