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Buzzing about Brokers - knowledge brokers reach across silos
A post by IAC member Catherine Fisher on the Institute of Development Studies Blog about knowledge brokering at a conference held by the ESRC Policy and Research Forum.
The Guardian - In a networked world, why is the geography of knowledge still uneven?
The article posits that user-generated internet content is weighted towards the global north calling for a rebalancing of the division of digital labour.
[Video] - People are Knowledge
People are Knowledge is a film made during the course of a research project that explored how alternate methods of citation could be employed on Wikipedia. The film documents a series of specific situations with regards to published knowledge, and, subsequently, with oral citations. Credits: Priya Sen, Zen Marie, Achal Prabhala.
The Hive – a knowledge platform on Fragility, Conflict, and Violence (FCV) – will transform the way the global development community works in these situations by changing the way knowledge about these situations is generated, shared, and used. As (World Bank) World Development Report 2011 underscores, violence is a central barrier to human development across income levels and responses are compromised by lack of knowledge of context, of adaptable innovations, and of prevention across a multiplicity of variables. The Hive will convene the communities of practice within and outside the World Bank that presently work independently, and often in parallel, on FCV.
[Article] Mama always told me, "share your toys"
Sharing knowledge is central to knowledge mobilization (KMb). Thanks to a recently published paper, David Phipps (RIR-York) is now able to share his KMb toys.
[Article] "The Diplomacy of Knowledge"
Governer General of Canada's speech at the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) President's Reception 2012.
[Video] TED Talk - Chris Bliss: Comedy is translation
Every act of communication is, in some way, an act of translation. Onstage at TEDxRainier, writer Chris Bliss thinks hard about the way that great comedy can translate deep truths for a mass audience.
Chris Bliss explores the inherent challenge of communication, and how comedy opens paths to new perspectives.
Summary of e-discussions on evaluating the impact of knowledge brokering word [Knowledge Brokers' Forum]
"..[S]ummarises a rich discussion which took place on KBF during October and November 2011. The discussion focused on how to evaluate the impact of Knowledge Brokering work. Members shared experience and insights about evaluating impact in order to be better able to evaluate our own work and build greater understanding of the potential of the sector."
Summary of e-discussion on knowledge brokering and intermediary concepts
"..an analysis of an international cross-sectoral e-discussion about knowledge brokers and intermediary actors that took place through the Knowledge Brokers’ Forum."
[ACUNS Podcast] Big-C, Little-c and K-Star:Why communicating science to the media is not the same as communicating science to policy makers - Alex Bielak
Thinking about Knowledge Mobilization - Dr. Ben Levin, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education
[Video] The Policy Dialogue Process in Cameroon: Using evidence and multi-stakeholder deliberation to improve malaria control by Pierre Ongolo-Zogo
Knowledge Management and Mobilization
K* Conference 2012 - Key documents & resources
This section is in the early stages of development, with more links, documents and resources to be added in the future.
If you have resources that you would like to share, please contact Mr. Furqan Asif (furqan.asif@unu.edu).
The K* initiative will be discussed on the second day of the Canadian Knowledge Mobilization Forum that takes place in Ottawa June 19-20th.
The K* Green Paper produced as a product of the K* Conference will be made available to participants as a resource.
Canadian Science Policy Conference 2011 Proceedings:
The Role of K* in Strengthening Science-Policy Integration [pdf]
Workshop summary [pdf]
The above documents outline and summarize proceedings from the fast-paced and interactive session on Knowledge translation and brokering held last year in Ottawa at the Canadian Science Policy Conference.
To listen to the audio recording of the session, please click here. Note: Select the "Panels: Audio Coverage" tab and click to play the session entitled "P4: The Role of K* in Strengthening Science-Policy Integration"
Flyer on the K* 2012 summit [pdf]: Spanning the Spectrum of Knowledge Management, Brokering, andMobilization Activities.
2010 Special Workshop on Knowledge Translation and Brokering [pdf]
Canadian Water Network - Knowledge Translation Tool Kit [pdf]
A workshop on Improving the impact of development research through better research communications and uptake [pdf] took place in London later in 2010. Facilitated by K* 2012 Steering Committee member and Conference Vice-Chair Louise Shaxson, one of the key partners in the K* initiative, it built on some of the approaches developed in the Montreal workshop
A Research Into Use discussion paper entitled "Beyond Knowledge Brokerage: An explorative study of innovation intermediaries in an evolving smallholder agricultural system in Kenya" presents findings of an examination of 22 organizations identified as occupying an intermediary role in the Kenyan agricultural sector.
Authors: Catherine W. Kilelu, Laurens Klerkx, Cees Leeuwis and Andy Hall |
