Lessons & Opportunities for Data & Knowledge Management

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Lessons learntDuplication and potential for coordination

Utility of technological capacity for reliable knowledge and data management

Limited monitoring and evaluation process for water resource data

Weak link between research and Water resources management

Gaps in policies on data management and sharing

Opportunities Institutional capacity development can create

an enabling environment that support concerted action for data collection and processing for water resource management

Emergent technology can complement traditional methods in data collection, analysis and sharing thus increasing stakeholders access to data stored in public domains

Knowledge management and information technology advances can have a strong and beneficial impact on the quality of decision-making in the water sector

Conclusion TRANSITION OF DATA

TO WISDOM