networks for better knowledge services experiences from international knowledge network of women in...
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Networks for Better KNOWLEDGE Services
Experiences from International Knowledge Network of Women
in PoliticsPresented by: Piyoo Kochar
Outline
• What is iKNOW Politics?• What we have learnt in the process of
networks for knowledge sharing?• What do we look to learn as we develop new
services?
Piyoo Kochar
What is iKNOW Politics
• Multi-year partnership project of 5 international organizations (IDEA, IPU, NDI, UN Women, UNDP)
• Thematic Focus: Women in Politics• Network Characteristic: Heterogeneous +
Regional/Language context• Services: Explicit knowledge sharing + Implicit
knowledge sharing• Languages: 4 (Arabic, English, French, Spanish)
Piyoo Kochar
Piyoo Kochar
COLLABORATE
ESCALATE
E X P E R T S
IDEA
UNW UNDP
NDI
IPU
NETWORK
PEER TO PEER
C O M M U N I T Y
STAY INFORMED
FIND
KNOWLEDGEBASE
LATEST@
WOMENIN
POLITICS
Knowledge Reuse
What is iKNOW Politics
How does iKNOW Politics deliver?
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ONLINE NETWORK
e-learningvideo testimonial
interview
tweets
surveys
blogs
comments
election
women in politicsmy account
news
library
podcast
Interviews E-Learning
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What have we learnt?
• Social cohesion promotes cooperative norms which positively effect knowledge sharing.
• Network range (ties across organizational, social boundaries) in a heterogeneous community eases sharing knowledge.
Piyoo Kochar
What have we learnt?
• South-South knowledge sharing requires integrating issue based approach w/ different mediums of sharing and learning .
• Network should facilitate transformation of information to knowledge
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What have we learnt?
• Tacit knowledge requires more motivation, effort, and ability to transfer than codified knowledge
• Tacit knowledge services have long term impact across regional boundaries
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Further discussion
• Role of incentives and impact on network cohesion
• Result monitoring and impact evaluation for knowledge services aimed at ‘transformative’ processes
• Individual and socio-cultural differences in knowledge sharing
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