Event Type
CCARDESA Event
Event date and time
Sep 11, 2018 - Oct 12, 2018
On October 11th and 12th 2018, CCARDESA, supported by GIZ-ACCRA gathered a group of nominated national Information, Communication and Knowledge Management (ICKM) and focal points to discuss approaches and mechanisms for catalysing the CCARDESA ICKM Community of Practice. Including members from Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mauritius, Namibia, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe the workshop began with introductions to CCARDESA by Dr Baitsi Podisi and GIZ-ACCRA by Dr Wiebke Förch, followed by an introduction to the new CCARDESA website. The remaining time included workshop processes discussing Community of Practice, Information Exchange, and incentives for sharing knowledge.
Workshop Materials
- Introduction to CCARDESA
- Introduction to GIZ-ACCRA
- Strengthening the CCARDESA ICKM System
- Communities of Practice
- Information Exchange
Reference was also made to the following TED Talks:
- Olúfẹ́mi Táíwò - Why Africa must become a center of knowledge again
- William Kamkwamba - How I harnessed the wind
- Steven Johnson - Where good ideas come from
