Showcasing Knowledge and Information Services

The wider "development" community comprises or connects with several distinct "information" sub-communities. Initiatives in the sector follow diverse information access and management approaches and have developed various tools.

This session is for people working with information and knowledge in development. It will showcase diverse information and communication services. It will allow participants to learn about the various initiatives, comparing and contrasting their approaches, and assessing their usefulness to their own efforts.

Moderator:

Peter Ballantyne
Euforic

Speakers:

Kimberley Parker
Hinari

Chris Addison
R4D

Can Akdeniz
EADI Portal

Pier Andrea Pirani
Euforic

Wilma Roem
LEISA

Susanne von Itter
El@nd

Richard Lalleman and Michel Wesseling
focuss.info

Alan Stanley and Cheryl Brown
IDS Knowledge Services

Fani Kakridi
InfoResources

Adrian Ciancio (tbc)
Reliefweb

Organizer:

Euforic and the EADI Working Group on Information Management

See the report.