WG 15.1: WG Information Management - Session I

Time: Wednesday, 25/Jun/2008: 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Session Chair: Geoff Barnard, Institute of Development Studies
Session Chair: Anja Rasmussen, Nordic Institute for Asian Studies
Session Title: Accessing Research Information: The view from the South

See the session report. 

Over the last decade there has been a revolution in how development research is communicated, with the internet opening up a whole range of new options for accessing and sharing research information.  For those working in well-funded and well-connected research organizations, getting access to journals has never been easier.  The importance of effective research communication is also much more widely recognized, with donors being prepared to invest more, and research organizations being more creative in building communications into research programmes and finding ways to raise their profile and get their research into use.  A whole range of new knowledge sharing initiatives have also sprung up specifically geared to improving access to research information.

But how does this revolution look from the South?  How far has the situation changed for those who need to access and make use of research?  This session will provide a ‘reality check’, and will aim to show what is really happening on the ground.  What are the needs?  What approaches are working best?  And what gaps and challenges remain? 

The session will be based around a series of case study presentations from three Southern organizations – showing the view from where they sit.  It will finish with a panel discussion drawing out key messages and future priorities. 

Speakers:

  • Ananya Raiman (Development Research Network - DNet, Bangladesh)
  • Adebayo Olukoshi / Pinkie Mekgwe (CODESRIA, Senegal).
  • Vikas Nath (South-Centre, Geneva)



WG 15.2: WG Information Management - Session II

Wednesday, 25/Jun/2008: 4:30pm - 6:30pm

Business meeting