Content, knowledge and know how in practice
The reality of Information Management in International Cooperation
The EADI Information Management Working Group's 28th annual meeting Dublin 11-12 September 2003
Following the discussions at our last meeting in Ljubljana we have taken this opportunity to focus on the practical issues our members face in managing information for development. The meeting looked at issues of content management, the impact of International developments on our work and promoted the exchange of know how and experience amongst the members.
Thursday
9.00 Registration at University Industrial Centre
9.30 Opening by Tom Hanney Development Co-operation Ireland
9.45 Presentation on DCI website Rory Coveney
10.00 Introduction by Convenor
10.15 Content and Knowledge Management in practice
A Case study (presentation of Margaret Merrick, Dublin)
11.00 Coffee
11.30 Knowledge Sharing
Two case studies
IDS - Knowledge Sharing and Knowledge Fortresses (ppt)
Geoff Barnard
DFID - Knowledge management in practice (ppt)- Julia Chandler
12.45 Lunch
14.00 International Perspectives
Presentation on international summits
Output from World Summit on Sustainable Development, Johannesburg, to be confirmed.
IFLA & World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS)(ppt) - Mrs. Daisy McAdam, Switzerland
15.30 Tea
16.00 Networks of know-how
Case studies
The Latin American Council of Social Sciences Program for Building a Co-operative Open-Source/Open Access Virtual Library (ppt). Clacso - Dominique Babini
EADI (ppt) (inc. ELAND) Thomas Lawo (EADI Secretariat)
17.30 Close of today's session.
17.45 Public Bus to Reception for participants at Development Co-operation Ireland
18.30-20.00 Reception Development Co-operation Ireland
Friday
9.30 Exploring Solutions: Technology and Standards
A series of presentations
Communities and standards: experiences from the agricultural and development sector. (ppt)
Hugo Besemer, Cybertheses project (ppt) - Mr. Martin Sevigny, Canada
11.00 Coffee
11.30 Exploring solutions: Feedback and keeping touch in with the user Presentation and discussion on evaluation)
Web Enquiry Service -a brief appraisal (ppt)- Sally Corcoran UCD,
AidWorkers Network (ppt)- Silva Ferretti
Getting to know your users (ppt) - Alan Stanley, IDS, Sussex University
12.45 Lunch
14.00 Open session - National news, initiatives and networks
Participants' opportunity to share their organisational and country news and initiatives re: information management to the gathering.
15.30 Tea
16.00 Information Management Working Group Business meeting
16.40 Side meetings for specific interest groups including: donor agencies, Eland, others?
17.30 Close of conference
