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Article / CKM / Communications / ILRI / ILRIComms / Kenya / Knowledge and Information / Open access
Towards innovation-spaces: Slowly evolving the ILRI Nairobi info-centre
At ILRI we intentionally further our culture of innovation. Currently we are transforming the info centre on the Nairobi campus into a multi-use co-working space. Our goal is to create a flexible collaboration hub for researchers, PhD students, fellows, staff from the regions and partners alike. Continue reading
CKM / Communications / Ethiopia / Event / ILRI / ILRIComms / Kenya / Knowledge and Information / Participation
Facilitating CGIAR country collaboration and site integration with the ‘power of comms’
CGIAR research programs are developing country collaboration processes to help CGIAR centres collaborate among themselves and with other critical national partners. Communication and engagement are critical to such processes and a communication team is well placed to help there, as is the case in Ethiopia. Continue reading
Africa / CapDev / CKM / HUMIDTROPICS / ILRIComms / Innovation Systems / Knowledge and Information / PIL
An innovation platform writeshop: Capturing and scaling out learning
In May 2013, the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) convened a ‘writeshop’ on innovation platforms in Nairobi. Twenty individuals worked together, with expert facilitation and artistic support to produce 12 ‘practice briefs’. A contribution to the CGIAR Humidtropics research program, the briefs draw on experiences of the CGIAR Challenge Program on Water and Food, several CGIAR centers and partner organizations. Continue reading
Photofilm training to better document and communicate research in Ethiopia
Africa RISING A key part of the Africa RISING communication strategy is to really engage with and document the knowledge and experiences of the communities where it works. Alongside more classical research communication, the project is therefore exploring multimedia formats like video, photographs and ultimately radio and mobile phones as tools to enrich multi-way communication. … Continue reading
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