ILRI scientist Alan Duncan was recently interviewed by the USAID Feed the Future/Agrilinks web site on ways he communicates research. He talks about how, since joining ILRI, he is working with ILRI’s Knowledge Management and Information Services to communicate beyond articles – writing blogs, putting more provisional research outputs (and processes) into the public domain, … Continue reading
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Knowledge management and information services at ILRI – What we did in 2011
Knowledge, information, communication – these are three assets that any research organization has to take care of. But what does work in this are actually look like, and what does it contribute to an organization like ILRI – the International Livestock Research Institute? For a recent ILRI Board meeting, we provided an update on our … Continue reading
ILRI ‘communications’ at the 3rd International Forum for Water and Food – Research gets social
The International Water Management Institute (IWMI), the Food Agriculture and Natural Resources Policy Analysis Network (FANRPAN) and the Challenge Programme for Water and Food (CPWF) organized with much success the third International Forum for Water and Food, from 14 to 17 November 2011 in Thswane, South Africa. The Addis Ababa Knowledge Management and Information Services … Continue reading
ILRI shares social media skills and tools with partners
From 12-14 April 2011, ILRI’s KMIS team ran an introductory social media course for five people from the East Africa Dairy Development Project (EADD) and the African Agricultural Technology Foundation (AATF). The training covered the following modules: Collaboration and document sharing Blogging Managing and sharing photos on the web: Sharing PowerPoint presentation on the web: … Continue reading
Fifteen communication tools for ILRI staff
In the past eighteen months, we have been working with a growing set of communication and knowledge sharing tools at ILRI. To help staff plug in to the different knowledge flows and resources, we have identified a list of the most important tools we use – and the ways that staff can use them: ILRI … Continue reading
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