Knowledge Management for Europe and CIS

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Knowledge Managementfor Europe and CIS
RBEC Environment and Energy Practice WorkshopGEF
Training and Kyoto Implementation
MechanismsAlmaty, September 6-9, 2004

• Knowledge Management Team
• Bratislava Regional Centre
• UNDP, Europe and CIS
• km.helpdesk_at_undp.org
• www.undp.sk

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Todays Session

• Rationale for KM initiative
• KM and KM cycle
• KM focus in ECIS
• Communities of Practice
• Knowledge Products

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Why KM?

• For UNDPs capacity development
• Better peer networking
• Better programming
• Better management
• Better monitoring reporting
• Professional learning
• more efficient effective UNDP

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What is KM?
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How to Manage Knowledge?
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Communities of Practice
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Knowledge Products

• Action Reflection Note Source of lessons learned
• How to Guide Aid for projects/programme design
• areas where UNDP has experience
• areas with no prior experience
• Prospectus Tool for resource mobilization

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Knowledge Products

• Action Reflection Notes (ARNs)
• An ARN consists of a one or two-page reflection
  on an action in a specific programme, project, or
  activity. It allows programme staff to reflect on
  the initiative, explain lessons learned from this
  experience, and share them with colleagues in a
  standard format.
• Programming Guidelines How to Guides
• A How-to-Guide is an aid in development of
  programmes, projects or initiatives. In consists
  of Introduction of an issue Synthesis of
  methodological and strategic approaches for
  programming FAQ for programme design.
• Prospectuses
• A prospectus is a two-page, single-sheet brochure
  to be presented to partners and donors that may
  be interested in contributing to a UNDP
  initiative. The prospectus promotes the
  competence of UNDP in a particular thematic area.
  It builds on success stories and the comparative
  advantages of the organization to highlight the
  value it can add.
• Lessons Learned Database
• Lessons Learned Database contains lessons learned
  captured in ARNs Notes clustered thematically and
  easily searchable.

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Examples of Knowledge Products

• Energy and Environment How to Guides
• SME How to Guide on BDS
• HIV/AIDS How to Guide on Partnerships on Local
  Level
• Justice and HR Ombudsman How to Guides
• ICTD Library of ARNs
• Civic Engagement ARNs
• LoGD How to Guide on Localizing MDGs

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Knowledge Products
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• Knowledge Management Team
• Bratislava Regional Centre
• UNDP, Europe and CIS
• km.helpdesk_at_undp.org
• www.undp.sk