Dan Kisauzi 17 - 20 June 2013 DOLPHIN SUITES, Kampala, Uganda INTRODUCTION TO THE PLANNING WORKSHOP FOR COMPONENT 2 OF THE IFAD FUNDED AFAAS PROJECT Dan Kisauzi 17 - 20 June 2013 DOLPHIN SUITES, Kampala, Uganda

OBJECTIVES To review the institutional development of the Country Fora within the context of CIKM; To develop the capacity of the CF Focal persons and CIKM Facilitators for using the AFAAS website virtual social networking platform (VSNP); To initiate the roll out of the website and the VSNP to project countries; To initiate the development of the CIKM strategy for the project; To initiate the identification of innovative AAS approaches in the project countries

Workshop Process & Methods Process (review the Programme) Methods: Presentations Discussions for identifying and developing consensus on issues Demonstrations Hands-on

WHAT IS .......... Communication? Data? Knowledge? Information?

Commonly used definitions Data are things known or assumed as facts, making the basis of reasoning or calculation; Information is data that has been made meaningful by being put into a context; Knowledge is information that has been internalized within an individual’s brain OR within the systems that drive the functioning of organizations. May be written (codified) or inherent (tacit) Communication is the imparting or exchanging of information by speaking, writing, or using some other medium

What do you think?!

KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT IN AN ORGANISATION Reflection Data Information Knowledge Action Communication “Attention” (M&E) Learning Alertness (M&E) e.g. to: Opportunity Stress Analysis Contextualisation

Challenges How can the project support knowledge management within organisations in the Country Fora? How can the Project support communication and information management between organisations in and between Country Fora?

COMMUNICATION AND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT BETWEEN ORGANISATIONS ORGANISTION 2 ORGANISTION 1 ORGANISTION 5 ORGANISTION 3 ORGANISTION 4

OPPORTUNITIES Institutional foundations built by CF Website Virtual social networking platform Concept and learning framework for AAS Funding to develop a strategy