1. Sharing Knowledge ● Building Partnerships www.globalknowledge.org 1 Summary Results of GKP Consultation with Practitioners on Issues Discussed At the 10 th UN Inter-Agency Round Table on Communication for Development Global Knowledge Partnership Secretariat gkp@gkps.org.my 10 th Inter-Agency Round Table on Communication for Development Rinalia Abdul Rahim, Executive Director, GKP Secretariat 12-14 February 2007, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

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3. Sharing Knowledge ● Building Partnerships www.globalknowledge.org © copyright Global Knowledge Partnership3 A Diverse Global Network The GKP Network is strengthened by its diverse, global membership composition MEMBERSHIP BY REGION North America 7% Latin America & Caribbean 8% Africa 10% Europe 8% Middle East & North Africa 5% Central Eastern Europe 2% South Asia 22% East Asia 7% Oceania 8% Global 23% 104 members

4. Sharing Knowledge ● Building Partnerships www.globalknowledge.org © copyright Global Knowledge Partnership4 CIVIL SOCIETY GKP Fosters Multi-Stakeholder Partnerships Sustainable & equitable development a core responsibility of every sector Unique and complementary sectoral contributions More holistic perspective and approach to (using ICT for) development and for nurturing Knowledge Societies Multi-stakeholder partnerships across multiple sectors facilitates greater impact BUSINESS GOVERNMENT INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATION

5. Sharing Knowledge ● Building Partnerships www.globalknowledge.org © copyright Global Knowledge Partnership5 GKP Bridges Knowledge, Plugs Resource Gaps CHANNELING MULTI-STAKEHOLDER KNOWLEDGE ASSETS Perspectives Concrete Experiences Learning, Good Practices Analysis Resources Horizontal South-South Across Regions Across Themes Vertical Linkages North-South Grass Roots-Policy

6. Sharing Knowledge ● Building Partnerships www.globalknowledge.org © copyright Global Knowledge Partnership6 Background to GKP Consultation Limited consultation undertaken to obtain practitioner, civil society and other external perspectives on issues tabled at this meeting Consultation was via questionnaire extended to around 40 non-UN organisations over 17 days GKPBuilding Communication Opportunities (BCO) AllianceCommunication Initiative (CI)Questionnaire was circulated to 3 main partnerships – GKP, the Building Communication Opportunities (BCO) Alliance and the Communication Initiative (CI) – and also Internews 7 completed responses from DIDACTICA, Internews, eCOM-LAC, OneWorld South Asia, Panos London, Panos South Asia and Warren Feek –Limited time for responses –Issues being discussed are difficult to engage with –A level of skepticism on assumptions underpinning RT Communication for Social Change Consortium, Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) and GKP did not respond because of involvement in developing questionnaire and/or analysing the outputs

7. Sharing Knowledge ● Building Partnerships www.globalknowledge.org © copyright Global Knowledge Partnership7 Knowledge Sharing & Building Partnerships REGIONAL, THEMATIC AND GLOBAL ACTIVITIES SHARING KNOWLEDGE BUILDING PARTNERSHIPS Learn Peer-2-Peer,X-Sector Analyze Publish Exchange Perspectives Experiences Knowledge Mobilize Multi-Stakeholder Action Resources Projects Innovate Demonstrate, Pilot Research, Scale-up Advocate

8. Sharing Knowledge ● Building Partnerships www.globalknowledge.org © copyright Global Knowledge Partnership8 Summary Results of GKP Consultation (1) A strong welcome for RT initiative –Issues being discussed at RT were important and timely, addressing real and urgent challenges Increasing coordination of C4D action: Yes, great but …. –Current investments in C4D initiatives not strategic, are sector-specific rather than based on systemic approach for building capacities in society and across sectors Multi-Stakeholder Partnerships: Key for Success –Strong consensus for involvement of CSO, private sector, academic, funding and other organisations through multi-sector or multi-stakeholder partnerships –UNDAF not well suited to meeting multi-sector or multi-stakeholder partnership approach –Consider 2 coordination mechanisms: (1) internal UN equivalent of JUNIC on C4D, (2) broader forum representing other stakeholder interests –Acknowledgment that effective C4D cannot always be product of consensus –UN (or governmental structures) in multi-sector partnerships must not have exclusive control or ‘veto’ power to avoid compromising two-way communication

9. Sharing Knowledge ● Building Partnerships www.globalknowledge.org © copyright Global Knowledge Partnership9 Summary Results of GKP Consultation (2) Incorporating C4D into planning systems: The value, scale and diversity of current initiatives –Most multilateral/bilateral development organisations insufficiently aware of dynamism, innovation and scale of C4D at country level –Important to be aware of, to build on and to support what exists in many countries UN working together to achieve policy impact: a serious and necessary contribution –A more coordinated UN system could play positive role in securing enabling policy environments for C4D (community media, public service broadcasting, ICT policy and freedom of expression) Questions of capacity: systematic thinking –Need to employ experts who can take holistic view – iCT, media, DevComm –Must have overarching “public goods” approach for C4D to be financed, managed and included in national policy and visions

10. Sharing Knowledge ● Building Partnerships www.globalknowledge.org © copyright Global Knowledge Partnership10 Summary Results of GKP Consultation (3) Role of UN: doubts among practitioners as to whether UN is sufficiently equipped to lead in C4D –UN organisations downgrading commitment to C4D (incidences C4D department closures) –Much of UN still perceived as conflating C4D with external communication and advocacy for promoting own brand and agenda –Skepticism over High Level panel recommendations will lead to envisaged increase in coordination –Concerns that UN system’s partnership with governments would compromise independence and capacity for C4D to hold authorities to account at country level –Concerns that increased coordination may lead to bureaucratic and technocratic framework which will stifle innovation, empowerment and pluralism

11. Sharing Knowledge ● Building Partnerships www.globalknowledge.org © copyright Global Knowledge Partnership11 Summary Results of GKP Consultation (4) Data collection, monitoring and evaluation –Important to incorporate C4D issues into national country assessment programmes –M&E indicators need to reflect long term and non-quantitative nature of impact which C4D initiatives bring Other issues for international coordination –Consider establishing a UN Trust Fund to support international coordination and initiatives that cannot be funded from country level budgets –Examples are UN Democracy Fund and annual Human Development Report

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15. Sharing Knowledge ● Building Partnerships www.globalknowledge.org © copyright Global Knowledge Partnership15 Summary Results of GKP Consultation with Practitioners on Issues Discussed At the 10th UN Inter-Agency Round Table on Communication for Development Rinalia Abdul Rahim Global Knowledge Partnership Secretariat gkp@gkps.org.my THANKYOU