Knowledge Management
Approach
Assaí specialises in Knowledge Management (KM) and the
effective use of ICT (Information and Communication Tools) in a Development
context.
Our services:
- Effective application of Knowledge Management tools
- Frameworks for professional Community of Practice (COP) projects
- Participatory workshops focussing on user-needs
- Effective selection of software tools (e.g. CMS or Wiki software, open source or proprietary) and appropriate hardware for locations with low ICT infrastructure
- Measurement and Evaluation processes for ICT and KM initiatives
- In-country user training for ICT systems (train the trainer)
- Benchmarking of ICT for Development projects
Clients
- AusAID
- Australian Development Gateway
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International Development Contractors
Key Projects
- Strategic advisor for Australian Development Gateway Phase II (2003- 2005)
- Strategic advisor for Australian Development Gateway Phase III (2006-2009)
- www.developmentgateway.com.au
Key Personnel
Dr David Week
David's six-year involvement with the ADG (Phase II and III) as
strategic adviser as well as sector specialist and active content
partner added valuable development experience to the project.
He is also an executive of the International Development Contractors
(IDC) group, has presented at Knowledge Management / ICT for
Development events, co-chaired a Virtual Communities conference and
co-researched a Computer Mediated Communications project.
David was instrumental in the early orientation of the ADG in 2003 and has since helped to steer the ADG on its successful path to an interactive knowledge exchange driven by a community of practices.
David was instrumental in the early orientation of the ADG in 2003 and has since helped to steer the ADG on its successful path to an interactive knowledge exchange driven by a community of practices.
In his role as strategic adviser for the Australian Development Gateway he facilitated the fundamental shifts from passive website to a virtual community model; and from ICT-driven project to a project that supports and actively promotes knowledge exchange models in the aid and development sector. In so doing, he applied his development expertise to make the ADG a useful tool for the development community itself.