Connecting ivory Connecting ivory towers towers Triangulation of knowledge Triangulation of knowledge from practice, research and from practice, research and policy-making policy-making Ceres Summer School Ceres Summer School 3 3 rd rd July 2009 July 2009
This formed the introduction to the workshop \'\'Connecting ivory towers" at the CERES Summer School, 3 July 2009.
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Connecting ivory Connecting ivory towerstowers
Triangulation of knowledge from Triangulation of knowledge from practice, research and policy-practice, research and policy-
makingmaking
Ceres Summer SchoolCeres Summer School33rdrd July 2009 July 2009
International International developmentdevelopment
Dynamic environmentDynamic environment Complex challengesComplex challenges Emergent trends and solutionsEmergent trends and solutions Range of actors Range of actors
Need for knowledgeNeed for knowledge
Burning question:Burning question:
Move away from one-time successes toMove away from one-time successes to
establishing common ground acrossestablishing common ground across
Organization of knowledge Organization of knowledge (3)(3)
Engaging with the ‘outside’ world:Engaging with the ‘outside’ world:• Academics: IS academies, MDGprofsAcademics: IS academies, MDGprofs• With practitioners and academics: DPRNWith practitioners and academics: DPRN• Diners pensant: think together Diners pensant: think together
(academics and practitioners)(academics and practitioners)
Influencing the ‘outside’ world:Influencing the ‘outside’ world:1.1. Financing KM with co-financing agenciesFinancing KM with co-financing agencies2.2. Supporting southern education, research, Supporting southern education, research,
capacity building and innovation systems capacity building and innovation systems
Knowledge landscape?Knowledge landscape?
Efforts to organize for interfacing:Efforts to organize for interfacing:
• Enhance capacities to interfaceEnhance capacities to interface• Organize structures for interfacingOrganize structures for interfacing• Networking for change and for Networking for change and for
synergy: internally and externallysynergy: internally and externally
But……………But……………
• Differentiate between knowledge Differentiate between knowledge management and strategies of management and strategies of engagingengaging
• Political cycles and political Political cycles and political dimensions (pressures) complicate dimensions (pressures) complicate optimum engagementoptimum engagement
• Academics and practitioners do not Academics and practitioners do not fully grasp complexity of policy-fully grasp complexity of policy-makingmaking