Energizing the Communications Function

Regional Days, August 2012

Steven Downey

2008-2009Visual Image Revival and ToolBox Revival

2010-2011Reporting Revival and Technological Revival

2012-?Regional Comms/Knowledge-Sharing Revival?

Dec 2011: Training WorkshopNew regional websites launched:

Dec. 201: CaribbeanFeb. 2012: CEE, Central America, South AmericaJune: CACENA and MedJuly: Central AfricaAugust: West Africa

Strategic Challenges:

•Ensuring that we have qualified comms people or having the “Comms Officer” doing comms and knowledge-sharing.•Figuring out what capacity-building is necessary in the regions to enhance knowledge-sharing and comms.•Other challenges?