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The Knowledge Management The Knowledge Management PartnershipPartnership
An initiative of the UN Country Team in India
™
Solution Exchange – an initiative of the UN Country Team in India
™
is connecting India’s development community
and tapping India’s vast knowledge pool
by creating a common platform
to address development challenges
For faster, more effective attainment of the
MDGs
The Knowledge Management Partnership’s “Solution Exchange”
Solution Exchange – an initiative of the UN Country Team in India
™
by creating “Communities of Practice” (CoPs) of development practitioners addressing India’s development challenges• A“Community of Practice” brings together people
with common interests, goals or passions, so they can interact as a group and build connections, familiarity and trust.
• Development practioners are organized around specific “Practices” within the MDG thematic areas:
“Solution Exchange” is connecting India’s development community…
Solution Exchange – an initiative of the UN Country Team in India
™
Active Communities of PracticeDecentralization
Environment: Water & Environmental Sanitation
Food & Nutrition Security
Gender
Health: Maternal & Child Health
AIDS
Education
Getting organized for launching in the future:
Poverty: Work & Employment
Disaster Management
Poverty: Microfinance
Newly launched:
ICT for
Development
Environment: Clean Technologies
Solution Exchange – an initiative of the UN Country Team in India
™
Over 12,000 subscribers to date (Dec 2007)
Growing steadily (80-100 per week)
From all across the country, and outside From all organizations – Government,
NGOs, private sector, policy/research institutes, donors, UN Agencies
…and tapping India’s vast knowledge pool…
Solution Exchange – an initiative of the UN Country Team in India
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Membership Profile – Subscribers
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Subscriptions by Community end-November 2006
Total Subscribers, all Communities end-November 2006
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As of 4 Dec: 7,047 Subcribers to one or more Community (11,785 Subscriptions)
Solution Exchange – an initiative of the UN Country Team in India
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Membership Profiles – Balance
Members by Organization Type, all Communities, end-November 2006
NGO/CBOs37%
Gov't15%UN/Others
30%
Institutes18%
M embers by Region, all Communities, end-Novembe r 2006
North 20%
East 10%
South 23%West 12%
Delhi 27%
Outs ide India 8%
Solution Exchange – an initiative of the UN Country Team in India
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UN Country Team Heads of Agencies are the Community “Facilitators”:
Drawing on the convening power of the United Nations
Creating an impartial space for practitioners to interact
Branding the UN as a source of ideas
…by creating a common platform…
Solution Exchange – an initiative of the UN Country Team in India
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Typical queries:Transport in rural areas for obstetric emergencies
Accounting systems for local authorities
Addressing stigma and discrimination for HIV and AIDS
Minimizing corruption in water service delivery
Promoting organic farming
Social security for unorganized workers
Gender budgeting approaches
Ensuring teacher accountability
…to address development
challenges…
Solution Exchange – an initiative of the UN Country Team in India
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Help!
Help!
Help!
Help! Help
!
Help!
Query Service: How it works
1. Member sends the Community a query (day 1)
Moderation Team
Solution Exchange – an initiative of the UN Country Team in India
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Try this
I did this
Read this
Contact her
Desk Research
Query Service: How it works
2. Community offers Member solutions (days 2-11)
Moderation Team
Solution Exchange – an initiative of the UN Country Team in India
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Query Service How it works
3. Consolidated Reply is prepared, sent & archived (day 12)
Cons. Reply
Thank you!
To the Solutions
Bank
Moderation Team
Solution Exchange – an initiative of the UN Country Team in India
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Practitioners do not have to reinvent the wheel
Decision-makers get feedback on policies, plans and programmes
Development interventions have a higher chance of success
New ideas and learning spread quickly and multiply
…for faster, more effective attainment of the MDGs and Five Year Plans.
Solution Exchange – an initiative of the UN Country Team in India
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Solution Exchange “Services”:
e-Discussion Publication
2. e-Discussion
Priority topic3. e-
ConsultationDraft plan/
policy/ programme
“For Comments”
Feedback for consideration
e-Discussion(or Query)
Action Group assignment
Action research;
pilot; strategy; proposal
4. Action Group
1. Query service
ResponsesConsolidated
ReplyQuestion
Solution Exchange – an initiative of the UN Country Team in India
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“Knowledge Products” being generated: “Consolidated Replies”: 400+
Fifteen contributors on average
“E-consultations” on draft plans, policies, programmes, strategies: 12 Health & Water Sector Plans (State level);
National AIDS Programme; UNDAF
“Action Groups” commissioned: 9 Decentralized planning pilot; Employment
Guarantee Scheme monitoring; Pre-natal sex determination prevention strategy
Solution Exchange – an initiative of the UN Country Team in India
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Resource Group
Action Groups
Community of Practice
Facilitator(s) - UN HoA(s)
Support team:Resource PersonResearch Associate
Resource Group Members
Community Members
Community Organization
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