Third issue of 'KM4D Journal' now online

Volume 1, issue 3 (December 2005) of the 'Knowledge Management for Development Journal' on the subject of 'Understanding the role of culture in knowledge sharing: making the invisible visible' is now online on the journal platform at www.km4dev.org/journal

The Guest Editors for this issue comprise: Peter van Rooij (ILO), Catherine Vaillancourt-Laflamme (Centre international de solidarité ouvrière) and Rohit Ramaswamy (Service Design Solutions), with Lucie Lamoureux (Bellanet).

This issue has its origins in the annual meeting of the KM4Dev community on the same subject, held at the ILO HQ, Geneva, in June 2005. It contains six articles:

‘Knowledge management and social learning: exploring the cognitive dimension of development’ by Sebastião Darlan Mendonça Ferreira and Marcos Neto

‘The culture of a knowledge fair: lessons from an international organization’ by Barbara Collins, Rafael Diez de Medina and Anne Trebilcock

‘Building knowledge from the practice of local communities’ by Ceasar McDowell, Andrea Nagel, Susana Williams and Claudia Canepa

‘Elective affinities? Reflections on the enduring appeal of knowledge management for the development sector’ by Giulio Quaggiotto

‘Bridging the gap between research and practice’ by Julie E. Ferguson

‘The culture of management or the management of culture: a case study of the Rural Women’s Association, South Africa’ by Chris Burman

One case study‘The Eastern Indonesia Knowledge Exchange – a journey of change’ by Petrarca Karetji
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‘Culture, learning and surviving a PhD: a journey in search of my own path’ by Camilo Villa

In addition to Katty Marmenout’s interview with Professor Clive Holtham on ‘Knowledge and culture: learning from the past’, the Community Notes by Urs Karl Egger gives a glimpse into the workings of the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) Renewal Project of the Km4Dev community. Finally, Sibrenne Wagenaar has provided a Review of Steve Denning’s latest book on story telling.