THE GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH CENTER
The GDRC Programme on Knowledge MAnagement
So what does management of knowledge entail?
Why is it important? Where do we start?
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Knowledge
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Knowledge
Knowledge Management is the systematic leveraging of information and expertise to improve organizational and operational innovation, responsiveness, productivity and competency.

The objective of the GDRC programme on Knowledge Management is to explore the construct of knowledge management within the context of the current explosion of information, and systems that have enabled greater access to the information.
GDRC Research Resources

Highlights
of GDRC
Research
What is knowledge management? Some definitions
Concept Note Series E-081.

Accessing Information is not Acquiring Knowledge
Viewpoint Series E-082.

User Analysis for Knowledge Management
Policy Analysis Series E-083.

Knowledge Management for Problem Solving: Think Solutions
Viewpoint Series E-186.

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GDRC Collections
Learning Systems   Collaborative Learning

What is GDRC doing now?
  
Currently, GDRC is focussing on packaging lessons learnt in knowledge management when carrying out GDRC's programmes and initiatives. This is particularly the case when presenting information on GDRC's website, or in preparing publications/resource kits.

Have a look at the planned publications under this programme

Elsewhere
in GDRC
• NGO Cafe: Dealing with the Media
• Other programmes under GDRC's Information Sphere

Knowledge Management
• Pedagogy: Learning about Learning [Blog]
• GDRC's Capacity Building Policy, an exercise in information management

This programme is a part of:
More information on GDRC's Information sphere
  GDRC's Information Sphere  
This programme is an output of -










The Knowledge Management programme is part of GDRC's Learning Lab


Knowledge management - making the interlinkages

Epistemology is the branch of philosophy that examines the nature, sources, limits, and criteria of knowledge, exploring how we acquire it and how we distinguish truth from falsehood.Epistemology is the branch of philosophy that explores the nature, scope, and limits of knowledge. It addresses questions such as what constitutes knowledge, how we distinguish knowledge from mere belief or opinion, and the sources and methods through which knowledge is acquired, including perception, reason, intuition, and experience.

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