Links

Knowledge Management - ICT

The Center for Digital Government is an international research and advisory institute providing government, industry and education leaders with decision support, research and educational resources to help them effectively incorporate new technologies in the 21st century. The mission of Government Technology International is to help improve conditions and the quality of life by providing information on the application of ICT to democratic government, effective education and non-governmental organizations. GTI is a monthly newsletter focusing on government IT activities around the world. It contains major announcements, trends, statistics, general interest stories, best practices and more on e-government at the international level. GTI is free of charge. Click here to subscribe

Knowledge Management

Environment

ECOCART® promotes the diffusion of the knowledge concerning climate, oceans, waste, environment, forestry, fishery, ecology, water, vegetation, evolution, animals, plants,soil, mining resources, and biodiversity. Products include: environmental databases, maps, GIS applications, books, thesis, atlases and a CD-ROM.

The Virtual Library on Urban Environmental Management contains documents, articles and other useful tools in the areas of urban environmental technology, Local Agenda 21, eco-tourism, eco-business, energy, transport and governance.

Knowledge Management - Cities

The City Development Strategies Initiative (CDSI) is a UK based development practice devoted to developing effective communications between cities in Latin America, Africa and Asia, and the rest of the world. CDSI aims to improve sustainable urban management and development by exposing urban decision makers to a wide variety of expertise, guidance and shared experience.

Knowledge Management - Cooperation

The Development Marketplace is a forum to encourage cooperation within the development community in the search for solutions to reduce poverty. The Development Marketplace is a program that promotes innovative development ideas through early stage seed funding. We link social entrepreneurs with poverty fighting ideas to partners with resources to help implement their vision. Since 1998, the Development Marketplace has awarded more than $14 million to over 200 groundbreaking projects through Global Competitions and Country Innovation Days.

Knowledge Management - Best Practices

ID21 Development Research reporting service is a selection of the latest and best UK-based development research. This new online service offers hundreds of summaries of problem-solving work on critical development dilemmas around the world.

Knowledge Management - Volunteering

Idealist is a project of Action Without Borders, a non-profit organisation that promotes on-line sharing of ideas, information and resources to help people live free, dignified and productive lives. With a network of 33,000 organisations in 165 countries it is the richest community of nonprofit and volunteering resources on the Web.

Knowledge Management - Energy

Solstice is an Internet based information service of the Center for Renewable Energy and Sustainable Technology (CREST) in Washington, DC, U.S.A. The site offers online information including Best Practices on renewable energy, efficiency, and sustainable development. It is also the home of websites for more than 50 renewable energy organizations.

Knowledge Management - Production and Consumption

The International Human Dimensions Programme on Industrial Transformation (IHDP-IT) is a global research initiative designed to promote better understanding of complex society-environment interactions, identify driving forces for change, and explore development strategies that have a significantly smaller burden on the environment. The research focuses on the required changes in production and consumption systems to meet the needs and aspirations of a growing world population. Research priorities include: (i) Energy and Material Flows; (ii) Food production and consumption; (iii) Cities with focus on water and transport; (iv) Information and Communication; and (v) Governance and Transformation Processes. Each of these areas will be addressed through the research projects beginning in 2000.

Knowledge Management - Community Development

Sustainable Community Development web site is hosted by the U.S State and Local Government Gateway - a Federal interagency project in collaboration with Vice President Al Gore's National Partnership for Reinventing Government. The site contains a Sustainable Development Resources database which has information on local, national and international organizations and government agencies currently active in the development of sustainable technologies and methods. The site is also rich in information regarding Land Use Planning, Transportation, Resource Efficiency, Sustainable Business and Disaster Planning.

Knowledge Management - Local Authority

The European Local Government Officers (ELGO) database is the main source for identifying people responsible for primary functions in over 14,000 local and regional authorities from 27 European countries. The database is available for rental at very large discounts for non-profit making organisations. The system currently holds more than 56,000 named decision makers with all job titles expressed in the local language. The software enables full search facilities and allows the user to build their own contacts into the system before outputting data in a format to suit their needs and to meet
objectives within the academic and research community.

Knowledge Management - Indigious Knowledge

Partners of the Indigenous Knowledge Initiative: Following the GK 97 Conference and in the context of PICTA (Partnership for Information and Communication Technologies in Africa), The World Bank agreed to take the lead in this Indigenous Knowledge Initiative. The following partners have participated in the formulation of the initiative: ECACISDA, IDRC, ITU, UNESCO, UNDP, WHO