Digital storytelling in Sri Lanka – a preliminary discussion of evaluation

Introduction to Michael and his environment
Michael David has been involved long term in community development projects in Sri Lanka and is part of a network of concerned family, friends and colleagues who do whatever they can to access funds, provoke discussion and thinking, or undertake projects. Michael and colleagues are maven-like in making [...]

Creating images from words

I just came across this really nice tool called Wordle  which I think may have some value for us in making content visible. To try it out, I used the text for a forthcoming article on IKM which will be appearing soon in the EADI Newsletter. This is not really a definitive version because I [...]

Washing horses

At the Steering Group meeting in Amsterdam on 3-4 October, we discussed the complex issue of communication of IKM’s conceptions of multiple knowledges and the possibility of bringing about change in the way the development sector approaches information and knowledge management.
We briefly touched on the fact that you can bring the horse to water – [...]

Web statistics

One of the great thinga about using blog as the – temporary – web presence of IKM is that I’m able to check the web stats for all three web sites very easily. This blog only ever receives a handful of visitors which is not surprising because it’s more of an internal diary that really [...]

New toolkit for online dissemination of research

This new toolkit Disseminating research online from GDNet provides broad tips and practical suggestions for communicating academic research using the internet. It draws on best practice for web strategies from the information and commercial worlds, especially selected to help the successful electronic dissemination of your research.
This toolkit is divided into five sections.
Successful online communication
This section [...]

Call for Proposals for OURMedia 7: Identity, Inclusion, Innovation

This conference might well be interesting for IKM Emergent: 
OURMedia 7: Identity, Inclusion, Innovation – Alternative Communication in a Globalized World will be held in Accra, Ghana, from 11-15 August 2008.
Founded in 2001, OURMedia/NUESTROSMedios is a global network with the goal of facilitating a long-term dialogue between academics, activists, practitioners and policy experts around citizens’ media [...]

Use of Dgroups

We are using a series of dgroups to communicate and interact virtually accross the Programme. Each working group has their own one, as does the steering group and communications group. There is also a joint one for all Programme members to react. All of these dgroups are closed.
In addition to this, we have one public [...]