Africa
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Opinion
Understanding issues, prospects, and opportunities in knowledge management and library and information science (LIS)
Report from a knowledge café hosted by Africa KM Community and Global Knowledge Partnerships Network.
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ABCs of KM
Case study: Hunger for knowledge on sustainable development and food security systems in Africa
Harnessing local and technical knowledge to empower and support local solutions to food security in Africa.
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In the news
Creating a knowledge sharing culture in Africa and beyond: Chatting with Gladys Kemboi
Gladys is building bridges for aspiring knowledge professionals and those already in the field to connect and learn.
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Open access to scholarly knowledge in the digital era
Open access to scholarly knowledge in the digital era (chapter 1.3): A locally-driven “library as a publisher” service for Africa
Academic publishing marginalizes research voices from the Global South. In response, a proactive and locally driven "library as a publisher"…
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Open access to scholarly knowledge in the digital era
Open access to scholarly knowledge in the digital era (chapter 1.1): The alienation of African knowledge – open access as a pharmakon
Open access contains a poisonous element for Africa. We can remedy this situation if we adopt cognitive decolonization and redesign…
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ABCs of KM
Launch of first national knowledge agenda linked to global Agenda Knowledge for Development
The launch of the Agenda Knowledge for Uganda is a call to action for other countries.
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Brain power
Three initiatives that are helping to address the global knowledge imbalance
They are the Citing Africa podcast series, Wuṉḏaŋarr Yolŋu Gurruṯu (Strong Yolŋu Families) resource, and 2019 International Year of Indigenous…
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KM in international development
When will developing countries stop importing knowledge?
Developing countries continue to depend on outside knowledge, at the expense of indigenous knowledge systems that are much more locally…
