This document discusses building a knowledge management system for non-state actors in Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, and Tanzania to better coordinate their efforts in supporting the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP). It conducted a needs assessment that found members wanted to share experiences, best practices, lessons learned, and advocacy expertise. The system aims to formalize relationships among over 300 organizations and strengthen collaboration on CAADP implementation through knowledge capture, sharing, generation and application. Challenges include engaging users, but opportunities exist to leverage existing momentum and a culture of support to build a platform for meaningful strategic information exchange.

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Exploring Tools and Methodologies for Information Generation, Sharing and
Management among Non-State Actors
Designing a Knowledge
Sharing System

2. The Knowledge Cycle
Knowledge
Capture &
Sharing
Knowledge
Application
Knowledge
Generation

3. Why Build a KM System?
CNC Countries
CNC Target Countries

4. Why Build a KM System?
Aim to formalize
membership with those +
additional 150
300+ orgs have
participated in CNC
activities

5. Strategic Objective:
To strengthen mechanisms, processes and systems for
effective Coordination and Collaboration among NSAs
in relation to CAADP implementation.
Meeting the goals of the CNC
through a KM System
Mission:
To enhance citizen engagement and ensure delivery of
quality agricultural services, through evidence based
policy advocacy and capacity development, and
collaboration for inclusive CAADP implementation at all
levels.

6. Setting
the Stage
Strategic
Planning
(2014 –
2019)
Using KM platform
to effectively
coordinate
members in the
CAADP process
AgriNSA
Mapping
project
(2015-
2017)
Pilot from learning
summits: 1100
organizations in
Tanzania and
Senegal

7. Methodology
Needs assessment of
the CNC
Requirements
gathering from CNC,
and other CNC
members
•Web-based survey
•Individual interviews
•Group discussions
Recommendations Next steps

8. CNC Survey Respondents (33)

9. What would a successful
collaboration and
communication look like?
Well coordinated / strategic exchange of
information

10. What are you hoping to learn from other CNC
members?
1) Advocacy – what people
are doing to advocate,
how orgs could be
advocating better, etc.
1
2) Networking – learning
about each other, learning
about experiences of
specific orgs and their
achievements
2
3) Collaboration – finding
ways to work together to
impact the process
3
4) Specific tools – tools,
resources, events, lessons
learned, best practices
4

11. What would you like to share with other CNC
members?
1) Organizational
experiences - best
practices, lessons learned,
successes and challenges -
around the process of
engaging with CAADP
1
2) Sector specific - youth,
women, or organizational
specific technical
experience
2
3) Advocacy and
Communications -
expertise and experience
3

12. Important Functionality

13. Challenges and Opportunities
Challenges
• Engaging users in a
meaningful way
• Overcoming constraints
• Bandwidth, time,
resources, language
Opportunities
• Many organizations eager
to learn and share
information
• Momentum for KM rollout
• A lot of information to
share
• Culture of support
through CNC Secretariat

14. Questions for you
If you were to visit a CNC
knowledge platform, what
resources and information
would you like to learn
about?
•What would bring you to the site?
1
What is your organization
hoping to get out of
communication,
collaboration, and
networking with other
groups?
2
What type of information
would you promote?
3
What added value would
this knowledge system bring
to this field?
4

15. THANKS!
Carmen Tedesco
Carmen_Tedesco@dai.com
Skype ID: carmen.tedesco
Photo Source: Liberia Food and Enterprise Development, DAI.

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