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Brokering for knowing— a spectrum of options
an Australian caseAuberge du Lac a la Loutre 18.9.07
Andrew Campbell
www.triplehelix.com.au
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Outline• Inform• Consult
• Matchmake
• Engage
• Collaborate
• Build adaptive capacityRetrofitted to an Australian case
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Land & Water Australia♦♦ One of 14 Rural R&D Corporations and relatedOne of 14 Rural R&D Corporations and related
companies - Statutory Authority (PIERD Act 1989)companies - Statutory Authority (PIERD Act 1989)
♦♦ research to support sustainable resource managementresearch to support sustainable resource management
♦♦ we buy, broker and manage research, we donwe buy, broker and manage research, we don’’t do itt do it
♦♦ managed corporately, independent Board (CAC Act)managed corporately, independent Board (CAC Act)
♦♦ $12.8m appropriation; ~$33m R&D spend (2005-6)$12.8m appropriation; ~$33m R&D spend (2005-6)
♦♦ >45 co-investing partners>45 co-investing partners
♦♦ WeWe’’re in the knowledge businessre in the knowledge business
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Possible cases of policy-drivenLWA-funded research
• Conservation of native vegetation on private land• Irrigation water use efficiency• Climate risk management in agriculture• Water property rights• Environmental water allocation• Managing riparian lands• Market-based instruments for environmental services• Servicing the knowledge needs of the Regional
Investment Model for NRM
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The regional model:an integrated approach
• The regional model (56 catchment bodies) is an ambitiousattempt to implement sustainable NRM at a landscape scale:– Devolve decision making & resource allocation to appropriate scale
– Tap into and build on deep local knowledge and connection to place– Work across issues and industries in an integrated way
• integration means making whole– across scales, issues, land tenures and land uses– in the users’ context
• that requires excellent relationships
• And comprehensive knowledge
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Inform
• submission to both political parties during 2004election campaign– seeking $40 million (of which $8m for regional knowledge
brokering)
• liaison with key NGOs
• follow up with key officials post-election
• submission to Ministerial review
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Consult• in-depth research with six regions (serendipity)
• face to face contact with many more
• systematic phone, email and postal survey
• creation of an informal working group
• An e-newsletter:
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Ag. serviceproviders
UDV
Factories
Consumer
DairyAustraliaTAFE
Dairyfarmers
Financialinstitutions
Privateconsultants
Other govt.SRW DPI
West Vic.Dairy
UniversitySWWA
EPA
DSE
Indigenousgroups
Localgovt.
LWA
CMA’s
Landcare /env’t
services
Information & Knowledge FlowsSouth-West Victorian dairy farmers
• Note no direct connect betweenCMA and dairy farmers
• Nor from DSE or EPA to dairyfarmers
• Distance from dairy farmers toLWA is even greater
• Dairy Australia connect isstronger
• Milk factory, DPI and consultantconnect is strongest
• CCMA needs to work morethrough Milk factory, DPI andag service providers to get todairy farmers
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What regional NRM bodiesare telling us:
INFOGLUT and FRAGMENTATIONConcerns expressed by regional bodies:
‘Where is it and how do we get to it?’
“I’m aware of websites, but sometimes telling staff to look at a website islike being asked to go look at the National Library”
• Fragmentation of information sources• Volume, Relevance and Accessibility of information• Information sharing between regions and between national
organisations• Two-way flow between regions
and national organisations
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Matchmake & engage Collaborate and build adaptive capacity
• $2.8m pilot project announced 2005
• technical working group (key blockers)
• Enthusiasts working group - key facilitators
• Dedicated team recruited (5 staff)
• Many workshops & meetings in nice places
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Many workshops & meetings in nice places
Many workshops & meetings in nice places
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Research directory•Programs•Projects•Specialist contactsfor advice
Publications•Reference books•Journal articles•Research reports•Pamphlets•Magazines•Conference proceedings
Spatial datasets
Researchreport
Conferenceproceedings
Journal articles
Magazines
Anecdotal evidence
Reference books (Guidelines and
manuals etc)
Decision support tools•Models•Decision frameworks•Spreadsheets
Knowledge assets of interest
Current research projects
Specialistadvice
Models
Decision frameworks
Spreadsheets
Knowledge needs
Current research programs
Funding opportunities
3 strategies to expose assets
AANRONational Library
ASDDSpider of specified
NRM sites
Manual collation of assets by team
Database & search index
FSKS Gathering
tool
WWWPersonal
library
Strategy 1: A search of major NRM asset
repositories + a spider of
significant sites
Strategy 2: the teamwill manuallycollate some
significant assets
Strategy 3: individualssearch the www andadd assets to theirpersonal library, then exposed for
other users
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NRM Toolbar interface
NRM searchGoogle AustraliaOrganisationassetsAdvanced
[Searches onselection]
Square iconindicateswhichsearchengine isselected
[Click to see currentalerts plus accessalert settings]
[Click name tosee librarianservices]
Includes formfor requestinginformation fromthe librarian
[Click to logout orlogin as someoneelse]
[Click name toopen My library]
Click dropdownto view list offolders(Playlists) thatstays open toallow drag anddrop fromsearch results
R&D Directory
This Worked Here!
Knowledge needs
Events and funding
Decision tools
Knowledge market
reportAdd/Deletedatabases
My profileCustomise mytoolbarUpdate toolbarUninstall toolbarHelpContact us
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Targeting mechanisms atknowledge flow
KnowledgeBrokers /
Facilitators
NationalNRM R&D
RegionalNRM
Organisations
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We’re working onFunding the arrows:• Regional to National mechanisms
• Regional to Regional mechanisms
• National to Regional mechanisms
• Knowledge Broker mechanisms– Building skills within and between regional bodies– Helping regions to plug into appropriate expertise and advice
• National R&D mechanisms– Getting our own act together– Publishing analyses
that make systemic issues more visible
Example of an adoptability filter - farm scale
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Knowledge Managementtake home messages
the job is relatively straightforward, it’s about:• knowledge targeted to user needs
• which informs the research process
• making knowledge more accessible & interactive
• and ensuring that ‘old’ stuff remains accessible
• BUT incorporating different knowledge domainsmandates good soft systems,not just fancier databases
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for more info:for more info:www.triplehelix.com.auwww.triplehelix.com.auwww.lwa.www.lwa.govgov.au.auwww.www.aanroaanro.net.net
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