Solution exchange presentation_dec_07

The Knowledge Management The Knowledge Management PartnershipPartnership

An initiative of the UN Country Team in India

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Solution Exchange – an initiative of the UN Country Team in India

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is connecting India’s development community

and tapping India’s vast knowledge pool

by creating a common platform

to address development challenges

For faster, more effective attainment of the

MDGs

The Knowledge Management Partnership’s “Solution Exchange”


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by creating “Communities of Practice” (CoPs) of development practitioners addressing India’s development challenges• A“Community of Practice” brings together people

with common interests, goals or passions, so they can interact as a group and build connections, familiarity and trust.

• Development practioners are organized around specific “Practices” within the MDG thematic areas:

“Solution Exchange” is connecting India’s development community…


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Active Communities of PracticeDecentralization

Environment: Water & Environmental Sanitation

Food & Nutrition Security

Gender

Health: Maternal & Child Health

AIDS

Education

Getting organized for launching in the future:

Poverty: Work & Employment

Disaster Management

Poverty: Microfinance

Newly launched:

ICT for

Development

Environment: Clean Technologies


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Over 12,000 subscribers to date (Dec 2007)

Growing steadily (80-100 per week)

From all across the country, and outside From all organizations – Government,

NGOs, private sector, policy/research institutes, donors, UN Agencies

…and tapping India’s vast knowledge pool…


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Membership Profile – Subscribers

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Total Subscribers, all Communities end-November 2006

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As of 4 Dec: 7,047 Subcribers to one or more Community (11,785 Subscriptions)


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Membership Profiles – Balance

Members by Organization Type, all Communities, end-November 2006

NGO/CBOs37%

Gov't15%UN/Others

30%

Institutes18%

M embers by Region, all Communities, end-Novembe r 2006

North 20%

East 10%

South 23%West 12%

Delhi 27%

Outs ide India 8%


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UN Country Team Heads of Agencies are the Community “Facilitators”:

Drawing on the convening power of the United Nations

Creating an impartial space for practitioners to interact

Branding the UN as a source of ideas

…by creating a common platform…


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Typical queries:Transport in rural areas for obstetric emergencies

Accounting systems for local authorities

Addressing stigma and discrimination for HIV and AIDS

Minimizing corruption in water service delivery

Promoting organic farming

Social security for unorganized workers

Gender budgeting approaches

Ensuring teacher accountability

…to address development

challenges…


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Help!

Help!

Help!

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Help!

Query Service: How it works

1. Member sends the Community a query (day 1)

Moderation Team


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Try this

I did this

Read this

Contact her

Desk Research

Query Service: How it works

2. Community offers Member solutions (days 2-11)

Moderation Team


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Query Service How it works

3. Consolidated Reply is prepared, sent & archived (day 12)

Cons. Reply

Thank you!

To the Solutions

Bank

Moderation Team


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Practitioners do not have to reinvent the wheel

Decision-makers get feedback on policies, plans and programmes

Development interventions have a higher chance of success

New ideas and learning spread quickly and multiply

…for faster, more effective attainment of the MDGs and Five Year Plans.


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Solution Exchange “Services”:

e-Discussion Publication

2. e-Discussion

Priority topic3. e-

ConsultationDraft plan/

policy/ programme

“For Comments”

Feedback for consideration

e-Discussion(or Query)

Action Group assignment

Action research;

pilot; strategy; proposal

4. Action Group

1. Query service

ResponsesConsolidated

ReplyQuestion


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“Knowledge Products” being generated: “Consolidated Replies”: 400+

Fifteen contributors on average

“E-consultations” on draft plans, policies, programmes, strategies: 12 Health & Water Sector Plans (State level);

National AIDS Programme; UNDAF

“Action Groups” commissioned: 9 Decentralized planning pilot; Employment

Guarantee Scheme monitoring; Pre-natal sex determination prevention strategy


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Resource Group

Action Groups

Community of Practice

Facilitator(s) - UN HoA(s)

Support team:Resource PersonResearch Associate

Resource Group Members

Community Members

Community Organization

www.solutionexchange-un.net.in

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Economy & Finance

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