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ICT in Agriculture : Connecting Smallholders to Knowledge, Networks, and Institutions
World Bank - 2011
resources and expertise. It is for this reason that we are particularly pleased to introduce the ICT in agriculture e … of ICT and agriculture. The authors hope is that it becomes a practical guide in understanding current trends …, implementing appropriate interventions, and evaluating the impact of those programs. It combines cutting-edge expertise in ICT with …
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ICT in Agriculture : Connecting Smallholders to Knowledge, Networks, and Institutions
World Bank - 2013
resources and expertise. It is for this reason that we are particularly pleased to introduce the ICT in agriculture e … of ICT and agriculture. The authors hope is that it becomes a practical guide in understanding current trends …, implementing appropriate interventions, and evaluating the impact of those programs. It combines cutting-edge expertise in ICT with …
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Promoting Local Innovation : Enhancing IK Dynamics and Links with Scientific Knowledge
World Bank - 2012
Local innovation refers to the dynamics of IK - the knowledge that grows within a social group, incorporating learning from own experience over generations but also knowledge gained from other sources and fully internalized within local ways of thinking and doing. Local innovation is the process...
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Knowledge Map : Impact of ICTs on Learning and Achievement
World Bank - 2012
It is generally believed that information and communication technologies (ICTs) can empower teachers and learners, promote change and foster the development of '21st century skills, but data to support these beliefs are still limited. There is widespread belief that ICTs can and will empower...
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Knowledge Map : Teachers, Teaching and ICTs
World Bank - 2012
-operation and Development (OECD) countries, research consensus holds that the most effective uses of ICT are those in which the …
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The Art of Knowledge Exchange : A Primer for Government Officials and Development Practitioners
World Bank - 2014
In 2009, in the midst of the financial crisis, analysts were concerned that banks in Nepal were dangerously overexposed to inflated real estate and equity markets. Nepal's Central Bank (NRB) decided to evaluate its commercial banks, but needed outside expertise and assistance for stress-testing...
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Knowledge Map : School-Level Issues
World Bank - 2012
appears to have been incorporated into planning for and delivery of ICT in education initiatives in least development … existing knowledge and information to be delivered to the relevant people in charge of ICT in education initiatives in LDCs, as … initiatives. Short workshops could be delivered to target countries preparing to scale up ICT in education initiatives to transmit …
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Linking Agricultural Innovations to Knowledge Sharing in Africa
World Bank - 2012
Most recent African indigenous knowledge (IK) literature, especially in agriculture, emphasizes that Africans are informed innovators. This literature is filled with success stories; excellent examples of local innovations and discoveries include crop breeding, grafting against pests, water...
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Participatory Video : Rural People Document their Knowledge and Innovations
World Bank - 2012
Indigenous knowledge and local initiatives are usually documented and disseminated by outsiders, who make their own interpretations in the process. Participatory Video (PV) provides an opportunity for rural people to document their own knowledge and experiences and to express their wants and...
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Farmers as Partners in Knowledge Development
World Bank - 2012
Knowledge can be classified into (i) explicit, which can be easily recorded (e.g., books) and (ii) tacit, which cannot be always articulated. However, much of this tacit knowledge can be shared. The conversion of tacit knowledge into explicit knowledge is called externalization. Farmers possess...
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