Transcript Kennismakingsbijeenkomst F&BKP

How can funders encourage more effective research uptake?
An exploratory Dutch/UK Workshop
UKCDS London, 16 December 2014
Dutch Knowledge Platforms for
Development Cooperation
Five Knowledge Platforms for Development Cooperation on main
policy themes initiated by MoFA
Within Platforms: Civil Society, Businesses, Government &
Academia jointly develop a more coherent knowledge agenda by:
Mapping and disseminating knowledge
Developing knowledge
Role Knowledge Hub The Broker:
Participant in secretariats of three Platforms
Developer & coordinator of umbrella website for the five
Platforms
Experiences in the Food &
Business Knowledge Platform
Various professionals choose knowledge creation instead of dissemination
Knowledge Management Facility Fund (€ 1 mln.): mainly used for
development of new knowledge instead of dissemination of existing
knowledge.
Embedding knowledge uptake strategies not obvious for research teams
Support WOTRO-projects: teams are inexperienced but willing.
Active involvement in policy influencing, but with average impact
Policy consultation: Policy brief underlines Platforms’ report outlines, but
due to lack of political feasibility expert advices not adopted elaborately.
Lessons from the Food &
Business Knowledge Platform
Research uptake is not evident for food & nutrition security professionals.
Focus lies on developing knowledge instead of disseminating it.
For successful research uptake professionals (researchers & practitioners) need:
Time
Awareness of relevance
Knowhow on bridging different perspectives of researchers and practitioners from
businesses and governments
→ The Broker method in development to successfully adapt stakeholders to knowledge
processes:
Putting itself in the place of stakeholders
Social knowledge brokering skills, more than being expert or having power yourself
Building links/ Time investment
Thank you for your attention!
Questions?
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