Digital Knowledge Management for Rural Development: The CIRDAP Experience
Rural development institutions generate valuable knowledge through research, field experiences, policy discussions, training programmes and publications. However, knowledge creates impact only when it reaches the people and institutions that can apply it. Centre on Integrated Rural Development for Asia and the Pacific (CIRDAP) is an Intergovernmental & Autonomous Organization; Established in 1979, Mandated for Promoting & Strengthening Integrated Rural Development Systems for 15 Asia-Pacific Countries; Namely Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Fiji, India, Indonesia, IR Iran, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand & Vietnam. For the CIRDAP , knowledge dissemination is an important part of its institutional mandate. CIRDAP serves as a clearing house and data bank for information on integrated rural development and promotes the dissemination of rural development knowledge across its 15 member countries. Its publications connect policymakers, deve...