tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4808543803602137150Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:19:01 +0000A blog to share news, views, experiences and tips on information, knowledge sharing, communication and learninghttp://ikcoblog.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Maarten)Blogger141125ikcobloghttp://feedburner.google.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4808543803602137150.post-7385581983491458131Tue, 22 Sep 2009 15:50:00 +00002009-10-01T12:31:45.897+02:00ccebburkinaeducationcompart_southwest_africacompart Du 15 au 19 septembre 2009 s'est tenue dans les locaux de l'association ANTBA à Ouagadougou, une session de formation des membres du conseil d'administration du CCEB. Ladite session de formation portait sur le management de projet et le leadership ainsi que sur l'utilisation du wiki.La formation sur le wiki, visait à outiller les membres du Conseil d'Administration à la communication stratégiquehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ikcoblog/~3/VK9VUSS0Sy4/burkina-formation-wiki-des-membres-du.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Hester Oosterbroek)1<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ikcoblog?a=VK9VUSS0Sy4:Rt63jDl4DOg:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ikcoblog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ikcoblog?a=VK9VUSS0Sy4:Rt63jDl4DOg:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ikcoblog?i=VK9VUSS0Sy4:Rt63jDl4DOg:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ikcoblog/~4/VK9VUSS0Sy4" height="1" width="1"/>http://ikcoblog.blogspot.com/2009/09/burkina-formation-wiki-des-membres-du.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4808543803602137150.post-4815187691728491520Mon, 21 Sep 2009 20:00:00 +00002009-10-01T12:17:45.360+02:00cartoonsweb 2.0iccoallianceiccoeniwc09wikisThe ICCO-Alliance International Working Conference has come to an end last Friday. This conference was a success, many things have been thouroughly discussed and on essential issues agreements have been reached. So the ICCO-Alliance partners have a good basis to (quickly) build on the plans for the future.In supporting this conference with over 120 people with sessions running in parallel, http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ikcoblog/~3/Yr4Nvf9MXgc/iwc09-lessons-learnt-supporting-process.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (euforic)2<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ikcoblog?a=Yr4Nvf9MXgc:ICVOETxA44k:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ikcoblog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ikcoblog?a=Yr4Nvf9MXgc:ICVOETxA44k:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ikcoblog?i=Yr4Nvf9MXgc:ICVOETxA44k:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ikcoblog/~4/Yr4Nvf9MXgc" height="1" width="1"/>http://ikcoblog.blogspot.com/2009/09/iwc09-lessons-learnt-supporting-process.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4808543803602137150.post-7069811537046953189Thu, 17 Sep 2009 20:34:00 +00002009-09-18T21:43:59.123+02:00iccoallianceiccoiwc09In line with the participatory cooking exercise of the night before, the third day of the 2009 IWC focused on 'co-creation': based on the outcomes of the conversations as they emerged from the previous days, participants were asked to make choices and create clarity about the priorities and the main foundations of the future work of the ICCO Alliance.A solo-refection exercise allowed participantshttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ikcoblog/~3/TmVLndelx08/iwc09.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (euforic)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ikcoblog?a=TmVLndelx08:sKkTnmYvJww:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ikcoblog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ikcoblog?a=TmVLndelx08:sKkTnmYvJww:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ikcoblog?i=TmVLndelx08:sKkTnmYvJww:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ikcoblog/~4/TmVLndelx08" height="1" width="1"/>http://ikcoblog.blogspot.com/2009/09/iwc09.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4808543803602137150.post-2906661570419861741Wed, 16 Sep 2009 16:18:00 +00002009-09-17T12:50:18.790+02:00iccoiwc09The International Working Conference has focussed on all the participants working together to develop the ideas and strategies that underpin the future work of the ICCO Alliance.This evening this was taken one step further with participants not only working together in the conference, but cooking their own dinner together in the kitchen.This meeting has been using a number of innovative http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ikcoblog/~3/4gAUJnTLGOA/iwc09-recipe-for-success.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (euforic)1<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ikcoblog?a=4gAUJnTLGOA:MkpvjBK2OY4:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ikcoblog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ikcoblog?a=4gAUJnTLGOA:MkpvjBK2OY4:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ikcoblog?i=4gAUJnTLGOA:MkpvjBK2OY4:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ikcoblog/~4/4gAUJnTLGOA" height="1" width="1"/>http://ikcoblog.blogspot.com/2009/09/iwc09-recipe-for-success.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4808543803602137150.post-7493991444831565112Wed, 16 Sep 2009 06:52:00 +00002009-09-16T11:09:54.244+02:00iccoallianceiccoafricagendereast_africaiwc09Tuesday afternoon was the opportunity to hear more about regional office initiatives and thematic initiatives in a marketplace format. Participants visited 10 stands setup to explain the activities of the Alliance and some of the plans underway on a thematic and regional basis. As an example two of the stands are illustrated below, one for Central and Eastern Africa, and one for the approach to ahttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ikcoblog/~3/zFEv5s490Dc/iwc09-marketplace.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (euforic)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ikcoblog?a=zFEv5s490Dc:CM5O8TL7SKs:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ikcoblog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ikcoblog?a=zFEv5s490Dc:CM5O8TL7SKs:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ikcoblog?i=zFEv5s490Dc:CM5O8TL7SKs:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ikcoblog/~4/zFEv5s490Dc" height="1" width="1"/>http://ikcoblog.blogspot.com/2009/09/iwc09-marketplace.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4808543803602137150.post-3931848113011475846Tue, 15 Sep 2009 13:23:00 +00002009-09-16T11:10:09.315+02:00cartoonsiccoallianceiccoiwc09Sitting in a tricky management meeting, a colleague pointed out to Mark de Koning that the cartoon he had doodled in the margin of his notes might break the ice in the meeting. The use of his cartoons in that meeting was so successful that he discovered a new career.An ex-fireman and facilitator Mark has not looked back since, as he says himself in the video below judge for yourself how good he http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ikcoblog/~3/mGned9-bgiE/iwc09a-picture-is-worth-thousand-words.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (euforic)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ikcoblog?a=mGned9-bgiE:1QmnBZBTpgo:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ikcoblog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ikcoblog?a=mGned9-bgiE:1QmnBZBTpgo:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ikcoblog?i=mGned9-bgiE:1QmnBZBTpgo:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ikcoblog/~4/mGned9-bgiE" height="1" width="1"/>http://ikcoblog.blogspot.com/2009/09/iwc09a-picture-is-worth-thousand-words.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4808543803602137150.post-2523991889011083259Tue, 15 Sep 2009 09:18:00 +00002009-09-16T11:38:29.282+02:00iccoallianceiccoiwc09Following the 'co-sensing' theme for the day, the working conference focussed on sharing experiences and drawing on these experiences to plan the future. In particular to draw on the experience of over 40 years of ICCO Alliance members working for development to identify values for the future.The first working session saw 120 people reflecting on their joint history of experiences in developmenthttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ikcoblog/~3/7Horg6qpS-s/iwc09-value-of-history.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (euforic)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ikcoblog?a=7Horg6qpS-s:axJhLbVJMho:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ikcoblog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ikcoblog?a=7Horg6qpS-s:axJhLbVJMho:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ikcoblog?i=7Horg6qpS-s:axJhLbVJMho:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ikcoblog/~4/7Horg6qpS-s" height="1" width="1"/>http://ikcoblog.blogspot.com/2009/09/iwc09-value-of-history.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4808543803602137150.post-5878064963448913482Mon, 14 Sep 2009 08:44:00 +00002009-09-16T11:38:44.957+02:00iccoallianceiccoiwc09“A power shift","An open environment", "A meeting without decisions already made", "A chance to put our hands where our mouths are”. These are some of the sentences used by Jack van Ham in his introduction to the pre-meeting of the ICCO Alliance Working Conference.In traditional meetings of this type normally much of the material would have been prepared before the event and participants would http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ikcoblog/~3/VYXFD9gErCY/iwc09-new-way-of-working.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (euforic)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ikcoblog?a=VYXFD9gErCY:NJxiYbJOVlw:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ikcoblog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ikcoblog?a=VYXFD9gErCY:NJxiYbJOVlw:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ikcoblog?i=VYXFD9gErCY:NJxiYbJOVlw:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ikcoblog/~4/VYXFD9gErCY" height="1" width="1"/>http://ikcoblog.blogspot.com/2009/09/iwc09-new-way-of-working.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4808543803602137150.post-4715488754367640670Mon, 14 Sep 2009 08:08:00 +00002009-09-16T11:39:08.806+02:00iccoallianceiccoiwc09The International Working Conference of the ICCO Alliance kicks off today in Soesterberg. For the next five days, staff of ICCO and Alliance organisations, together with representatives of the Regional Councils, the International Advisory Council and Regional Working Offices will discuss, shape and define the new ways the organisation will be working in the coming years.Before diving into the http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ikcoblog/~3/P1IzhGYUu2s/international-working-conference-kicks.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (compart admin)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ikcoblog?a=P1IzhGYUu2s:hWDT72kM_8A:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ikcoblog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ikcoblog?a=P1IzhGYUu2s:hWDT72kM_8A:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ikcoblog?i=P1IzhGYUu2s:hWDT72kM_8A:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ikcoblog/~4/P1IzhGYUu2s" height="1" width="1"/>http://ikcoblog.blogspot.com/2009/09/international-working-conference-kicks.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4808543803602137150.post-8837172299158992349Mon, 14 Sep 2009 07:31:00 +00002009-09-16T11:39:51.359+02:00iccoallianceiccoiwc09The ICCO Alliance is becoming a global player with decisions advised by partners and Regional Councils around the world. This implies a change in the way they do business. As Jack van Ham emphasized in opening the ICCO Working Conference a new way of working must be devised. This changes the way the physical face to face meeting takes place, but also the way that those who can’t attend can http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ikcoblog/~3/LxPSwn4pCEU/reaching-those-outside-meeting.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (euforic)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ikcoblog?a=LxPSwn4pCEU:zEQFQbavu24:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ikcoblog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ikcoblog?a=LxPSwn4pCEU:zEQFQbavu24:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ikcoblog?i=LxPSwn4pCEU:zEQFQbavu24:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ikcoblog/~4/LxPSwn4pCEU" height="1" width="1"/>http://ikcoblog.blogspot.com/2009/09/reaching-those-outside-meeting.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4808543803602137150.post-208150937706114803Thu, 03 Sep 2009 16:50:00 +00002009-09-03T20:59:09.602+02:00web 2.0participantsonlinecollaborationtrainingLatin AmericaLast week, Rimisp concluded the first cycle of the ComPart approach training sessions delived online to ICCO staff and partners in Latin America. The cycle included 3 sessions that focused on web 2.0 collaborative platforms, such as blogs and wikis, as well as a number of online tools to enhance the work of social and development organizations in the region. Participants had the opportunity to http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ikcoblog/~3/PWwbrqUdPXc/great-expectations-generated-by-compart.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Hester Oosterbroek)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ikcoblog?a=PWwbrqUdPXc:s-vCFBDrauc:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ikcoblog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ikcoblog?a=PWwbrqUdPXc:s-vCFBDrauc:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ikcoblog?i=PWwbrqUdPXc:s-vCFBDrauc:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ikcoblog/~4/PWwbrqUdPXc" height="1" width="1"/>http://ikcoblog.blogspot.com/2009/09/great-expectations-generated-by-compart.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4808543803602137150.post-280419181043218321Fri, 07 Aug 2009 08:48:00 +00002009-08-07T10:59:25.847+02:00We talk about the 'Compart Flowers' and use the metaphor of gardening when we discuss how to use the tools to work with different communities. Here's a link to a blog that uses the same metaphor and discusses the issue of how to support community building emergence. A quote: "So what's the secret to successfull community building? You guessed it: be a great gardener and avoid the temptation to http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ikcoblog/~3/k8O4hgXkqMM/online-community-building-gardening-vs.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Hester Oosterbroek)1<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ikcoblog?a=k8O4hgXkqMM:ekCPclT1mB0:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ikcoblog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ikcoblog?a=k8O4hgXkqMM:ekCPclT1mB0:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ikcoblog?i=k8O4hgXkqMM:ekCPclT1mB0:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ikcoblog/~4/k8O4hgXkqMM" height="1" width="1"/>http://ikcoblog.blogspot.com/2009/08/online-community-building-gardening-vs.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4808543803602137150.post-8519751625111653004Thu, 06 Aug 2009 22:43:00 +00002009-08-07T10:05:19.288+02:00latin_americaweb 2.0collaborationtrainingcompart_southrimispcompartJust when you think that you have everything under control… technology never fails! Despite the technical difficulties we experienced this afternoon, we are proud to say that the first training session on blogs went really well… at least we hope!Most of the registered participants attended the session and we also had a few more unexpected people, but we were happy to have them. The introduction http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ikcoblog/~3/3YBPoXjLdXE/first-blog-training-session-receives.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Hester Oosterbroek)1<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ikcoblog?a=3YBPoXjLdXE:g_7WcIVA7H0:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ikcoblog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ikcoblog?a=3YBPoXjLdXE:g_7WcIVA7H0:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ikcoblog?i=3YBPoXjLdXE:g_7WcIVA7H0:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ikcoblog/~4/3YBPoXjLdXE" height="1" width="1"/>http://ikcoblog.blogspot.com/2009/08/first-blog-training-session-receives.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4808543803602137150.post-1971323770790208851Mon, 03 Aug 2009 08:39:00 +00002009-08-03T15:56:40.769+02:00web 2.0compart indonesia compart_support collaboration south_east_asiaDuring the meeting ‘Working with wiki’s in development organisations’ I was inspired to also use a wiki in an upcoming conference I was co-organising in Indonesia. From 23 until 28 of June this conference was held and I think it was a success, also the wiki part of it, although the wiki still needs to prove itself… I proposed the wiki to the organising committee three months before the conferencehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ikcoblog/~3/K_bqSz6cSC4/using-wiki-for-linking-and-learning-in.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Hester Oosterbroek)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ikcoblog?a=K_bqSz6cSC4:MnP-dF8qqLc:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ikcoblog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ikcoblog?a=K_bqSz6cSC4:MnP-dF8qqLc:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ikcoblog?i=K_bqSz6cSC4:MnP-dF8qqLc:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ikcoblog/~4/K_bqSz6cSC4" height="1" width="1"/>http://ikcoblog.blogspot.com/2009/08/using-wiki-for-linking-and-learning-in.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4808543803602137150.post-8824086538410205198Thu, 23 Jul 2009 22:09:00 +00002009-07-24T00:14:15.054+02:00 ComPart trainers at Rimisp (Chile) thrilled at the end of the first online session this afternoon The first ComPart online training session (Latin America) took place this afternoon and it went incredibly well! Thanks to the cooperation of technology, we had the participation of 18 people from Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Chile, Colombia, and Holland who were keen on learning about the ComPart http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ikcoblog/~3/3x0fCuLGEcs/compart-trainers-satisfied-with-first.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Hester Oosterbroek)1<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ikcoblog?a=3x0fCuLGEcs:gULRon1bpxQ:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ikcoblog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ikcoblog?a=3x0fCuLGEcs:gULRon1bpxQ:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ikcoblog?i=3x0fCuLGEcs:gULRon1bpxQ:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ikcoblog/~4/3x0fCuLGEcs" height="1" width="1"/>http://ikcoblog.blogspot.com/2009/07/compart-trainers-satisfied-with-first.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4808543803602137150.post-5736416766356130438Wed, 22 Jul 2009 20:11:00 +00002009-07-22T23:03:58.186+02:00latin_americaweb 2.0collaborationtrainingcompart_southrimispcompartAn overwhelming response received the organization Rimisp when it publicized its calendar of training sessions on the ComPart approach a few weeks ago. The Rimisp-ComPart team will deliver a series of online training workshops to ICCO staff and partners in the region. The topics selected for these workshops range from blogs, its use and management, to collaborative work using wikis. An overview http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ikcoblog/~3/v4jlXwi9K_s/diego-reinoso-from-rimisp-processing.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Hester Oosterbroek)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ikcoblog?a=v4jlXwi9K_s:0C7Q-xLwH6s:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ikcoblog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ikcoblog?a=v4jlXwi9K_s:0C7Q-xLwH6s:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ikcoblog?i=v4jlXwi9K_s:0C7Q-xLwH6s:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ikcoblog/~4/v4jlXwi9K_s" height="1" width="1"/>http://ikcoblog.blogspot.com/2009/07/diego-reinoso-from-rimisp-processing.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4808543803602137150.post-8664421974241272636Thu, 16 Jul 2009 10:44:00 +00002009-07-22T15:15:19.359+02:00southern_africatrainingsangonetcompart_southzimbabwecompartThetha – an Nguni verb meaning to talk, discuss, debate and share opinions/ideas. This is the name of SANGONeT’s information communication technology (ICT) forum, which provides NGOs with a platform to discuss challenges facing the sector broadly.The overall objectives of the Thetha project is to raise awareness and inform a wide range of national, regional and international stakeholders about http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ikcoblog/~3/PDEx7cv3TLI/compart-goes-to-zimbabwe.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Hester Oosterbroek)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ikcoblog?a=PDEx7cv3TLI:jJQzEgOFhis:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ikcoblog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ikcoblog?a=PDEx7cv3TLI:jJQzEgOFhis:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ikcoblog?i=PDEx7cv3TLI:jJQzEgOFhis:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ikcoblog/~4/PDEx7cv3TLI" height="1" width="1"/>http://ikcoblog.blogspot.com/2009/07/compart-goes-to-zimbabwe.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4808543803602137150.post-137220655180692733Fri, 10 Jul 2009 08:41:00 +00002009-07-10T12:47:42.184+02:00aid_effectivenessiccoallianceiccoaccountabilityReneé Speijcken is a researcher at the Maastricht Graduate School of Governance. She conducted a research on 'the role of civil society organisations in public accountability' for the ICCO Alliance. Special attention is paid to programmes that relate to education and democratisation. Yesterday, she presented her results at the ICCO Alliance head office.Numerous debates are held on the http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ikcoblog/~3/lnftsoTN2QU/public-accountability-in-nutshell.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Hester Oosterbroek)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ikcoblog?a=lnftsoTN2QU:EWVhDIlWFxg:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ikcoblog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ikcoblog?a=lnftsoTN2QU:EWVhDIlWFxg:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ikcoblog?i=lnftsoTN2QU:EWVhDIlWFxg:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ikcoblog/~4/lnftsoTN2QU" height="1" width="1"/>http://ikcoblog.blogspot.com/2009/07/public-accountability-in-nutshell.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4808543803602137150.post-6515402847780790370Tue, 07 Jul 2009 15:28:00 +00002009-07-09T11:16:50.075+02:00iccoallianceenicco_absrbaIncorporating the Rights Based Approach (RBA) into development practice is easier said than done. Today, the second day of a workshop on the Rights Based Approach was held at the ICCO head office in Utrecht.Today's agenda involved an identification of the characteristics of the RBA. Emphasis was put on linking the conceptual framework of the RBA - discussed in the first day of the workshop - to http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ikcoblog/~3/CAx68azOcQE/incorporating-rights-based-approach-rba.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Hester Oosterbroek)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ikcoblog?a=CAx68azOcQE:znxCDbrHkac:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ikcoblog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ikcoblog?a=CAx68azOcQE:znxCDbrHkac:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ikcoblog?i=CAx68azOcQE:znxCDbrHkac:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ikcoblog/~4/CAx68azOcQE" height="1" width="1"/>http://ikcoblog.blogspot.com/2009/07/incorporating-rights-based-approach-rba.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4808543803602137150.post-4603518536088382241Mon, 22 Jun 2009 10:25:00 +00002009-06-22T12:42:50.362+02:00The following is an excerpt from the PhD dissertation – Efimova, L. (2009). Passion at work: blogging practices of knowledge workers. Enschede, Netherlands: Novay.PhD dissertation: SummarySince their early days, weblogs have been envisioned as a prototype technology for enabling grass-roots knowledge management. However, while experiments with blogging are underway in many businesses, research http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ikcoblog/~3/9FgWInLmNGs/phd-dissertation-passion-at-work.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Gerrit Visser)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ikcoblog?a=9FgWInLmNGs:PivEb1LSRzU:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ikcoblog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ikcoblog?a=9FgWInLmNGs:PivEb1LSRzU:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ikcoblog?i=9FgWInLmNGs:PivEb1LSRzU:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ikcoblog/~4/9FgWInLmNGs" height="1" width="1"/>http://ikcoblog.blogspot.com/2009/06/phd-dissertation-passion-at-work.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4808543803602137150.post-6712835235360938285Mon, 22 Jun 2009 09:42:00 +00002009-06-22T12:43:41.526+02:00On June 22 defends L. Efimova at the Utrecht University a remarkeable PhD thesis with the title: 'Passion at work Blogging practices of knowledge workers'.Although the complete thesis (the whole book) can be read online I like to quote from Lilia's conclusions the description she gives of blogging practices in respect to ideas, to conversations, to relations, to working on specific tasks and to http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ikcoblog/~3/J1XBzVdPXvM/blogging-in-knowledge-intensive.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Gerrit Visser)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ikcoblog?a=J1XBzVdPXvM:zNWqeCGDLm0:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ikcoblog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ikcoblog?a=J1XBzVdPXvM:zNWqeCGDLm0:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ikcoblog?i=J1XBzVdPXvM:zNWqeCGDLm0:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ikcoblog/~4/J1XBzVdPXvM" height="1" width="1"/>http://ikcoblog.blogspot.com/2009/06/blogging-in-knowledge-intensive.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4808543803602137150.post-4264261782189166518Thu, 11 Jun 2009 22:05:00 +00002009-06-12T00:22:41.582+02:00developmentresearchimwg2009ikcocommunicationThis morning one of the open space sessions during the EADI-Information Management Workshop in Copenhagen was based on the question: What is so specific about communicating Global research? I had the pleasure to discuss this question with 7 other participants sharing experiences and point of views from various angels.In the first place we had difficulties in understanding the concept of Global http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ikcoblog/~3/tq0BkE2kxEE/communicating-globaldevelopment.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Maarten)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ikcoblog?a=tq0BkE2kxEE:GrJaL635Rtg:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ikcoblog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ikcoblog?a=tq0BkE2kxEE:GrJaL635Rtg:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ikcoblog?i=tq0BkE2kxEE:GrJaL635Rtg:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ikcoblog/~4/tq0BkE2kxEE" height="1" width="1"/>http://ikcoblog.blogspot.com/2009/06/communicating-globaldevelopment.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4808543803602137150.post-3719303114570907170Thu, 11 Jun 2009 09:01:00 +00002009-06-12T16:42:23.717+02:00information_managementeuforicimwg2009eadiOn Wednesday June 10 the AGM of Euforic took place in Copenhagen, kindly hosted by NIAS. The morning was dedicated to the business meeting. As so often unfortunately this meeting was not attended by very much members, a pity because it is so important to have members really involved in what is going on in a joint organization such as Euforic (or Dgroups for example). But anyhow all plans were http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ikcoblog/~3/kSF2F1-aYeM/euforic-climate-change-and-information.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Maarten)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ikcoblog?a=kSF2F1-aYeM:JpHX59qwIaU:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ikcoblog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ikcoblog?a=kSF2F1-aYeM:JpHX59qwIaU:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ikcoblog?i=kSF2F1-aYeM:JpHX59qwIaU:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ikcoblog/~4/kSF2F1-aYeM" height="1" width="1"/>http://ikcoblog.blogspot.com/2009/06/euforic-climate-change-and-information.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4808543803602137150.post-3017988632250398829Thu, 04 Jun 2009 14:05:00 +00002009-06-05T14:53:04.193+02:00The 'CARDS International' theatre group from India performed in the chapel of the ICCO Alliance office in Utrecht today. This youth group is visiting the Netherlands for two weeks from June 3 until June 16. Their objective is to raise awareness on the situation of Dalits in India. Dalits fall outside the Hindu cast system and are considered to be lower than the poorest class.Today's performance http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ikcoblog/~3/NT5uAhoiIz0/by-dalits-for-dalits-cards-theater.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Hester Oosterbroek)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ikcoblog?a=NT5uAhoiIz0:k_QQoMHIQ5s:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ikcoblog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ikcoblog?a=NT5uAhoiIz0:k_QQoMHIQ5s:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ikcoblog?i=NT5uAhoiIz0:k_QQoMHIQ5s:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ikcoblog/~4/NT5uAhoiIz0" height="1" width="1"/>http://ikcoblog.blogspot.com/2009/06/by-dalits-for-dalits-cards-theater.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4808543803602137150.post-896633437297942710Thu, 04 Jun 2009 12:33:00 +00002009-06-04T15:11:41.495+02:00The team of 7 trainees left the guesthouse at about 9:00 am and travelled to Amersfoort and participated in an Ecumenical Church (Het Brandpunt). Het Brandpunt faith community church is made up of believers of Catholic and Protestant background, who have decided to come together to worship as one church 15 years ago; and so were also celebrating their 15th Anniversary this same Sunday. The http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ikcoblog/~3/tw_3QICza58/understanding-of-dutch-culturereligion.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Hester Oosterbroek)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ikcoblog?a=tw_3QICza58:-DvyEy0BIZw:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ikcoblog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ikcoblog?a=tw_3QICza58:-DvyEy0BIZw:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ikcoblog?i=tw_3QICza58:-DvyEy0BIZw:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ikcoblog/~4/tw_3QICza58" height="1" width="1"/>http://ikcoblog.blogspot.com/2009/06/understanding-of-dutch-culturereligion.html