1. KM4Dev Addis / Ethiopia
Who are we?
What do/did we do?
How can we all make this more useful?

2. What is KM4Dev?
• Knowledge Management for Development
(KM4Dev) is a community of international
development practitioners who are interested
in knowledge management and knowledge
sharing issues and approaches. Our main
communication forum is the KM4dev Dgroup.
• To join the discussion, send a blank email to:
join.km4dev-l@dgroups.org

3. KM4Dev engagement channels
• Mailing list:
http://next.dgroups.org/groups/km4dev-l
• Ning page: www.km4dev.org
• Wiki: http://wiki.km4dev.org/Main_Page
• Face-to-face events
• Other channels (unofficial): Twitter account,
LinkedIn page, Facebook page…
• Local groups
• And a journal!

4. A mailing list:
http://next.dgroups.org/groups/km4dev-l

5. A Wiki: http://wiki.km4dev.org/Main_Page

6. A Ning page: www.km4dev.org

7. Face-to-face events

8. • Other channels (unofficial): LinkedIn page,
Facebook page
• And more ‘regional/national/city’ groups:
– Africa
– Burkina Faso, India, Brazil
– Rome, The Hague, Washington etc.
– Including of course our Addis Ababa/Ethiopia
group!

9. Our KM4Dev Ethiopia group
Our rationale
• Our vision: KM as development and economic driving force for Ethiopia;
• Value expected from this network: better capacity, motivation, shared knowledge,
attracting more people to KM;
– Having a group of peers: establish a professional association for KM4Dev; creating links and
networking with other orgs that work on KM; bring together more KM experts; a professional
network and individual contacts; face-to-face meetings;
– Capacity development: create capacities to build our own capacity on KM (e.g. use of social
media); come up with e-learning facility on specific tools and approaches etc.; Short trainings;
– Knowledge sharing on ideas, tools and approaches: Sharing experiences and innovate ideas;
knowledge sharing with other countries from the global KM4Dev community; sharing and
learning platform on KM4Dev tools and approaches; share and have a practical experience on
social media tools;
– Reach out a wider audience and engage local institutions in KM work;
– Conceptualizing KM for development;
– Convincing about KM for development: motivate knowledge sharing; offer a platform for
advocacy on KM;
• Activities expected: mentoring, communicating, short trainings, socializing,
meetings.
• Products expected: publications, websites, e-learning; discussion forum.

10. Our KM4Dev Ethiopia engagement
channels
• Our Ning page:
– To announce events (RSVP)
– To document them
• Our Facebook page
– To discuss/converse online
• Our quarterly get-togethers
– To bring the group together and build it
– To present little projects and ideas
• Side group work?

11. Ning: http://www.km4dev.org/group/km4dev-
addis-ababa-ethiopia

12. Ning events

13. Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/groups/km4devaddiset/

14. What’ve we done so far: 1st gathering
• Explore and find our rationale
• Agree on our engagement and communication
platforms
• Agree on our meeting routine
• Develop an agenda for the first real meeting
• Notes available on
http://www.km4dev.org/group/km4dev-addis-
ababa-ethiopia/forum/topics/notes-from-the-
first-get-together-26-january-2012

15. What’ve we done so far: 2nd gathering
• Discussion on ‘What is knowledge management’?
• Mapping of ICT/KM project
• Introducing social media
• Prepare the next agenda
• (later) Agree on 2-h parallel sessions
• Notes available on:
http://www.km4dev.org/group/km4dev-addis-
ababa-ethiopia/forum/topics/notes-from-the-
second-get-together-27-april-2012

16. What’ve we done so far: 3rd gathering
• Follow up on ICT/KM project mapping: idea to
invite other projects – more to discuss this time
• Case study: IFPRI’s knowledge
management/communication work & very
interesting Q&A
• Review of the meeting (good KM practice)
• Notes available on:
http://www.km4dev.org/group/km4dev-addis-
ababa-ethiopia/forum/topics/notes-from-the-
third-get-together-28-june-2012

17. What’ve we done so far: 4th gathering
• Two sessions of two sub-sessions:
– Session 1
1. Peer assist on setting up an information system on climate
change adaptation in Ethiopia for the AAP
2. An awareness-raising session about blogs & blogging
– Session 2
1. A focused conversation about ‘how to engage with farmers?’
2. KM case study: ‘KM at GIZ’
– Feedback about sessions, reflections etc.
• Notes available on:
http://www.km4dev.org/group/km4dev-addis-ababa-
ethiopia/forum/topics/notes-from-the-fourth-get-
together-21-september-2012

18. What’ve we done so far: 5th gathering
• Session 1
– Peer assist on setting up an information system on
climate change adaptation in Ethiopia for the AAP
• Session 2
– A focused conversation about ‘KM and
communication’
• Feedback about sessions, reflections etc.
• Notes available on:
http://www.km4dev.org/group/km4dev-addis-
ababa-ethiopia/forum/topics/notes-from-the-
fifth-get-together-14-december-2012

19. What’ve we done so far:
African KM4Dev Community Week
• One month of exchange among Africa-focused
KM4Dev members, hosted by our group
• Finding out what works for them, what’s missing
• One week of intense interaction and one 3-hour
synchronous event
• Great exchange and the conversation goes on!
• Notes available on:
http://wiki.km4dev.org/African_KM4Dev_Commu
nity_Week

20. What’ve we done so far: 6th gathering
• Marketplace of ideas / free networking
• KM at IPMS/LIVES (ILRI project)
• Feedback about the African KM4Dev Community week
• A focused conversation about ‘KM and communication’
• Feedback about sessions, reflections etc.
• Notes available on:
http://www.km4dev.org/group/km4dev-addis-ababa-
ethiopia/forum/topics/notes-from-the-fifth-get-
together-14-december-2012

21. What’ve we done so far: 7th gathering
• Marketplace of ideas / free networking
• A focused conversation about ‘KM maturity
model’
• A peer assist case: How to get the Ethiopian
Agricultural Portal to take off?
• Feedback about sessions, reflections etc.
• Notes available on:
http://www.km4dev.org/events/ethiopia7

22. What’ve we done so far: 8th gathering
• Meeting each other
• A presentation about KM/Comms at ILRI
• A presentation about Productive Safety Net
Programme (PSNP)’s KM strategy
• A peer assist case: How to address the PSNP’s KM
challenges?
• Reflections and planning next gathering etc.
• Notes available at:
http://www.km4dev.org/xn/detail/2672907:Topic:7435
4?xg_source=activity

23. What’ve we done so far: 9th gathering
• Meeting each other and brainstorming potential
conversation topics
• A presentation about KM experiences from the private
sector – KM in event management
• A peer assist case: Developing a KM audit for EIAR?
• Reflections and planning next gathering etc.
• Notes available at:
http://www.km4dev.org/group/km4dev-addis-ababa-
ethiopia/forum/topics/notes-from-the-ninth-gathering-
10-01-2014

24. What’ve we done so far: 10th gathering
• Meeting each other in a ‘speed dating’ way
• An Open Space to come up with topics
• A presentation about KM basics at INSA
• A peer assist case: Moving from tacit to explicit. Case of SNSF
staff departures and job rotation…
• A conversation on ‘KM strategies’
• A conversation on ‘Technology that works in Ethiopia /
knowledge sharing in an office / making documentation
available in a user-friendly way / Sharepoint for third-party
KM’
• Reflections and planning next gathering etc.
• Notes available at: http://www.km4dev.org/group/km4dev-
addis-ababa-ethiopia/forum/topics/notes-from-the-tenth-
gathering-23-05-2014

25. What’ve we done so far: 11th gathering
• Reflections about how we can organize this
aside/away from Ewen Le Borgne
• … But nothing happened over 7 months after
that…

26. What we’ve done so far: 12th gathering
• An update on the AgKnowledge Innovation Process Share
Fair
• An exercise (1-2-4-all) about:
– What KM challenges Ethiopia are facing that this community can
help with
– How can this KM community organize itself to address these
challenges
• A discussion about how we can show the value of KM
(particularly to public agencies)
• Notes available at:
http://www.km4dev.org/group/km4dev-addis-ababa-
ethiopia/forum/topics/notes-from-the-12th-gathering-03-
april-2015

27. What we’ve done so far: 13th gathering
• A Lean Coffee to generate topics:
1. How to strengthen this network?
2. How to promote it?
3. What is the value of a one-stop-shop vs. using a
wide set of platforms?
• Notes available at:
http://www.km4dev.org/events/km4dev-
addis-ababa-ethiopia-14th-gathering

28. What we’ll do in the 14th gathering
• Free networking (2-3pm)
• and then either:
– Generate a new agenda on the spot (lean coffee)
– Or continue the discussion on showing the value
of KM and on quick steps to stimulate this change
of mindset
• … and anything else you suggest or prepare 

29. How can we make this more useful?
• Join the group (on Ning and Facebook)
• RSVP upcoming events
• Host / facilitate / support one of our gatherings!!
• Share
– Share what we discuss (in your organisation and networks)
– Invite people to join our group
• Engage
– Converse online (Facebook)
– Work in small groups
– Connect (with other networks, with KM4Dev globally…)