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Knowledge management

Skat's recent work includes projects with SDC, GTZ, a Swiss NGO and a Swiss research institute covering topics such as the management of international networks and involvement of decision-makers, communities of practice, and knowledge management in general.

Evaluation of the International Platform on Sport and Development
Implementation: September - December 2006

On behalf of the Swiss Academy for Development (SAD) and the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) Skat carried out a comprehensive evaluation of the International Platform on Sport and Development, an Internet site offering a wide range of information services about sport and development.
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Production of a management guide for formal networks
Implementation: March 2005 - 2006

On behalf of the German Agency for Technical Cooperation (GTZ), Skat has taken the lead for writing the book “Work the Net”, a hands-on guide for practitioners giving advice for setting up, managing and facilitating formal and controllable networks in an efficient and effective way. The guide focuses on operational issues of networks and explains the most important aspects making networks work.
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Study on the participation of decision-makers in networks for knowledge sharing
Implementation: January - July 2005

Skat carried out a study focusing on decision-makers and their participation in networks. The study was part of the project “Networking and Information/Knowledge Management by Regional Organizations in the Field of Natural Resources Management” (NeRO) funded by the German Agency Technical Cooperation (GTZ).
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Support in international networking for SDC's Thematic Service Knowledge and Research
Implementation: 2005-2006

Skat supports the Service Knowledge and Research of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) in its networking activities in Swiss and international networking on knowledge management and knowledge sharing.
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Project "Learning from AGUASAN"
Implementation: 2003 - 2004

On behalf of SDC - the Social Development Division and the Thematic Service Knowledge and Research - the Skat Foundation collected the knowledge and experiences of the members of AGUASAN and identified the success factors behind this longstanding community of practice.
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Emergency Performance Monitoring Training in Uganda
Implementation: June 2007

UNICEF Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Office (ESARO) commissioned Skat to undertake a Training Workshop on Emergency Performance Monitoring in Kitgum, Uganda.
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Course on Network Management in Latin America
Implementation: August, 2007

On the initiative of the German Agency for Technical Cooperation (GTZ) - Brazil, Skat conducted a Training Course on Network Management with the aim to strengthen management and communication capacities of members of the Red Latinoamericana de Prevencion y Control de la Contaminacion del Suelo y de las Aguas Subterraneas.
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Knowledge Audit on HIV/AIDS in Latin America and the Caribbean
Implementation: August - September, 2007

The International HIV/AIDS Alliance and its partners in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) looked into the possibility of developing an HIV/AIDS Regional Knowledge Management Centre (KMC). The first activity for developing the Centre was an Audit that was meant to investigate how the knowledge system on HIV/AIDS works in the region. Skat was the organisation selected to implement the Audit during the months of August and September 2007.
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