Indigenous Knowledge for Development Program : Two Years Down the Road

World Bank

Washington, DC

关键词: INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE;    COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION;    STAKEHOLDERS;    PARTICIPATION OF LOCAL COMMUNITIES;    DONORS;   

RP-ID  :  22132

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: World Bank Open Knowledge Repository

【 摘 要 】

While most African nations adoptedeconomic policies, with a view to modernize society, andtransform the productive sectors, indigenous knowledge -that could have supported this process, or offeredalternative perspectives - was often relegated. However, the1992 Rio Earth Summit, through the notion of sustainabledevelopment, catapulted these practices to the forefront ofthe development discourse. Policymakers are highlighting thecritical role of indigenous knowledge in the developmentprocess : from the Global Knowledge Conference, Toronto1997, to the Indigenous Knowledge (IK) for DevelopmentInitiative, headed by the World Bank, in collaboration withthe United Nations. The note briefly reviews the progressachieved through the IK Development Initiative indisseminating information; facilitating information exchangeamong developing communities; applying IK in the developmentprocess; and, establishing partnerships. Challenges includeintensified efforts to mainstream IK into the developmentprocess; greater donor involvement, and activeparticipation; facilitating interactive exchanges byestablishing communities of practice through various fora;and, forming local alliances to facilitate empowerment.