Indigenous Knowledge for Development Program : Two Years Down the Road
While most African nations adopted economic policies, with a view to modernize society, and transform the productive sectors, indigenous knowledge - that could have supported this process, or offered alternative perspectives - was often relegated....
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| Format: | Brief |
| Language: | English |
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Washington, DC
2012
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2000/06/1552049/indigenous-knowledge-development-program-two-years-down-road http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10817 |
| Summary: | While most African nations adopted
economic policies, with a view to modernize society, and
transform the productive sectors, indigenous knowledge -
that could have supported this process, or offered
alternative perspectives - was often relegated. However, the
1992 Rio Earth Summit, through the notion of sustainable
development, catapulted these practices to the forefront of
the development discourse. Policymakers are highlighting the
critical role of indigenous knowledge in the development
process : from the Global Knowledge Conference, Toronto
1997, to the Indigenous Knowledge (IK) for Development
Initiative, headed by the World Bank, in collaboration with
the United Nations. The note briefly reviews the progress
achieved through the IK Development Initiative in
disseminating information; facilitating information exchange
among developing communities; applying IK in the development
process; and, establishing partnerships. Challenges include
intensified efforts to mainstream IK into the development
process; greater donor involvement, and active
participation; facilitating interactive exchanges by
establishing communities of practice through various fora;
and, forming local alliances to facilitate empowerment. |
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