Sharing knowledge to enrich research, training and policy making
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2000-08Author(s)/Corporate Author (s)
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Some 35 experts from a wide cross-section of African research and capacity building institutions are to meet here tomorrow to launch the Africa Knowledge Networks Forum (AKNF). The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) has designed AKNF to facilitate knowledge sharing and research partnerships between professional networks, and between them and key knowledge end-users -- including policymakers, trainers at institutions of higher learning, civil society organizations and the private sector. The AKNF process aims to federate existing networks towards strengthening indigenous policy-oriented research and analysis for more effective use by African decision-makers. The Forum provides a continuous link between African research networks, policy-makers and training institutions (mainly universities) and supports centers of African expertise and think tanks, which are critical to the pooling of resources for effective knowledge production and use.