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Knowledge-based Advocacy for Knowledge-based Advocacy for Achieving Millennium Achieving Millennium Development GoalsDevelopment Goals

OneWorld South AsiaOneWorld South Asia

C-5, Qutab Institutional AreaC-5, Qutab Institutional Area

New Delhi-ll0016New Delhi-ll0016

HOW………HOW………

To take stock of the MDGs progressTo take stock of the MDGs progress To share experiencesTo share experiences To explore role of ICTs in developmentTo explore role of ICTs in development To build CoPs around MDGsTo build CoPs around MDGs Learn to work together with Multi-Learn to work together with Multi-

stakeholder partnership stakeholder partnership

Current Scenario……..Current Scenario…….. Progress has been made to some extentProgress has been made to some extent A few South Asian countries are ahead in some A few South Asian countries are ahead in some

spheres and a few are lagging behind.spheres and a few are lagging behind. MDG goals have been integrated into the MDG goals have been integrated into the

government plans and non-government government plans and non-government organisations working on development issues.organisations working on development issues.

Development mapping is lacking in relation to Development mapping is lacking in relation to contributions made by various sectors.contributions made by various sectors.

What is needed…….What is needed…….

Need to strengthen people-centric Need to strengthen people-centric programmes.programmes.

Need for knowledge transformation with Need for knowledge transformation with need-based communication supported by need-based communication supported by best possible mechanisms.best possible mechanisms.

Need for transparency, integrity, long-term Need for transparency, integrity, long-term vision with defined roles of each and every vision with defined roles of each and every player in the development process including player in the development process including communities.communities.

Way forward ……Way forward ……

Development could only be possible with the Development could only be possible with the bottom-up approach – the journey bottom-up approach – the journey envisaged should start from Village to State envisaged should start from Village to State and Nation as a whole.and Nation as a whole.

Need to bridge the gap between rural and Need to bridge the gap between rural and urban populations and amenities. urban populations and amenities.

Need to address the roots of development Need to address the roots of development that lie in the rural areas.that lie in the rural areas.

Way forward……. Way forward…….

Need for public discourses; public Need for public discourses; public management; public vigilance with public management; public vigilance with public participation.participation.

Good examples are existing, success Good examples are existing, success stories are there, but there is a need for stories are there, but there is a need for commitment for larger goals, larger plans, commitment for larger goals, larger plans, and a strong administrative will.and a strong administrative will.

Way forward……..Way forward……..

Need to strengthen CoPs for promoting and Need to strengthen CoPs for promoting and using ICTs cutting across development using ICTs cutting across development issues.issues.

Need to sensitize at all levels the use and Need to sensitize at all levels the use and benefits of ICTs.benefits of ICTs.

Need to address the requirements for Need to address the requirements for promoting and using ICTs : connectivity, promoting and using ICTs : connectivity, content, coordination, care and content, coordination, care and management and capacity buildingmanagement and capacity building

How OWSA is doing………..How OWSA is doing………..

Building Communities of Practice through the following Building Communities of Practice through the following programmes at the grassroots level :programmes at the grassroots level :

Open Knowledge Network programmeOpen Knowledge Network programme (Ek Duniya Gyan Sagar)(Ek Duniya Gyan Sagar) Voicing the VoicelessVoicing the Voiceless (Ek Duniya Kayee Kahaniyan(Ek Duniya Kayee Kahaniyan Building Grassroots Broadcasters’networkBuilding Grassroots Broadcasters’network (Ek Duniya Ek Awaaz)(Ek Duniya Ek Awaaz) Providing tools to the community to harness local Providing tools to the community to harness local

knowledge and provide global knowledgeknowledge and provide global knowledge (Ek Duniya Sawal Jawab)(Ek Duniya Sawal Jawab)

Some OKN projectsSome OKN projects

Content disseminationThrough All India Radio

Content disseminationThrough community newspaper

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Contd……….Contd……….

Having 750 partners on the e-list, sharing the best Having 750 partners on the e-list, sharing the best practices through e-newsletterpractices through e-newsletter

Providing a platform to academicians, experts and Providing a platform to academicians, experts and practitioners to reflect on the development issues practitioners to reflect on the development issues through D groups and Mainstreaming ICTs on through D groups and Mainstreaming ICTs on MDGsMDGs

Build research on various voices emanated and try Build research on various voices emanated and try to address the gaps between peoples’ perceptions to address the gaps between peoples’ perceptions and policy decisionsand policy decisions

Try to bridge the gap between people and policy Try to bridge the gap between people and policy makers makers

Partnerships and Partnerships and networkingnetworking

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Knowledge for Knowledge for DevelopmentDevelopment

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Mission 2007 Mission 2007

Mission 2007 an alliance of Mission 2007 an alliance of government/non-government, public and government/non-government, public and private organisations supporting the private organisations supporting the knowledge revolution in the rural areasknowledge revolution in the rural areas

Connecting 600,000 villages by 2007Connecting 600,000 villages by 2007 OWSA is playing a role in understanding the OWSA is playing a role in understanding the

gaps, building their capacity and anchoring gaps, building their capacity and anchoring their voices at the policy leveltheir voices at the policy level

MSP Model in promoting and MSP Model in promoting and supporting alliancesupporting alliance

OWSA as a secretariat for supporting Mission 2007 OWSA as a secretariat for supporting Mission 2007 supporting 100,000 knowledge centers in rural Indiasupporting 100,000 knowledge centers in rural India

Doing NPRA with National Virtual Academy fellows for Doing NPRA with National Virtual Academy fellows for understanding the knowledge gaps and building their understanding the knowledge gaps and building their capacitycapacity

Prof M S Swaminathan felicitates them and President of Prof M S Swaminathan felicitates them and President of India acknowledges their efforts through PURA programmeIndia acknowledges their efforts through PURA programme

Telecentre.org (IDRC) initiates for the process of common Telecentre.org (IDRC) initiates for the process of common training programmes and designing the modules for training programmes and designing the modules for knowledge workers knowledge workers

Setting of the Knowledge Centers Setting of the Knowledge Centers through Government/Non-through Government/Non-

Government initiativesGovernment initiatives NYKS is converting YDCs into RITYDCsNYKS is converting YDCs into RITYDCs CSC established by Government initiativesCSC established by Government initiatives Drishtee FoundationDrishtee Foundation TaraHAATTaraHAAT TERITERI ARAVISARAVIS DatamationDatamation ICTA in Sri LankaICTA in Sri Lanka DigiDAG in NepalDigiDAG in Nepal

Various ICT tools promoted by Various ICT tools promoted by OWSA…………..OWSA…………..

Open eNRICH, a website for grassroots, Open eNRICH, a website for grassroots, used as a hub and spokes model for used as a hub and spokes model for harnessing local knowledge and sharing harnessing local knowledge and sharing global knowledgeglobal knowledge

Question-Answer service through telephoneQuestion-Answer service through telephone Radio as a tool for addressing MDGsRadio as a tool for addressing MDGs Discussion groups Discussion groups My colleagues will demonstrate the use of My colleagues will demonstrate the use of

ICT toolsICT tools

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