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Fri 16/6 -The role of knowledge brokers in improving regional NRM outcomes
CSIRO Sustainable Ecosystems seminar next week.....
Friday 16 June 2006
The role of knowledge brokers in improving regional NRM outcomes
(or have you heard
the joke about the farmer, the scientist and the bull?)
Paul Ryan
Knowledge Broker
CSIRO Sustainable Ecosystems
Time: 3.30 pm
Venue: Caughley
Seminar Room, Gungahlin Homestead, Crace (directions below)
Abstract below,
flyer attached
Abstract: There is increasing interest in improving the flow of
information and knowledge between policy makers, researchers and regional NRM
organisations. Knowledge brokers, people dedicated to transferring knowledge
between different organisations, are being widely promoted as one way to bridge
the gap and overcome many of the barriers that have traditionally hampered
knowledge sharing. But what does a knowledge broker actually do and can they
really help improve the flow of knowledge between organisations?
I
will present insights from my experience as the Knowledge Broker for the Better
Knowledge, Better Bush project, a large multi-partner, multi-disciplinary
project researching various aspects of vegetation management in NSW. I suggest
that generating and sharing knowledge is a social process that relies on
understanding how people seek and use information, the formal and informal
networks they operate in and most importantly understanding the culture of the
organisation in which they work. These factors have important implications for
the way we plan, implement and communicate our research.
Location details:
The entrance to Gungahlin Homestead is from Bellenden Street
(off Barton Highway,
approx 500m north of Gungahlin Drive overpass).
The visitor car park is to the right of entrance near front of Homestead
(Reception). Please report to reception for a visitors pass.
Enquiries: m("csiro.au","anne.towill");">, ph
6242 1608 (Mon pm, Tues-Thurs) or phone Gungahlin reception - ph
6242 1600
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Anne Towill
Marketing and Communication Group
CSIRO Sustainable Ecosystems
'Gungahlin Homestead'
GPO Box
284
Canberra ACT 2601
ph: 02 6242 1608 (Mon PM, Wed, Thu)
fax: 02 6242 1555
e-mail: m("csiro.au","anne.towill");">
CSIRO Sustainable Ecosystems website: www.cse.csiro.au
