View source for Communities of practice and thematic networks in international development

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{{Discussion - Side Box
|topics=Knowledge and International Development, Communities and Networks
|keywords=cops,
|africa=No
|america=No
|asia=No
|europe=No
|latin america=No
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{{Discussion - Original Message
|posted by=Nancy White
|posted on=2009/12/18
|message=Hi all

I'm working on one of FAO's IMARK modules on communities and networks and I would love to diversify my set of stories and examples of successful communities of practice and thematic networks in any area of international development. I'm particularly interested in examples where there is a web page I can point to, networks in English, French or Spanish. I find I tend to reuse the same ones over and over again and I'd really like to profile a nice rich range.

In the example you offer, if you know, I'd be interested in the following:

* focus or domain of the group
** Is it a closed or open group
** how does it define itself (or point me to page/URL)
** is it organizationally sponsored
** size
** how long it has been around
** status (thriving, starting, dying, etc.)

I'll be forever grateful and include you in the credits! :-)

THANKS!

Nancy
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{{Discussion - Contributors
|contributed by=Nancy White, Loe Schout, Jaap Pels, Meghendra Banerjee, Grant Ballard-Tremeer, Charles Dhewa, Yorsaon Christophe Hien, Neil Pakenham-Walsh, John David Smith, Ana Maria Ponce, Satish Vangal, Brad Hinton
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=== Summary ===

==== Detailed Description ====

[the meat of the topic – clearly, crisply communicated summary of the topic. Where relevant, a brief story – no more than 1-2 paragraphs - of how this topic has been turned into practice, ideally from the KM4Dev archives? If the example is long, separate into a separate subsection]

==== Examples in Application ====

[One or a few practical examples and references that illustrate the topic or show how it is done in practice]

==== Recommended Resources ====

[Links to publications, websites, contacts and general resources shared in the e-discussion]