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Issues and Options for ACP Countries in Global Knowledge Partnerships
The Global Knowledge II meeting in Kuala Lumpur in March 2000 brought together organisations and institutions from throughout the world to explore the potential of, and form partnerships on, the effective use of knowledge and ICTs to support development. The European Union, working with the World Bank as a central organiser of the event and of the GK Partnership, are keenly aware of the need for ACP countries (i.e. signatories of the Lomé Convention with the EU) to engage effectively in this process, in order to build up their capacity to generate and use knowledge for development. With funds from the European Union’s Development Directorate and the cooperation from the World Bank, it was therefore decided to launch a project that would:
  • Enable about 70 participants from ACP countries to travel to the GK2 conference in Kuala Lumpur;
  • Provide research assistance to support their participation in the Global Knowledge Partnership and in knowledge networking more generally.
Comunex, a research organisation specialising in international knowledge and media issues, was chosen to carry out this part of the work. Along with Comunex senior staff, Seán Ó Siochrú and Bruce Girard, a team of consultants covering the African, Caribbean and Pacific regions was retained to undertake local work, as required. 

Documents

A Programme for African Policy and Resarch Networking - (APREN) Action Plan and Feasibility Study - Phase 2 FINAL REPORT - June 2001- PDF version

Issues and Options for ACP countries in Global Knowledge Partnerships - Phase 1 FINAL REPORT - May 2001 - PDF version

Investing in Knowledge: Managing and Exchanging Resarch and Policy Knowledge in Africa through ICTs - Report prepared by Dr. Peter Ballantyne for the APREN consultative workshop, Dakar, April 2001 - PDF version 

Information and Knowledge Needs of ACP Countries: Introductory statistical indicators - Report prepared for the Global Knowledge II meeting in Kuala Lumpur, March 2000

Approach and Progress: April 2000 - Interim report prepared for the European Union's Development Directorate

A Proposal for Cooperation - This document, distributed  to key African networks and partners in June 2000, is an invitation to participate in the project and a description of the Project Concept that we have designed in coopperation with the EU. 

Issues and Options for ACP Countries in Global Knowledge Partnerships - FINAL REPORT

A Programme for African Research and Policy Networking

Options for a Policy/Research Networking Programme in the Pacific and the Caribbean Countries of ACP - Proposed Terms of Reference for completion of the work.

A Programme for African Research and Policy Networking: Feasibility Study and Action Plan. - Proposed Terms of Reference for an extension of the project.