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Communities of Practice and Networks

In Communities of Practice and Networks (15 page PDF), Sarah Cummings and Arin van Zee look at how new theories about knowledge management are starting to come together with older ideas about networking on the ground, with the particular example of agricultural networking and local development. This is an excellent peer reviewed paper on a key concept in real life knowledge work. Posted: 7/8/05; 12:38:33 PM #

POWERING ICT: An Energy Solutions Toolkit for ICT Projects

In a great example of looking at more than one system at a time when making technology decisions, the Powering ICT Toolkit helps communities and planners working in developing regions take both information technology and energy technology into account when proposing local solutions. It puts energy and ICT on an equal footing, rather than having the latter be central. I would like to see that approach applied to other settings, with equal footing given to human systems. Posted: 7/8/05; 12:27:23 PM #

AdvocacyDev: Advocacy Technologies
	Activists and developers will gather this week in Oakland at the second meeting organized on the subject of advocacy software. For an overview of the state of that field, I suggest a look at the AdvocacyDev wiki, where participants have compiled a list of Advocacy Technologies. Posted: 7/8/05; 12:23:43 PM #