UN-GGIM WG-Disasters Task Group B as a Community of Practice in IGIF Strategic Pathway 8.6.10
A Community of Practice is a group that shares a concern, set of problems, or passion about a topic and deepens their knowledge and expertise in a specific area by interacting on an ongoing basis.
UN-GGIM WG-Disasters Task Group B (hereinafter Task Group B) can be described as a Community of Practice in the area of practicing geospatial information supports in the disaster and/or humanitarian situation.
Members of a Community of Practice are individuals or organizations who share a common belief and aspiration and share concerns for the challenges faced nationally, regionally, and globally.
Those belonging to a Community of Practice often focus on sharing real-world proven practices, new knowledge, new processes, and new methodologies. And they advance the value and benefits of capacity and education.
These knowledge and practice sharing networks are key to enriching conversations and for connecting policymakers, professionals, practitioners, and other stakeholders through opportunities to interact and engage. These build on the knowledge attained during formal education processes through (LenCD, 2011):
Peer learning to complement instructor-led training;
Peer coaching around the implementation of a practice following technical assistance;
Peer support that has the potential to outlive the formal education and training programs, stretching out the investment in initial training; and
Bringing the best and most promising practices back to organizations for potential implementation.
The key to a successful Community of Practice for capacity and education is the development of solutions that:
Identify specific topics or thematic issues around which to center knowledge sharing to improve capacity and capabilities. This could be about leveraging data for achieving progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs);
Use existing platforms as the mechanism for communication;
Leverage country-led knowledge hub infrastructure for successful development results; and
Optimize existing funding activities and new financial resources – including from the private sector, foundations, and cooperation partners.
High-level support for a Community of Practice can be helpful and can afford opportunities for capacity and education programs, as well as to improve awareness, extend outreach, and engage target groups of stakeholders.
There are also regional capacity-development structures and networks that further develop capacity and education. These essentially serve as regional or sub-regional community of practices and also serve as centres to deliver education and training.
UN-GGIM WG-Disasters Task Group B as a Community of Practice in IGIF Strategic Pathway 8.6.10
A Community of Practice is a group that shares a concern, set of problems, or passion about a topic and deepens their knowledge and expertise in a specific area by interacting on an ongoing basis.
UN-GGIM WG-Disasters Task Group B (hereinafter Task Group B) can be described as a Community of Practice in the area of practicing geospatial information supports in the disaster and/or humanitarian situation.
Members of a Community of Practice are individuals or organizations who share a common belief and aspiration and share concerns for the challenges faced nationally, regionally, and globally.
Those belonging to a Community of Practice often focus on sharing real-world proven practices, new knowledge, new processes, and new methodologies. And they advance the value and benefits of capacity and education.
These knowledge and practice sharing networks are key to enriching conversations and for connecting policymakers, professionals, practitioners, and other stakeholders through opportunities to interact and engage. These build on the knowledge attained during formal education processes through (LenCD, 2011):
The key to a successful Community of Practice for capacity and education is the development of solutions that:
High-level support for a Community of Practice can be helpful and can afford opportunities for capacity and education programs, as well as to improve awareness, extend outreach, and engage target groups of stakeholders.
There are also regional capacity-development structures and networks that further develop capacity and education. These essentially serve as regional or sub-regional community of practices and also serve as centres to deliver education and training.
Source
IGIF Strategic Pathway 8