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At GKI, we believe in the power of words to influence and inspire action.   We actively pursue humility, curiosity, and reflection in our work as we share our insights, experiences, and resources with the broader community of decision-makers, change-makers, and practitioners.

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Sara Farley Deconstructs Network Difficulties at AAAS Annual Meeting

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Every year, at the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Annual Meeting, thousands of scientists, researchers, and policymakers gather to discuss the year’s most exciting, challenging, and relevant developments. This year, at the Boston event (held February 14-18)  GKI Chief Operating Officer Sara Farley joined an intriguingly-named panel titled “A Tale of Two…
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Training-of-Trainers on Innovation in Tanzania: Refreshing and Revisiting

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Back in August, we teamed up with UNESCO and the Nelson Mandela Africa Institute of Science and Technology to conduct a Training-of-Trainers program on innovation management skills in Tanzania.  During our first visit we trained trainers on the fundamentals of the skills needed for collaborative innovation and the training techniques needed to impart those skills…
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Kenyatta University and GKI sign Memorandum of Understanding

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At a ceremony held at Kenyatta University on January 10, 2013 GKI Chief Operating Officer Sara Farley and Kenyatta University Deputy Vice Rector Prof. John Okumu signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) linking the two organizations. The partnership came about through the LINK (Learning and Innovation Network for Knowledge and Solutions) program, the third round…
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Water Harvesting Research in Kitui

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Despite recent, heavy rains, that have given Kenya’s Kitui County a lush, green feel, it remains water scarce. From January 7-9, a GKI team, along with Dr. Kennedy Mwetu of Kenyatta University, Dr. Patrick Kariuki of South Eastern University College, Prof. Anthony Egeru of Makerere University, and a number of others visited Kitui County, Kenya…
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International Convening Aims to Tackle Kenya Water Sustainability Challenge

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Building off of the success of the Global Knowledge Initiative’s first two LINK (Learning and Innovation Network for Knowledge and Solutions) pilot programs in Rwanda and Afghanistan-Pakistan, GKI is gaining momentum, scaling purpose-driven networks to solve real science, technology, and innovation challenges across the world. The LINK Round III winner, a Kenyatta University-based research team, began constructing a global network to…
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Solving Water Harvesting Challenges in the ASALs: 2-Week Intensive with LINK: Kenya Team!

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A good chunk of the GKI team is headed to Kenya this weekend to meet with Dr. Kennedy Mwetu and a number of other prestigious researchers from Kenyatta University, University of Nairobi, and Makerere University, just to name a few, to work on solutions to water harvesting challenges in Kenya’s Arid and Semi-Arid Lands.  See…
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AfPak LINK Analysis Lifts off

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After six months of research and collaboration, the Global Knowledge Initiative LINK (Learning and Innovation Network for Knowledge and Solutions) research team is almost ready to release their analysis of Afghanistan’s Science, Technology, and Innovation context; the Seed Technology Challenge being pursued by the LINK AfPak team; and of analysis resources available and needed at…
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GKI Works with Georgetown Public Policy Students to innovate M&E Methodologies

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A Team of Georgetown Public Policy Institute (GPPI) master’s students worked with the Global Knowledge Initiative in Fall 2012 to help innovate new metrics of network growth and optimization. On Thursday, December 6 GKI Program Officer (and GPPI graduate) Andrew Gerard visited Prof. Anne Cammisa’s Managing Program Evaluation class to review Team Clear View’s progress….
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Across Africa, Science, Technology and Innovation Networks Expand

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Africa’s thirst for networks as mechanisms to draw together the science, technology and innovation (STI) resources needed for economic and social development is keeping pace with international cries for more networked approaches to problem solving. The past year has witnessed the birth of a number of new networks; one called for by UN Secretary-General Ban-ki…
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International consortium undertakes groundbreaking research to identify cause of mysterious “Potato Taste” in Rwandan Specialty Coffee

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A network of researchers spanning from the United States to France to Rwanda has found common cause in working to solve a grave agricultural challenge facing Rwanda. In the tiny African country, around 90% of the population works in agriculture, and coffee constitutes almost a quarter of all agricultural exports. Spurred by government and international…
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