The knowledge sharing approach of the United Nations Development Programme

Knowledge networks or communities of practice (CoPs) were established in 1999 in some of priority thematic areas of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). They were originally set up to serve as a capacity-building mechanism for staff, as a bridge between headquarters and the field, to connect UNDP’s country offices and to promote South-South exchange. Knowledge networks subsequently became institutionalised as part of the UNDP...