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CBNRM, Knowledge management terms

Introduction

This Group contains definition and/or usage of terms that are used in connection with CBNRM knowledge management and knowledge sharing, broadly understood. This particular set of terms deal with the overall CBNRM knowledge management and knowledge sharing structure that is devised for CBNRM Net. Some of the terms are constructed especially for this CBNRM context, while the majority are drawn from broad and eclectic fields of inquiry and practice (see also Group Terms, processual and Category Dictionaries). There is some overlap with Group Processual terms (some terms are listed in both sets of terms). As a rule, and where appropriate, terms are given in the singular. 'Level', a variable used in characterizing terms, refers to the knowledge management elements - ranging from 'Section' to 'Page' - that are found throughout the website (see items «knowledge management element», and «Level» below).

A list of Sources used in preparing this list of terms is available. Cross-references may refer to structural or knowledge management terms. A Background on this Group is available. For translation of many of these terms into several languages see Category Dictionaries. See also Category Overview.

Content

The Group contains the following terms:

Activity   Projects and other planned activities, that take place at, or have effects on, the local level. Level: KM Category (Section Resources).

Case   See: «Case study».

Case study   Documentation and analysis of local practices and activities. Level: ?. Cross references: KM Category (Section Library). Comments: Abbreviated 'Case'.

Category   See: «Knowledge management category».

Country overview   A review and summary of activities in a country. Level: KM Group (Section Resources). Cross references: Terms «Overview», «Regional overview».

Distributed web team   A group of people that prepare material for CBNRM Net. Mostly located at the local level or within a country. Level: ?. Comments: Abbreviated 'web team'.

Domain   There are two domains: natural/environmental and socio-cultural, each of which consist of a large and variable number of «nodes». Level: ?. Cross references: Term «Node». Comments: Refered to, somewhat incorrectly, as «Node».

Element   See: «Knowledge management element».

Event A generic term for conferences, meetings, seminars, training and capacity building and workshops. Level: KM Group (Section Resources).

Group   See: «Knowledge management group».

Issue   A specific subject matter. Can range from the local, practical and concrete to the abstract and analytical. Cuts across, among others, Ecosystems, Sectors, and Countries. Level: KM Group (Section Resources). Cross references: Terms «Countries», «Ecosystems», «Sectors».

Item   See: «Knowledge management item».

KM Category   See: «Knowledge management category».

KM Element   See: «Knowledge management element».

KM Group   See: «Knowledge management group».

KM Item   See: See «Knowledge management item».

KM Page   See: See «Knowledge management page».

KM Section   See: See «Knowledge management section».

Knowledge management   No agreed upon definition exists. Loosely used to refer to a broad collection of organizational practices and approaches related to generating, capturing and disseminating know-how and other content. Level: ?. Comments: Covers also knowledge sharing. Adapted from the World Bank. URL: www.worldbank.org/ks/html/pubs_pres_what.html.

Knowledge management category   Knowledge that has a specific internal consistency and is grouped together. One or more knowledge management categories constitute a «Knowledge management section», and contain two ore more «Knowledge management groups» or one or more «Knowledge management items». Level: KM Category (all Sections). Comments: «Knowledge management groups» are not available throughout the CBNRM Net website. Abbreviated 'KM Category' or 'Category'. CBNRM core term.

Knowledge management element   A generic name for CBNRM knowledge, as located on several «Levels». Level: ?. Cross references: Terms «Element», «Level». Comments: Abbreviated 'Knowledge element' or 'Element'.

Knowledge management group   Knowledge that has a specific internal consistency and is grouped together. Two or more «Knowledge management groups» constitute a «Knowledge management category», and contain one or more «Knowledge management items». Level: ?. Cross references: KM Group (all Sections). Comments: Abbreviated 'KM Group' or 'Group'. CBNRM core term.

Knowledge management item   Knowledge that has a specific internal consistency and is grouped together. One or more «Knowledge management items» constitute a «Knowledge management group», but does not necessarily contain one or more «Knowledge management pages». Level: KM Item (all Sections). Comments: Abbreviated 'KM Item' or 'Item'. Also called «Trait». CBNRM core term.

Knowledge management page   Knowledge that has a specific internal consistency and is grouped together. One or more «Knowledge management pages» does not necessarily constitute a «Knowledge management item». This knowledge management element is not necessarily part of the regular knowledge management structure. Level: KM Page (all Sections). Comments: Abbreviated 'KM Page' or 'Page'. CBNRM core term.

Knowledge management section   Knowledge that has a specific internal consistency and is grouped together. Contains two or more «Knowledge management categories». Level: Section. Comments: Abbreviated 'KM section' or 'Section'. CBNRM core term.

Knowledge network   Knowledge organized in a three-dimensional array. A web of knowledge. Consists of «Nodes» and the «Links» that connect them. Level: ?. Cross references: Terms «Domain», «Link», «Node». Comments: Abbreviated 'Network'.

Level   CBNRM knowledge, as organized in «Knowledge management elements», is located on several levels. Cross references: Terms «Knowledge management category», «Knowledge management element», «Knowledge management group», «Knowledge management item», «Knowledge management page», «Knowledge management section». Comments: The levels are: «Knowledge management category», «Knowledge management group», «Knowledge management item», «Knowledge management page», «Knowledge management section».

Link   In the «Knowledge network», a connection or relationship between two «Nodes». Links have various characteristics, including content, quality, strength and direction. Level: ?. Cross references: Terms «Knowledge network», «Node».

Network   See: «Knowledge network». Comments: This term is used elsewhere with different meanings. See also Group CBNRM, Processual terms.

Node   Assemblages of knowledge that has a specific internal consistency. «Nodes», and the «Links» that connect them, constitute the «Knowledge network». There are two main types of nodes: (1) natural/environmental Nodes and (2) socio-cultural Nodes, each of which is organized in two «Domains». Nodes exist on different levels, depending on their importance. Depending on where the Nodes are located in the Knowledge network they will be core or more or less peripheral. All «Knowledge management items» and «Knowledge management groups» constitute Nodes of various types and levels. Cross references: Terms «Domain», «Node», «Knowledge management group», «Knowledge management item», «Knowledge network», «Link». Comments: Also called, somewhat incorrectly, «Domain».

Overview   A generic term for «Regional overview» and «Country overview». Level: KM Category (Section Resources).

Page   See: «Knowledge management page».

Region   Assemblage of countries. Level: ?. Cross references: Term «Regional overview». Comments: The regions are: (1) East Asia, (2) Europe, Central Asia and the Middle East, (3) Latin America and the Caribbean, (4) South Asia, (5) Sub-Saharan Africa (Anglophone) and (6) Sub-Saharan Africa (Francophone).

Regional overview   A review and summary of activities in a «Region». Level: KM Group (Section Resources). Cross references: Terms «Country overview», «Overview», «Region».

Section   See: «Knowledge management section».

Sector   A distinctive part of a national economy. Level: KM Group (Section Resources).

Topic   A generic term for, among others, «Ecosystem», «Issue» and «Sector». Level: KM Category (Section Resources).

Trait   See: «Knowledge management item».

Web team   See: «Distributed web team».

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