The Indigenous Knowledge and Development Monitor serves all
people with an interest in the role that
indigenous knowledge (local knowledge, traditional knowledge)
plays in participatory approaches to
sustainable development. It provides:
- an instrument for the exchange of information;
- a platform for debate on the concept of indigenous
knowledge in a variety of disciplines;
- an overview of activities in the field of indigenous
knowledge and sustainable development.
The Indigenous Knowledge and Development Monitor has two
sections: Articles and Communications. The
articles reflect the state of the art of
indigenous knowledge (IK) in various policy sectors and
disciplines by presenting information on:
- research: study of indigenous knowledge systems, research
methodology, research needs, research
results, cooperation in research, and organizational aspects
of research;
- theory and practice: the interface of indigenous knowledge
and scientific knowledge, and the use of
research results in the preparation and implementation of
development projects;
- policy: indigenous knowledge as an area of interest and a
policy instrument for donors, international
organizations, governments, NGOs and development
organizations.
The section Communications is divided into sub-sections: IK
resource centres, Networks, Research, Conferences
(coming and past), Calls (for information
and cooperation, papers and research
proposals), Databases Publications,
and Films and audio-visual devices. The major function of this
section is to disseminate information, to inform the
broader public about various initiatives and activities, and
to stimulate national and international cooperation.
Nuffic-CIRAN produces the Monitor in close cooperation with
indigenous knowledge resource centres and
other organizations world wide. The editorial board of the
Monitor is responsible for the editorial policy. Corresponding
editors have an institutional base in the various IK
resource centres. Associate corresponding editors
are similarly affiliated with
organizations that are active in the field of indigenous
knowledge, among other things. The editor is
responsible for publishing the Monitor in accordance with the
policies of the editorial board and
Nuffic-CIRAN, and for coordinating the production.
Thanks to grants from Nuffic and IDRC, the Monitor could be
provided free of charge in 1993 and 1994.
In 1995, however, recipients living in the USA and Canada are
requested to pay US $ 27.00 and recipients
living in Europe, Japan, New Zealand and Australia are asked
to pay Dfl. 40.00 for their subscriptions.
People living in all other countries, who may not be in a
position to pay, will continue to receive the
Monitor free of charge.
The Monitor is published three times a year; preferably in two
regular issues and one special issue. The first
issue of the Monitor appeared in February 1993. CIRAN has run
out of copies of Volume 1(1-3) and
Volume 2(1-2).
The themes of the two special issues to date have been:
Suggestions for themes for future special issues of the
Monitor are welcome. They can be sent to the editor.
The Monitor on line
The electronic version of the Monitor, which is available
through Gopher (gopher.nufficcs.nl) as well as
WWW (http://www.nufficcs.nl/ciran/ikdm), has the same
objectives as the hard copy of the Monitor. However there are
differences regarding its format. The main
differences are:
- References: References are given to the files of the
electronic version.
- Lay-out: In the version for Gopher, italic, bold etc has
disappeared and the tables are only available
in a post-script version.
- Photo's and figures: These are not available
We have chosen to distribute the Monitor in parts, allowing
people to download the information of their
interest and therefore to work as cost-effective as possible.
The information, in particularly the addresses, mentioned in
the various articles and communications will not be updated.
Please contact the editor for more information.
Acknowledgements
We would like to thank Dr Rajasekaran (CIESIN), Doug Fils
(IITAP/ISU), Dr Wim Dechering
(LEAD/University of Leiden) for giving us support in the
initial phases of bringing the Monitor on line. We
also highly appreciated the support and assistance of the
information systems section of Nuffic and the
department of communications (in particular Quirijn Slings) of
Nuffic. Finally, the Monitor would not have
been on line without the endless support, input and patience
of Ms Annelies Kruidhof.
Guus von Liebenstein, Director CIRAN
and
Ms Akke W. Tick, editor IK&DM.
For more information, please contact the editor:
Ms Akke W. Tick
Nuffic-CIRAN
P.O. Box 29777
2502 LT The Hague
The Netherlands
Tel: +31-70-4260324
Fax: +31-70-4260329
E-mail: ikdm@nuffic.nl
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