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Just Published – The RAPID Outcome Mapping Approach and project management for policy change

The RAPID Outcome Mapping Approach and project management for policy change Article – ODI Opinions 153, August 2011 Authors: Arnaldo Pellini Ramalingam et al. (2008), describe development plans, strategies and goal setting as ‘attempts to picture how things work in that country and provide an illusion of control’. The reality, however, is that development is not […]

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Just Published – Communicating research: A beginner\’s guide for researchers at the Vietnamese Academy of Social Science

Communicating research: A beginner\’s guide for researchers at the Vietnamese Academy of Social Science Arnaldo Pellini and Ajoy Datta Manual/Toolkit, July 2011 The guide was developed by the Overseas Development Institute’s (ODI) Research and Policy in Development (RAPID) programme under the guidance of VASS and input from VASS researchers. This guide is a key output

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Just published with ODI – Knowledge taxonomies: a literature review

Knowledge taxonomies: a literature review Arnaldo Pellini and Harry Jones Taxonomies are part of our daily life and this is particularly apparent today. The explosion in the volume of information and knowledge available though information technology and especially through the internet today has made it more urgent than ever to adopt systems, processes, and technology

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Just Published with ODI – A Study of the Asian Development Bank’s knowledge taxonomy

A Study of the Asian Development Bank\’s Knowledge Taxonomy Arnaldo Pellini and Harry Jones In September 2010, the Overseas Development Institute was tasked by the Knowledge Management Center in the Regional and Sustainable Development Department  in the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to conduct a study of ADB\’s knowledge taxonomy. The study aimed to explore, recommend,

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Interesting article on political and policy change in the Philippines

Business World Online 1/3/2011 http://www.bworldonline.com/content.php?title=Expatriate%20guide%20to%20Philippine%20politics&id=27150 Opinion Posted on February 28, 2011 09:00:30 PM Fence Sitter — By A. R. Samson Expatriate guide to Philippine politics Part of the frustration of businessmen, especially expatriates, with politicians stems from a preconceived idea of what politics should be. The first step in positively influencing the political process or

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