From TICK%REDDWARF@nufficcs.nl Thu Apr 6 04:34:57 PDT 1995 >From TICK%REDDWARF@nufficcs.nl Thu Apr 6 04:34:57 1995 Return-Path: Received: from mx5.u.washington.edu by lists.u.washington.edu (5.65+UW95.02/UW-NDC Revision: 2.32 ) id AA19654; Thu, 6 Apr 95 04:34:57 -0700 Received: from beavis.nufficcs.nl by mx5.u.washington.edu (5.65+UW95.02/UW-NDC Revision: 2.31 ) id AA26115; Thu, 6 Apr 95 04:34:26 -0700 Received: from igate.nufficcs.nl (igate.nufficcs.nl [193.67.80.38]) by beavis.nufficcs.nl (8.6.10/8.6.9) with SMTP id MAA09490 for ; Thu, 6 Apr 1995 12:34:12 +0100 To: indknow@u.washington.edu From: "Akke Tick" Date: Thu, 6 Apr 1995 13:31:06 +200 Subject: IK Monitor X-Gateway: iGate, (WP Office) vers 2.02 - 1054 Mime-Version: 1.0 Message-Id: <9504061331.4f83d103.RED@nufficcs.nl> Content-Type: Text/Plain; Charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7BIT Indigenous Knowledge and Development Monitor: Hard copy and on line 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; and * 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 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; and * 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: Resource centres, 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 local initiatives and activities, and to stimulate national and international cooperation. CIRAN/Nuffic produces the Monitor in close cooperation with indigenous knowledge resource centres in Brazil, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Canada, Ghana, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Madagascar, Mexico, The Netherlands, Nigeria, The Philippines, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Uruguay, the USA and Venezuela. 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 CIRAN/Nuffic, 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, Canada, Europe, Japan, New Zealand and Australia are asked to pay 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; there are two regular issues and one special issue. The first issue of the Monitor appeared in February 1993. CIRAN has run out of copies of all three issues of 1993. The themes of the two special issues to date have been: * Proceedings of the international conference 'Indigenous knowledge and sustainable development', which took place in The Philippines. This conference resulted in recommendations and an action plan for the international network for indigenous knowledge and development. * Women and indigenous knowledge, and gender and indigenous knowledge. This issue was edited by Dr Maria E. Fernandez and Drs Akke W. Tick. At the moment we are working hard to bring the Monitor on line. Since February 1995, the second issue of Volume 2 of the Monitor (September 1994) has been available on-line via the Consortium of International Earth Sciences Networks (CIESIN) in Saginaw (Michigan, USA), and via the University of Leiden (Leiden, The Netherlands). CIESIN is publishing the Monitor in the CIESIN Kiosk, which can be accessed through FTP Ciesin.org: Kiosk/Electronic BkShelf/Newsletters/IK Monitor/IK Monitor Sep'94. Leiden University, through LEAD, is publishing the Monitor in OASIS, which can be accessed through Gopher, The Netherlands/Universities/University of Leiden/OASIS: electronische documenten/Institute of Cultural and Social Studies Research IKDM/vol.2(2). Since we are still in the exploratory phase, at the moment we can only present you with the electronic version of one issue. All back issues will be made available soon and we hope to make the forthcoming issues electronically available as well. For more information, please contact the editor Ms Akke W. Tick, editor IK&DM CIRAN/Nuffic P.O. Box 29777 2502 LT The Hague The Netherlands Tel: +31-70-4260324 Fax: +31-70-4260329 or +31-70-4260399 E-mail: Tick@nufficcs.nl .