06 KM and Learning

Knowledge Management and Learning Sector Overview for Handover Documentation

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Overview

Purpose and Objective

The Knowledge Management and Learning (KML) Team is responsible for training, knowledge management, communications, Information and Communications Technologies (ICT), data management (including the FEWS NET Data Warehouse), and GIS support across the project, focusing on Home Office support. The team’s main objectives include the following:

• Integrate KM, training, communications, data, and IT into a coherent, integrated knowledge sharing agenda

• Develop mechanisms/tools/systems to better share knowledge and promote knowledge flows with partners and among team (website, social media, Internal KM)

• Continue to pilot, refine, and implement innovative methods for data collection and analysis

Sector staff

Over the course of FEWS NET III (2012-2019), the team has staffed the following positions:

• Knowledge Management and Learning Advisor (team lead)

• Communications Coordinator

• ICT Manager

• Data Management Coordinator

• Database Manager

• GIS Specialist

• Database/GIS Specialist

Training documentation

• FEWS NET Foundational Training: The main training organized the KML sector is the FEWS NET Foundational Training, typically a week-long training for all new technical staff. For an overview of the Foundational Training, first read the documentation in the Training Documentation folder titled “Foundational Training Overview.” This folder also includes documents associated with the Foundational Trainings: 1) an example agenda of a Foundational Training; 2) an example agenda of a DSG Foundational Training “Plus,” and 3) a FEWS NET Training Overview document, which provides an overview of all FEWS NET trainings (Foundational and Advanced). Other Foundational Training documents can be found within the sectoral Training Documentation folders.

• FEWS NET Advanced Assumption Trainings: FEWS NET advanced trainings are described in the document titled “Advanced Assumption Training Overview.” The related training documentation for advanced trainings are located within the sectoral folders.

• Other FEWS NET Training Documentation:

  • FEWS NET Trainings Overview

  • Foundational Training Example Agenda

  • DSG Foundational Training “Plus” Example Schedule

  • Introduction to FEWS NET

  • Introduction to the IPC

  • Introduction to Scenario Development

  • Team Building Training

  • Advanced Assumption Training Overview

  • All FEWS Workshop/Regional Workshops (operations)

KM and Communications Documentation

This documentation focuses on the products and processes that support promotion, communication, and sharing of FEWS NET information. Links to the related product documentation (e.g., for documentation on production of the FAOB) are provided within the document.

Product Documentation

• KML Monthly Report

• FAOB Story Map

• Food Security Outlook Poster

• Regional Outlook Story Map

• Global Outlook Story Map

Process Documentation

• Social Media

• Media Inquiries/Media Tracking

• Development Experience Clearinghouse (DEC) Submissions

Training Documentation

• Media Training

Data Documentation

The documentation below addresses the process of data gathering, extracting, processing, and uploading across the FEWS NET Data Warehouse (FDW) Domains:

• FDW Cross-Border Trade Data Domain

• FDW Price Data Domain

• FDW Crop Production Data Domain

• FDW Nutrition Data Domain

• FDW Historical Food Insecurity Classification Data Domain

• FDW Food Insecure Population Estimate (FIPE) Data Domain

• FDW Tagging Source Documents

Additional data-related documentation within the FDW documentation folder:

• Uploading Shapefiles to the FDW

Data Training Documentation

• FEWS NET Data Warehouse Training

• FEWS NET Data Warehouse-Prices Training

ICT Documentation

• Creating Vacancy and RFP Posts on the FEWS NET Website

• Creating Reports on the FEWS NET Website

• Managing Menus on the FEWS NET Website

• Managing Users and Permissions on the FEWS NET Website

• Remote Sensing Imagery on the FEWS NET Website

• Managing the FEWS NET Data Center

• Generating and Posting Home Page Maps on the FEWS NET Website

GIS Documentation

• Creating Regional Food Security Maps and Shapefiles

• Creating and Uploading Relationship Tables to the FDW

• Cleaning Shapefiles

• Creating Administrative and Livelihood Intersect Shapefiles

• Assigning FEWS NET IDs (FNIDs)

• Flow Charts of Changes in Administrative Units

• GIS Support to Livelihood Zoning

• Administration Unit Name Verification

Training Documentation

• GIS Training