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About the Catchment Knowledge Exchange (CKE) |
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The
National Action Plan (NAP) for Salinity and Water Quality is funding a
three-year Knowledge Management Business Plan and Knowledge Broker
Trial Project. This is known as the Catchment Knowledge Exchange Project (or CKE). The Victorian Catchment Management Council (VCMC) is managing the
project on behalf of NAP. EWR have been engaged to undertake the
project.
The VCMC has a particular interest in knowledge management. The Catchment and Land Protection Act 1994 defines a role for Council in this area,
but Council has also identified knowledge management as critical in working towards its vision for catchment management in
Victoria. Knowledge generation, synthesis and exchange are fundamental
aspects of managing the future sustainability of natural resources,
particularly healthy ecosystems.
Knowledge brokering is gaining interest and acceptance across
Australia. In the CKE project, the objective is to test the case that a
purposeful knowledge broker service will improve the availability and
accessibility of knowledge for decision-making across Victoria's
catchment management framework. Part of the project involves the trial
of a knowledge broker service in the area of soil health.
Click for a fact sheet introducing the project.
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Last Updated ( Monday, 02 April 2007 )
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CKE objectives |
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The primary objectives of the project are to:
- build a business case for knowledge brokering services that is
evidence-based and supported by Victoria's Catchment Management
Framework
- design, implement and test a Soil Knowledge Broker
Service that provides a generic model for other natural resource
management themes
- provide a generic blue-print to facilitate the ongoing, effective and efficient use of catchment knowledge across Victoria
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Last Updated ( Monday, 18 December 2006 )
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Intended outcomes of the CKE |
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The primary intended outcomes of the CKE include:
- a business case for the further development and implementation of knowledge brokers in the Victorian Catchment Framework
- a thorough understanding of knowledge assets in natural resource
management in Victoria, including people, information systems and key
datasets, particularly in the soil health field
- knowledge
brokers operating with measurable benefits to researchers, policy
makers, catchment managers, and extension staff in Victorian NRM.
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Last Updated ( Monday, 25 September 2006 )
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Who is involved? |
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The primary audience of this project is: members of the Catchment Management Framework, including DSE, DPI, VCMC and the Catchment Management Authorities (CMAs).
A Project Management Group (PMG) has been appointed to work closely
with the VCMC project manager and the consulting team. The PMG consists
of members from VCMC, Departments of Sustainability and Environment, and Primary Industries (DSE and DPI), and the CMAs. The Natural Resource
Knowledge Management Committee also provides a steering committee role
to the project.
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Last Updated ( Monday, 18 December 2006 )
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