About ICIMOD experience on Knowledge and Information sharing using web platform http://www.icimod.org

1. ICIMOD Web presence:
Knowledge and
Information Sharing
Asian Development Bank
SASEC Research and Training Network Workshop
11 November 2011
Deependra Tandukar
International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development
Kathmandu, Nepal

2. About ICIMOD
• Regional, independent, intergovernmental knowledge, learning and enabling centre
• Regional member countries:
Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal and Pakistan
• Assist mountain people to understand and adapt to changes, support regional
transboundary programmes through partnership
• World’s highest mountains
• Source of 10 major rivers
• All or part of 4 global
biodiversity hotspots
• Mountain ecosystem
provides services to 210
million people directly
and 1.3 billion indirectly

3. ICIMOD web
(http://www.icimod.org)
Four major sections
• About ICIMOD
• Programmes
• News & Events
• Information Resources

4. Different components
• Sub sites
• Books online
• eNews
• HImalDoc
• eDiscussions
• Knowledge forums

5. Content generation and dissemination
• Synthesis/summary
of projects/activities
• Books ICIMOD strategic Partners
•
Information
FAQs programmes:
• Case studies knowledge
• proceedings
projects/activities
• …. Conferences
web
workshops
meetings
Partners Television
Radio Street
dramas
Posters
Facebook
Calendars
Twitter
YouTube
Local
Researchers Policy makers
communities
Media Donor Other partners
agencies

6. Web statistics (Oct 2011)
ICIMOD website ICIMOD website visits/day
2011 (Oct) 2000
from the region: 57% 1775
1800
1600
Books downloads
2008: 22,562 1400 1325
2009: 44,756
1200
2010: 56,046
Visits
960
2011 (Oct): 60,323 1000
800
YouTube (Jan – Oct 2011) 570 590 620
600 520
Views: 6,426
365
Male: 60% 400
Female: 40% 210
200
Facebook 0
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Fans: 1063 (Oct)
Male: 64%
Year
Female: 36%

7. Local content dissemination
Local language
Multimedia
Mobile technologies
eLearning system
Posters
Storytelling
Mukhia in the villages
Dramas

8. Our learning
• Simple and good looking products
• Easy to navigate and to find information
• Continuous and timely update… very important and build credibility
• Reach out the information using various tools and media
• Quality of the content…
• Branding: for consistent look and feel...

9. Web and the content
Blend of perfection and usefulness
Thank you