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22-23 March 2011, Bayview Boulevard, Sydney
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Those who lose dreaming are lost
Nicolas Gorjestani, Former Chief Knowledge and Learning Officer
The World Bank
Executive Director, Secretariat
Global Indigenous Knowledge and Innovation Partnership
Victor Steffensen Co-founder and Director
Mulong Pty Ltd
International post-forum workshop
Wednesday, 23 March 2011 Peter Radoll, Director
Tjabal Indigenous Higher Education Centre,
Indigenous knowledge for development Australian National University
Facilitated by: Nicolas Gorjestani, Former Chief Knowledge and
Learning Officer, The World Bank; Executive Director, Secretariat,
Global Indigenous Knowledge and Innovation Partnership Robert Clegg, Senior Aboriginal Project Officer
Department of Environment,
Climate Change and Water (NSW)
Dr Michael Davis
Independent Academic
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Indigenous Knowledge Management
Those who lose dreaming are lost
Indigenous culture is a critical part of Australia’s identity and The following critical issues will be explored:
strengthening it is a core element of sustaining a strong and healthy
Indigenous community. Transmission of Indigenous knowledge, Sustaining, transferring and protecting Indigenous knowledge
information and culture, through both traditional and emerging Developing effective strategies, policies and conservation methods
knowledge systems and practices is vital for cultural continuity and
identity. for Indigenous knowledge
Extending collaborative partnerships across organisations and
This collaborative forum will provide an interactive environment in communities
which to explore critical areas associated with the effective use of Engaging indigenous communities and support local action in
knowledge management within the Australian Indigenous culture.
heritage and traditional knowledge retention
COLLABORATIVE FORUM Tuesday, 22 MARCH 2011
8:45 Registration and refreshments 1:45 The endless opportunities and challenges of developing
public access Indigenous knowledge information systems
9:15 Chairperson’s opening remarks óó Why are we storing Indigenous knowledge?
Peter Radoll, Director, Tjabal Indigenous Higher Education óó Who decides on what Indigenous knowledge will be stored?
Centre, Australian National University óó What is public access: who decides who gets access to
what?
9:30 International keynote presentation: Local pathways to global óó Storing sensitive materials
development óó Are copyrights protected online or in a virtual environment?
óó E
xploring the power of Indigenous knowledge to enrich the óó Limitations of technology to cope with Indigenous
economic and social development process governance structures
óó Examples of where IK has contributed to the achievement of Peter Radoll, Director, Tjabal Indigenous Higher Education
the Millennium Development Goals Centre, Australian National University
óó Highlighting the key issues in dealing with Indigenous
knowledge in development
2:30 Applying traditional knowledge in a contemporary setting
Nicolas Gorjestani, Former Chief Knowledge and Learning
óó The challenges
Officer, The World Bank; Executive Director, Secretariat,
Global Indigenous Knowledge and Innovation Partnership óó The problems
óó The successes
10:30 Morning refreshments and networking Victor Steffensen, Co-Founder and Director, Mulong Pty Ltd
11:00 Indigenous knowledge, prior informed consent and ethical 3:15 Afternoon refreshments and networking
research engagement: some recent developments and
future directions 3:45 Interactive session: Voices to the people
óó An overview of some recent developments concerning During this round-up session you’ll have the opportunity to
Combining knowledge,
Indigenous EA and SOAconsent,
with BPMand
strategies
ethical research in interact and collaborate with the speakers and other attendees
Australia, and in the international context on the following topics:
óó How can free, prior informed consent, and ethical research óó Reflecting on what you’ve learnt during the collaborative
protocols help to ensure the viability of, and protection for forum
Indigenous knowledge? óó Discussing and summarising the best practices
óó What are some of the key issues and challenges for ‘best óó Exploring the future of Indigenous knowledge management
practice’ approaches to recognising and maintaining
óó Sharing practical take-away tips and tools to apply in your
Indigenous peoples’ rights in their cultural knowledge in
own work
communities?
Facilitated by: Peter Radoll, Director, Tjabal Indigenous
Dr Michael Davis, Independent Academic
Higher Education Centre, Australian National University
12:00 Government case study: Engagement processes and
protocols 4:45 Chairperson’s closing remarks and end of collaborative
forum
óó The processes: the first steps, how to communicate and
what to do with the information received
óó The protocols: who to communicate with, where to from here
and why information needs to be protected
Robert Clegg, Senior Aboriginal Project Officer, Department
of Environment, Climate Change and Water (NSW)
12:45 Networking lunch
speaker pROFILES
Nicolas Gorjestani, Former Chief Knowledge and Learning Officer, The World Bank; Executive Director, Secretariat,
Global Indigenous Knowledge and Innovation Partnership
Nicolas Gorjestani is currently a Senior Adviser/Consultant at the World Bank; an Adjunct Professor in Knowledge Ecology at the Polytechnic University in Hong
Kong; and Executive Director, Secretariat, Global Indigenous Knowledge and Innovation Partnership. He was one of the pioneers of knowledge sharing, learning
and innovation at the World Bank, having designed and managed several cutting edge and award winning programs and approaches to enhance the efficiency
and effectiveness of the way to do business in development. Mr Gorjestani was also Program Director of the World Bank’s Indigenous Knowledge for Development Program.
He has published extensively on knowledge and development topics and lectured at major international forums.
Dr Michael Davis, Independent Academic
Dr Michael Davis is an independent consultant and academic, with a background in history and anthropology. He has a BA Honours in Pacific and Aboriginal
Studies (La Trobe University), and a PhD from the University of Technology, Sydney. Michael has extensive experience in high level public policy formulation and
critique, and in research and writing on Indigenous rights in Indigenous knowledge. His key research area interests are in the relationship between Indigenous
and other knowledge systems, exploring ideas about Indigenous knowledge and place, and in questions and issues in Indigenous knowledge, ethical research
and protocols. He has completed many consultancy project, one of the most recent being a review and revision of the AIATSIS’ Guidelines for Ethical Research in Indigenous
Studies. Michael has written and presented many conference papers, including internationally.
Victor Steffensen, Co-Founder and Director, Mulong Pty Ltd
Victor Steffensen is the co-founder and Director of Mulong Pty Ltd, which hosts the renown Traditional Knowledge Revival Pathways (TKRP) program in North
Queensland. Being a part of the people and country through his mother’s roots, Victor has always dedicated himself to strengthening Indigenous knowledge for
healthy country and people. With over 20 years of experience applying traditional knowledge initiatives in many fields of community and environment, Victor
has developed trustful relationships with many Indigenous communities from all over Australia and some internationally. He has built a solid methodology to
apply traditional knowledge to practical outcomes, creating many case studies that demonstrate the benefits of incorporating Indigenous knowledge systems. This important
work lead Victor to re-enforcing traditional knowledge using digital technology in a way that is closest to supporting the traditional transfer. A lot of the content produced
through multi-media has been the TKRP database, Web applications, and producing music and film for education, training, research, environment, and community wellbeing.
Peter Radoll, Director, Tjabal Indigenous Higher Education Centre, Australian National University
Peter Radoll is the Director of the Tjabal Indigenous Higher Education Centre at the Australian National University. Prior to being appointed as Director,
Peter taught Information Systems in the School of Accounting and Business Information Systems at ANU. Peter has worked as a Systems Administrator and
Analyst/Programmer in the Australian Public Service. He has also consulted on Indigenous Information Technology projects for the Department of
Communications, IT and the Arts and the Uluru Kata-Tjuta National Park. His research has extended to collaborating in projects in Russia and Canada. Peter’s
PhD research focuses on the adoption of Information and Communication Technologies in Aboriginal households, and he has taken a keen interest in the area of
Information Systems development for Indigenous communities. Peter’s people are the Anaiwan People of Northern NSW.
Robert Clegg, Senior Aboriginal Project Officer, Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water (NSW)
Robert Clegg. I am not Aboriginal, I am not Indigenous. I AM WIRADJURI I am ngangaanha. Robert has worked as a Cultural Officer since the inception of the
Local Aboriginal Land Councils, starting in the Gandangarra Local Aboriginal Land Council as a Site Officer, then moving into the position as the Regional
Cultural Heritage Officer. From there Robert became one of the thirteen State Senior Cultural Heritage Officers, within this time he spent four years in Native
Title as the Senior Research Officer. Robert’s work over the last 12 years has been with both State and Commonwealth governments in relation to cultural
resource management dealing with land and cultural protection through a diverse range of programs. These programs shed light on the need for engagement processes
and protocols and the need to protect our information for the next generation. With this in mind Robert has been working towards tangible and intangible intellectual
property rights and ownership.
international post-FORUM WORKSHOP
wednesday, 23 MARCH 2011
Indigenous knowledge for development Registration: 8.30 am
Facilitated by: Nicolas Gorjestani, Former Chief Knowledge and Workshop starts: 9.00 am
Learning Officer, The World Bank; Executive Director, Secretariat, Workshop ends: 4.00 pm
Global Indigenous Knowledge and Innovation Partnership
About the workshop:
This full-day workshop follows up the big picture narrative of the keynote presentation by looking at specific
ways to meet the challenges in application of Indigenous Knowledge in development based on Nicolas’
operational experience with the World Bank's Indigenous Knowledge for Development Programme:
óó Designing platforms for harvesting effective IK practices through narrative
óó Organizing IK "community-to-community" learning exchanges
óó Promoting grass-roots innovation and appropriate mechanisms to protect IK
óó Building partnerships with the scientific community for the validation of IK
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