This first African Knowledge for Development Partnership Conference took place on the 25th and 26th of September at the United Nations Office Nairobi. It convened the African K4DP community, knowledge specialists and workers, pioneers as well as passionate followers and upcoming experts, committed to advancing knowledge management, knowledge societies in Africa. It created awareness on how knowledge impacts all development activities and how it can be managed. The conference fostered the dialogue within the multi-sectoral, multi-stakeholder community and provided a platform to co-create ideas and solutions to urgent and anticipated challenges.

Opening ceremony and keynotes
Eugene Wamalwa, EGH, Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of Devolution and ASALs

Siddharth Chatterjee, Resident Coordinator, United Nations Nairobi
Evangeline Njoka, Secretary General, Kenya National Commission for UNESCO
Christian Fellner, Ambassador of the Republic of Austria in Kenya

• Knowledge is a the heart of Africa´s Development
  Ratemo Michieka, Secretary General, Kenya National Academy of Sciences
• The Knowledge for Development Partnership and its Agenda
  Mary Suzan Abbo, Andreas Brandner, Sarah Cummings, K4DP
• Presentation of the African Knowledge Tree
  Louise Deininger

Panel discussion: Knowledge Strategies for Africa

• Knowledge Agenda for Kenya to support Vision 2030 + the big 4 Agenda
  Gituro Wainaina, Professor University of Nairobi, former CEO Vision 2030, Kenya
• Knowledge Agenda for Uganda
  Mary Suzan Abbo, Managing Director K4DP/Ugandan Knowledge Partnership
• Togo´s path towards a knowledge society
  Atsu Sename, Director General, Knowledge City Togo
• Knowledge Management ecosystem – experiences from Zimbabwe
  Charles Dhewa, CEO Knowledge Transfer Africa, Zimbabwe
• African knowledge in diaspora
  Shem Ochuodho, Global Chairman, Kenya Diaspora Alliance
• Key challenges for Nigeria to perform as a knowledge economy
  Prince Lekan Fadina, Chairman, Nigerian Knowledge for Development Initiative
• Knowledge Management in Kenya and Africa: Current status and outlook
  Mr. Saitoti Torome, CBS, Principle Secretary, Ministry of Panning
• Launching the African Knowledge 4 Development Partnership

World Café: Advancing a knowledge agenda in Africa
The world café is a space where all participants can equally contribute their knowledge and experience, vision and passion, ideas and call for action. As a knowledge partnership we build on the active contribution of all, reflecting the current situation, envision the future and co-creating an agenda to move forward. This world café is dedicated to co-creating and advancing knowledge societies in Africa, building partnerships, initiating projects and starting real action.
Moderation: George Gatero, JKUAT, Wario Guyo, KMSK

KM Award Ceremony and introduction KM4D Award
The international KM Award recognizes achievements of pioneers in the field of Knowledge Management and Knowledge-based Development.

The KM Award Winners of 2019 are:

• ILRI – International Livestock Research Institute
• Charles Dhewa, Knowledge Transfer Africa
• Financial Sector Deepening Zambia
  The KM Award Ceremony is chaired by Andreas Brandner, K4DP/KMA

Knowledge Management in the development context

• KM at UN HABITAT and knowledge for cities and regions
  Hellen Nyabera, Martin Barugahare, UN HABITAT
• Health Knowledge Management
  Ministry of Health, Chris Zielinski, PHI, KEMRI 
• African Readiness for Knowledge  Driven Economy
  Wario Guyo, KMSK
• Doing research in the ‘open’: ILRI’s Knowledge Management approach
  Michael Victor, Head Communications and Knowledge Management, ILRI
• Mind the Gap: African languages, translation and indigenous knowledge management in development
  Wangui Wa Goro, Independent academic, critic, editor and writer

Moderator: George Gatero

Knowledge Management in sectors and cross-dimensional issues

• KM in public administration – The case of Kenya Revenue Authority
  Cosmas Kemboi, Chief Manager – Knowledge Management and Innovation, KRA
• Knowledge brokering with the private sector in multi-stakeholder partnership: lessons and ways forward
  Sarah Cummings, K4DP / VU Amsterdam
• KM in the Renewable Energy Sector
  Mary Suzan Abbo, Knowledge for Development Partnership
• Knowledge Management for Quality Education in Africa
  Raky Gassamacoly, AfDB/Association for the Development of Education in Africa
• Knowledge Management in the Agricultural Sector
  Charles Dhewa, Knowledge Transfer Africa
• Knowledge Management in the traffic and transportation sector
  Refiloe Mabaso, Knowledge Manager at ATNS / KM South Africa Society

Moderator: Samuel Wainaina

Open space: Knowledge for Development
This session is intended to co-create concrete projects and initiatives, which are targeted to implement a Knowledge Agenda for Africa. All participants can share and post their project ideas, get feedback, support, attract partners for the implementation, and get started.

Knowledge Market
In parallel to the open space the knowledge market provides space for companies and organizations to present their projects, share their findings and learnings, get feedback and find future partners. Organisations interested in participating in the market are kindly asked to register for it and send emails to info@k4dp.org

Among the presenters you will find: International Livestock Research Institute, Kenya Revenue Authority, Knowledge Management Society of Kenya, Health Knowledge Management Network, Association for the Development of Education in Africa, knowledge.city, Knowledge Management Academy, Kenya Diaspora Alliance, Co-operative University of Kenya, Kenya National Academy of Sciences, R&B Consulting, Nigerian Knowledge for Development Initiative, and others.

Moderators: Wario Guyo, Sarah Cummings

Closing Ceremony
Joseph  Mucheru, EGH, Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of Information and Communications

Conference Report