Linking Knowledge to Innovation in Government Services: The Case of Solid Waste Services in Local Government in Sri Lanka
International Development Research center Grant No. 104356-001
ABSTRACT
‘Soft’ infrastructure such as education, training and knowledge networks are just as important for society as ‘hard’ infrastructure represented by telecommunication, roads and other physical networks. The K2I program represents the soft-infrastructure side of LIRNEasia. During the 2008/2009 period, K2I work at LIRNEasia has matured from an exploratory project to a full pledged research program to develop education, training and knowledge networks to address some of the more intractable problems in Sri Lankan society. The K2I program is based on the premise that: (a) Connecting pockets of knowledge through communities of practice is just as important as or more important than creating new knowledge, and (b) Knowledge created in the workplace or mode-2 knowledge is central to innovation, with mode-1 knowledge producers such as universities and research institutes playing a supporting role. This premise is important in developing countries where formal knowledge institutions are weak and ineffective and some sectors in the economy thrive regardless. In this project we study the solid waste services by local government to test the idea that communities of practice present opportunities for developing countries to bring knowledge to bear on development.
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