International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development

Kathmandu, Nepal

ICIMOD Web presence:

Knowledge and

Information Sharing

Asian Development Bank

SASEC Research and Training Network Workshop11 November 2011

Deependra Tandukar

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

ICIMOD web (http://www.icimod.org)

Four major sections

• About ICIMOD

• Programmes

• News & Events

• Information Resources

Different components

• Sub sites

• Books online

• eNews

• HImalDoc

• eDiscussions

• Knowledge forums

Partners

Policy makers

web

ICIMOD strategic

programmes:

projects/activities

Other partnersMedia

Local

communities

Donor

agencies

• Synthesis/summary

of projects/activities

• Books

• FAQs

• Case studies

• proceedings

• ….

Content generation and dissemination

Partners

Conferences

workshops

meetings

Researchers

Television

Radio Street

dramas

Posters

CalendarsFacebook

Twitter

YouTube

Information

knowledge

Web statistics (Oct 2011)

ICIMOD website2011 (Oct) from the region: 57%

Books downloads2008: 22,562

2009: 44,756

2010: 56,046

2011 (Oct): 60,323

YouTube (Jan – Oct 2011)

Views: 6,426

Male: 60%

Female: 40%

FacebookFans: 1063

Male: 64%

Female: 36%

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Local content dissemination

Local language

Multimedia

Mobile technologies

eLearning system

Posters

Storytelling

Mukhia in the villages

Dramas

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...

Web and the content

Blend of perfection and usefulness

Thank you