Lessons Learnt on designing communication strategy for research programs

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Lessons Learnt on Designing CommuniCation

strategies or researCh Programmes

august 2006

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Lessons Learnt on Designing

CommuniCation strategies orresearCh Programmes

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Central researCh DePartment august 2006

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Contents

introDuCtion 3the WorkshoP Programme 4

DisCussion Points 6

Commitments: the neXt stePs

anneX : WorkshoP Programme 4

anneX 2: list o PartiCiPants 5

anneX 3: WorkshoP eValuation 8

anneX 4: Presentations*

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introDuCtion

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obJeCtiVes o the lesson sharing WorkshoP

The main objective o the workshop was to share lessons and experiences rom designing

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DisCussion Points

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01 Relationships with stakeholders

02Internal versus external communication

03Management (responsibilities and leadership)

04Capacity building or improved research communication

05Risk in implementing and achieving the objectives

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03Management

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04Communication Capacity Building o Researchers


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05Risk

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Commitments: the neXt stePs

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01 Most research programmes are keen to work together and share experience etc.,

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02All programmes should look at lessons learnt

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01 Guidance on monitoring and learning lessons learned by DFID. What does DFID require

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Session Presenter/Facilitator

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E-mail Address

anneX 2: list o PartiCiPants

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Centre or the Future State

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