Study tours as a knowledge sharing mechanism and a networking opportunity in the development sector. The example of a Local Economic Development study tour in South Africa.

Authors

  • Sabine Hage

Keywords:

economic development, South Africa

Abstract

In 2005, a week-long Local Economic Development study tour took place in South Africa. The tour was organized by a German and a South African development organization. Some 14 participants attended, all facilitators for different municipalities and development organizations in South Africa and Lesotho. The author joined them to monitor the processes of networking, both within the group and with the officers of projects visited. Another objective was to identify and document good and bad networking practices. This story describes my experiences on the tour and shows the possibilities of networking as an example of practical knowledge sharing, in this case for local economic development in South Africa via organized study tours.

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Published

2006-05-09

Issue

Vol. 2 No. 1 (2006): Effective knowledge sharing for development in Africa.

Section

Case studies

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