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Created: Mar 18, 2009
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Traditional Knowledge Initiative | United Nations University
(a.k.a.: UNU-IAS Traditional Knowledge Initiative)
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UNU-IAS Traditional Knowledge Initiative
The UNU-IAS Traditional Knowledge Initiative seeks to build greater understanding and facilitate awareness of traditional knowledge (TK) to inform action by indigenous peoples, local communities and domestic and international policy makers. Key outputs include research activities, policy studies, capacity development and online learning and dissemination.
UNU-IAS Traditional Knowledge Institute
The United Nations University (UNU)
is in the process of establishing a Traditional Knowledge Institute (TK
Institute) in Australia. The UNU TK Institute aims to promote and
strengthen research on traditional knowledge (TK) of indigenous and
local communities conducted from a global perspective, grounded in
local experience.
The Institute is being developed into a world-class centre of
excellence, promoting indigenous research and development, and
providing significant practical benefits to the indigenous people of
the world. In particular, the Institute seeks to contribute to:
- change mindsets and paradigms about the role of TK in our society and in key sectors such as academia, government and business;
- increasing the recognition and importance of TK;
- developing the application of TK in a broad range of contexts (e.g. ecosystem management and biotechnology);
- developing strategies for the preservation and maintenance of TK; and
- facilitating the development of the capacity of indigenous communities to conserve and apply their knowledge in an increasingly globalised economy.
A UNU-IAS pilot research programme on TK (also known as the Traditional Knowledge Initiative) was established in 2007 with the generous support the Christensen Fund, a leading US based foundation active in the areas of cultural and biological diversity, and the Northern Territory Government of Australia. The pilot programme is an important step in the process towards the establishment of a permanent UNU TK Institute.
