Dgroups - enabling communication

Dgroups e-conference capitalizes experiences about online collaboration, dialogue and interaction in development

In 2002, Dgroups was set up by a group of development organizations to more easily share knowledge, connect individuals and organizations and foster collaboration. It did this through easy to set up and use, low bandwidth email-based and online communities and spaces.  By joining us up, Droups aimed to support individual efforts to collaborate online …

Icebreaker - Dgroups session at KM4Dev20Years event

Critical factors for more effective online collaboration, dialogue and interaction in development

Last Friday, 70+ people joined a virtual workshop to share insights and experiences with online collaboration, dialogue and interaction in development. Part of the KM4Dev 20 years event on 2 and 3 July, the session applied an experience capitalization approach to identify ‘actionable knowledge’ that improves our practices in this area. Starting points … We …

KM4Dev 20 Anniversary Banner

Online collaboration, dialogue and interaction – Dgroups Foundation convenes exchange at the KM4Dev July 2020 event

This year, the KM4Dev community of practice marks 20 years of active engagement, sharing, and learning.  The process kicks off with a 10-session virtual extravaganza on 2 and 3 July, 2020.  It is an exciting, diverse program put together by groups of enthusiastic volunteers. Kudos to them all! On 3 July (1300-1430 CEST), the Dgroups Foundation is …

KM4Dev Knowledge Cafe 21 May 2020 Dgroups Online Collaboration

Online collaboration: Looking back to see into the future

Yesterday, Peter Ballantyne led a KM4Dev knowledge café about online collaboration. He shared some personal reflections and slides from the origin of Dgroups, showing how ideas and practice evolved, and he provided updates on the current plans of the Foundation and partnership today. He ended by posing some questions for participants to help identify the …

UAV4Ag Dgroups Case Study

Case study: Using Dgroups to map rules and regulations governing the use of drones

Giacomo Rambaldi from CTA is a long time user and supporter of Dgroups, having used the platform for more than a decade now. During a recent webinar organized in partnership between FAO-Dgroups, Giacomo presented one specific Dgroup he is administering and that deals with the unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) or drones technology for agriculture. Watch …

HIFA - A global community of purpose - Dgroups case study

Case study: Using Dgroups to bring together a global community of purpose

Neil Pakenham Walsh is the Coordinator of Healthcare Information For All (HIFA) and is the current Chair of the Dgroups Foundation. In a recent webinar organized in partnership between FAO-Dgroups, Neil presented the work that HIFA does and why Dgroups is a cornerstone of its success. Watch the video presentation below: (see also the slides used in …

Farmer Field School in Africa - Photo Credit: FAO/Giulio Napolitano

Case study: Using Dgroups for stakeholder engagement and participation in the FAO Farmer Field School

During a recent webinar organized in partnership between FAO-Dgroups, Suzanne Phillips from the Farmer Field School Team in the Plant Production and Protection Division of the FAO presented how they have been using Dgroups to connect a global and growing community of field school practitioners together. Watch the video presentation below: (see also the slides used …

Introduction to Dgroups

An introduction to Dgroups [9-minute video presentation]

Dgroups is a longstanding, successful international development initiative, like few others. It has been online since 2002, and hundreds of thousands of development professionals use it regularly in their work.  Some, however, may be less familiar with it or may have just heard about it. So what is Dgroups? During a recent webinar organized in …

FAO-Dgroups webinar - 22 March 2018

Recording and slides from the webinar on Dgroups: simple solutions for building communities in your organization

The webinar on Dgroups: simple solutions for building communities in your organization, organized in partnership with FAO, took place on 22 March, 2018. About 70 people joined the live event; several more had registered and expressed the interest to receive the webinar recording. The full session is now available for playback on our YouTube channel and …

[Webinar] Dgroups: simple solutions for building communities in your organization

Have you ever looked for an easy solution to create networks and communities of practice within your organization? Would you like a simple, non-commercial tool, respectful of privacy for team discussions? Do you need a knowledge exchange solution that is compatible with low bandwidth users in the South? Dgroups can offer you the perfect solution. …