The United Nations as a knowledge system

Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- List of illustrations -- Preface -- Acknowledgement -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Organizational overview -- The importance of knowledge -- Definitions and perspectives -- Structure and contents -- Part I: Knowledge for organizational and social learning -- 1. Internal learning initiatives -- Organizational learning -- Training -- UN training institutions -- Conclusion -- 2. External learning initiatives -- Social learning -- University-level programming -- Other academic programming -- United Nations Global Compact -- Conclusion -- 3. Mixed audience initiatives -- United Nations libraries -- United Nations research institutes -- United Nations media and public information -- Other programming -- Conclusion -- Part II: Knowledge for norm setting -- 4. Publishing, measuring, and monitoring -- UN documents and publications -- Statistical management -- Global monitoring and evaluation -- Conclusion: From information to ideas to influence -- 5. Education system planning and programming -- Major UN actors -- Normative and programming impact -- Criticism -- Conclusion -- 6. International agreements -- Definitions and stages -- Terminology and process -- Pertinent UN bodies and resources -- Illustrative cases -- Conclusion -- Part III: Knowledge for creation of products and services -- 7. Knowledge management -- Knowledge and development -- Initial UN efforts: Logistics and leadership -- Examples from the field -- Comparison with the private sector -- Conclusion -- 8. Capacity development -- Origins and definitions -- UNDP leadership -- System-wide application -- Selected case studies -- Conclusion -- 9. Innovation -- Social innovation -- Innovation versus bureaucracy -- UN initiatives -- Conclusion -- Conclusion -- Knowledge for organizational and social learning.