Harnessing Indigenous Knowledge for Sustainable Development: Insights from the Third International Conference on Information and Knowledge Management.

The third International Conference on Information and Knowledge Management was held at The Sarova Stanley Hotel in Nairobi, Kenya, organized by the Technical University 1. The conference’s theme was “Attaining Sustainable Development Goals through Indigenous Knowledge” 1. The conference aimed to promote African research and institutions’ visibility for sustainable development by harnessing African knowledge 1. The pre-conference day, organized by the African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC) through the Catalyze program, had presentations and panel sessions with a theme of “Increasing visibility to African-led research and researchers” 1. The conference’s main theme and the pre-conference day’s theme are both crucial in promoting sustainable development in Africa. Indigenous knowledge is a valuable resource that can be used to achieve sustainable development goals. Indigenous knowledge is the knowledge that is unique to a particular culture or society, passed down from generation to generation 2. It is a valuable resource that can be used to achieve sustainable development goals. Indigenous knowledge can be used to promote sustainable agriculture, biodiversity conservation, and natural resource management 2. The conference’s theme of “Attaining Sustainable Development Goals through Indigenous Knowledge” highlights the importance of indigenous knowledge in achieving sustainable development goals. The conference aimed to promote African research and institutions’ visibility for sustainable development by harnessing African knowledge 1. This is an important step towards achieving sustainable development in Africa. The pre-conference day’s theme of “Increasing visibility to African-led research and researchers” is also crucial in promoting sustainable development in Africa. By increasing visibility to African-led research and researchers, we can promote collaboration between researchers and institutions, leading to better research outcomes 1. Collaboration between researchers and institutions can lead to better research outcomes by bringing together different perspectives and expertise 3. In conclusion, the third International Conference on Information and Knowledge Management held at The Sarova Stanley Hotel in Nairobi, Kenya, was an important event that highlighted the importance of indigenous knowledge in achieving sustainable development goals. The conference’s theme of “Attaining Sustainable Development Goals through Indigenous Knowledge” emphasized the importance of indigenous knowledge in promoting sustainable agriculture, biodiversity conservation, and natural resource management. The pre-conference day’s theme of “Increasing visibility to African-led research and researchers” was also crucial in promoting collaboration between researchers and institutions, leading to better research outcomes. By harnessing African knowledge, we can achieve sustainable development in Africa.