Van Kerkhoff, Lorrae, and Nicole A. Szlezák. "The role of innovative global institutions in linking knowledge and action." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 113.17 (2016): 4603-4608.

Type: Non-experimental study

Knowledge user level addressed by the literature: Individual, Organizations, Sectors.

Experience level of reader: Fundamental

Knowledge user(s) to whom the piece of literature may be relevant: Policy makers, Clinicians, Brokers, Manufacturers, Developers, Intermediaries, Users, Advocates, and Researchers.

Setting(s) to which the reported activities/findings are relevant: Community, Federal Lab, Government, Large business, Small business, University.

Format: Peer-reviewed journal article

Annotation: Innovation within institutes has great capacity for generation, sharing, and application of scientific and technical knowledge. This paper examines knowledge management using a case study of The Global Fund to Fight Aids, Tuberculosis, and Malaria. The foundation created a pull for knowledge but failed to strategically manage projects. The study substantiates claims that policies greatly affect knowledge creation, access, distribution, and use.

This article uses the Commercial Devices and Services version of the NtK Model

Barriers:

• Financing criteria structured to meet donor priorities do so at the expense of beneficiary priorities.  From comparison of two case studies. Occurrences within model: NtK 1.3, 2.1
• Inefficiencies are generated when increased resources for actions are not accompanied by adequate resources for learning. From comparison of two case studies. Occurrences within model: NtK 3.6
• In cases with lacking administrative support, accounting, reporting etc. may fall to the most capable or educated people – drawing researchers or providers away from their most important work. From comparison of two case studies. Occurrences within model:  NtK 3.4
• Partners in countries with different political landscapes will have different support models and different societal expectations of how to manage products of collaborations. From comparison of two case studies. Occurrences within model:  NtK 4.4, 4.6

Carriers:

Best practices must evolve over time to incorporate successful innovations. From comparison of two case studies. Occurrences within model:  NtK 3.3, 3.7

Methods:

Requiring proposals to meet social commitments can incentivize coalitions to adapt more widely beneficial policies in order to obtain funding.  From comparison of two case studies. Occurrences within model: NtK 1.4, 3.2

Tips:

Proposals may be assessed to ensure projects are consistent with international best practices, provide strong evidence of feasible implementation arrangements, and show that interventions are evidence-based. From comparison of two case studies. Occurrences within model: NtK 3.4