Building high-performance knowledge institutions for water management

Societies need forward-thinking knowledge institutions in the water sector to help them deal with the opportunities and crises that will arise in the future. India has some leading, high-performance knowledge institutions. But it also has many more that no longer deliver high-value thinking, insight...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: International Water Management Institute
Format: Brief
Language:Inglés
Published: International Water Management Institute 2003
Subjects:
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/37886
_version_ 1855535349854371840
author International Water Management Institute
author_browse International Water Management Institute
author_facet International Water Management Institute
author_sort International Water Management Institute
collection Repository of Agricultural Research Outputs (CGSpace)
description Societies need forward-thinking knowledge institutions in the water sector to help them deal with the opportunities and crises that will arise in the future. India has some leading, high-performance knowledge institutions. But it also has many more that no longer deliver high-value thinking, insights or perspectives. Can these under-achieving institutions be transformed? How can the government, NGOs and international organizations design, build and maintain successful, highpotential institutions? Practical answers have been found in a recent review of 30 diverse Indian institutions. The review?part of an effort to improve institution-building in the water sector?found many traits that set the ?winning? institutions apart from the poor performers. First, it is the quality of an institution?s design and launch that determines its ability to lead and to be recognized as a leader in the future. Second, good operative practices?with regard to human resources, fund-raising policy, management style and core products and services?ensure an environment where innovative thinkers can excel. The research argues that a) both these aspects are vital if an institute with high potential is to flourish and b) capital investment is necessary?but not sufficient?to achieve success. Finally, the study recommends a complete relaunch of under-achieving institutions, with new NGO staff and a fresh mandate.
format Brief
id CGSpace37886
institution CGIAR Consortium
language Inglés
publishDate 2003
publishDateRange 2003
publishDateSort 2003
publisher International Water Management Institute
publisherStr International Water Management Institute
record_format dspace
spelling CGSpace378862025-11-07T08:29:43Z Building high-performance knowledge institutions for water management International Water Management Institute institutional development research institutes performance Societies need forward-thinking knowledge institutions in the water sector to help them deal with the opportunities and crises that will arise in the future. India has some leading, high-performance knowledge institutions. But it also has many more that no longer deliver high-value thinking, insights or perspectives. Can these under-achieving institutions be transformed? How can the government, NGOs and international organizations design, build and maintain successful, highpotential institutions? Practical answers have been found in a recent review of 30 diverse Indian institutions. The review?part of an effort to improve institution-building in the water sector?found many traits that set the ?winning? institutions apart from the poor performers. First, it is the quality of an institution?s design and launch that determines its ability to lead and to be recognized as a leader in the future. Second, good operative practices?with regard to human resources, fund-raising policy, management style and core products and services?ensure an environment where innovative thinkers can excel. The research argues that a) both these aspects are vital if an institute with high potential is to flourish and b) capital investment is necessary?but not sufficient?to achieve success. Finally, the study recommends a complete relaunch of under-achieving institutions, with new NGO staff and a fresh mandate. 2003 2014-06-13T11:16:56Z 2014-06-13T11:16:56Z Brief https://hdl.handle.net/10568/37886 en Open Access application/pdf International Water Management Institute International Water Management Institute, IWMI-TATA Water Policy Program. 2003. Building high-performance knowledge institutions for water management. Vallabh Vidyanagar, Gujarat, India: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 6p. (IWMI Water Policy Briefing 005) https://hdl.handle.net/10568/37886
spellingShingle institutional development
research institutes
performance
International Water Management Institute
Building high-performance knowledge institutions for water management
title Building high-performance knowledge institutions for water management
title_full Building high-performance knowledge institutions for water management
title_fullStr Building high-performance knowledge institutions for water management
title_full_unstemmed Building high-performance knowledge institutions for water management
title_short Building high-performance knowledge institutions for water management
title_sort building high performance knowledge institutions for water management
topic institutional development
research institutes
performance
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/37886
work_keys_str_mv AT internationalwatermanagementinstitute buildinghighperformanceknowledgeinstitutionsforwatermanagement