Carel Keuls

Mr. Carel Keuls is a senior knowledge management advisor at UNESCO-IHE Delft. He has a background in Social Sciences and Knowledge Management. He brings in a 10 years experience in bridging gaps between (regional) policy making and information technology predominantly in the field of Regional Planning. For the last five years he focussed on developing and supporting collaborative knowledge networks. He joined UNESCO IHE full time in 2005.

At present he is involved in two Capacity Building Programmes (NileNet Africa, WRIM-CBN Indonesia) for various clients (DGIS, NUFFIC, etc.). He is currently Teamleader of the Water Resources and Irrigation Management Capacity Building Network Project in Indonesia, in which 10 well known universities collaborate.

Main qualifications:

– Professional expert in Knowledge Management

Specialized in groups process support, initiating and developing Communities of Practice, ICT support, application and implementation, promoting integrated approach and demand orientation

– Technology support for knowledge access and exchange

The knowledge platform DeltaLinK, a knowledge platform for the 6 partner institutes in Delft Cluster, has been co-leaded in design, development and implementation in the period 2003-2004 in cooperation with Logica CMG; For the indonesian network, CKNet-INA, a webbased knowledge map has been developed.

– Knowledge management review & evaluation

Development and implementation of a knowledge management evaluation instrument (knowME) for Delft Cluster (academic environment) in cooperation with Cap Gemini Ernst & Young

– Developing Communities of Practice & Knowledge Maps

As part of the delft Clsuter research programme the concepts of Communities of Practice and Knowledge Mapping have been practised.

– Developing knowledge networks

During the last 5 years increased experience with the development of professional networks (Knowledge networks and Communities of Practice) to activate and stimulate applied research and other collaborative work, like joint curriculum development. Special emphasis on Delft Cluster (The Netherlands), and the Nile region (Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi, D.R. Congo and Uganda) and Indonesia.