Annex 14 PROMOTING KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT IN SEAFDEC AND THE MEMBER COUNTRIES During the Fifteenth Meeting of the SEAFDEC Information Staff Program (ISP) held in Manila, Philippines from 28 to 30 October 2014, a special mini-lecture was given by the resource person from the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA), Dr. Maria Celeste H. Cadiz. The topic she expounded was on “Knowledge Management for Inclusive and Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Development in Southeast Asia,” which is one of the programs of SEARCA. She cited that the Knowledge Management (KM) scheme of SEARCA revolves around the aspects of adaptive and social learning, knowledge sharing and use, and knowledge creation. Being one of the 21 regional centers of the Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization (SEAMEO), SEARCA which was founded on 27 November 1966, is mandated to strengthen institutional capacities in agricultural and rural development in Southeast Asia. In its Tenth Five-Year Plan (2015-2019), SEARCA works to strengthen institutional capacities in Southeast Asia toward inclusive and sustainable agricultural and rural development (ISARD) through graduate education and institutional development, research and development, and knowledge management. These programs are anchored on its strategic thrusts that promote social inclusion, environmental sustainability, and cross-cutting concerns that impact the Southeast Asia. After the mini-lecture, the 15th SEAFDEC ISP Meeting suggested that SEAFDEC could consider promoting KM in the Member Countries. In this regard, a proposal could be raised by the Secretariat during appropriate meetings of SEAFDEC in the future. While noting that AQD had a collaboration history with SEARCA in the late 70s, the Meeting also suggested that the Secretariat could review such collaboration and that SEAFDEC should explore the possibility of establishing enhanced collaboration with SEARCA in the aspect of public education in conservation and sustainable use of fishery resources in the future. In a similar development, the 15th SEAFDEC ISP Meeting suggested that SEAFDEC could also refer to the SEAMEO Regional Centre for Education for Science and Mathematics (RECSAM) for some of the requirements of SEAFDEC related to fisheries education as these could be addressed under the RECSAM framework, and thus, SEAFDEC could also consider the possibility of collaborating with RECSAM for its requirements. RECSAM is a multinational educational corporation with headquarters in Penang, Malaysia. Since its inception in 1967, RECSAM has assisted in the principal development of educational manpower and served as a catalyst for the advancement of science and mathematics education at the primary and secondary school levels for its member countries, namely: Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao Peoples' Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Timor Leste and Vietnam. RECSAM has also been offering teachers and educators training opportunities to improve their skills and make them more adaptable to the changing educational environment. REQUIRED CONSIDERATION BY THE PROGRAM COMMITTEE The Committee is requested to take note of the recommendations of the 15th SEAFDEC ISP Meeting. The Committee is also invited to provide recommendations and way forward to promote KM in SEAFDEC and the Member Countries as well as the possibility of establishing enhanced collaboration with SEARCA in the aspect of public education in conservation and sustainable use of fishery resources in the future. 1 .