📖 𝗖𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗿𝗮 𝗖𝗠𝗜𝘀 𝗲𝗹𝗲𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗞𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗹𝗲𝗱𝗴𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽

| March 12, 2026 |

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Highlighting the philosophy that “𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘤𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘸𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘴 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸𝘭𝘦𝘥𝘨𝘦,” the Regional Agri-Aqua Innovation System Enhancement (RAISE) Program’s Project 7 – Regional Knowledge Management (KM) Hub convened 64 participants from Cordillera Consortium Member Institutions (CMIs) for the Inventory of Knowledge Resources (IKR) Workshop on March 12, 2026, via Zoom video conferencing.

Aimed at maximizing the value of knowledge products, the workshop emphasized the importance of systematically organizing publications and making them accessible to a wider audience through digital repositories.

The activity gathered representatives from the region’s State Universities and Colleges (SUCs), including Apayao State College (ASC), Ifugao State University (IFSU), Kalinga State University (KSU), Mountain Province State University (MPSU), and the University of Abra (UA), alongside the host institution, Benguet State University (BSU).

The program officially commenced with welcome remarks from Dr. Roscinto Ian C. Lumbres, BSU Vice President for Research and Extension. He underscored the urgency of establishing a centralized platform for technology generators, emphasizing that a “one-click” hub is essential to ensure the region’s research is visible and utilized for technology transfer.

“We have to make sure we know what we are managing… so that we don’t miss opportunities,” Lumbres noted, urging CMIs to work hand in hand to uphold the excellence of the Cordillera.

The technical sessions began with Mrs. Ivy Jane V. Miguel, Chair of the Department of Development Communication at BSU, who provided an introduction to KM and resource inventory. She addressed common misconceptions, emphasizing that KM goes beyond generating information, education, and communication (IEC) materials—which she described as merely the “tip of the iceberg”—and instead focuses on knowledge that is understood and applied. She also highlighted the distinction between explicit and tacit knowledge, noting that valuable expertise may be lost if not properly captured when employees retire or resign.

Following this, Mr. Joven D. Dongga-as, BSU College Librarian II, discussed documentation standards and practical exemplars. He shared the BSU Library’s digitization experience and introduced tools for preservation, including metadata management and the use of PDF24 Toolbox for digital conversion to ensure that institutional resources remain searchable.

This was followed by the introduction of a regional digital platform. Ms. Jessa W. Ente, Science Research Analyst at CorCAARRD, presented the Information System of CorCAARRD (ISCORD), a central repository designed to unify AANR research and project monitoring across 21 member institutions, thereby enhancing knowledge accessibility for local highland innovations.

A comprehensive orientation on the DOST-PCAARRD eLibrary was then delivered by Ms. Marina T. de Ramos, Manager of the platform. She described it as a digital knowledge-sharing system that provides free, 24/7 access to over 10,000 agricultural and natural resource documents, helping bridge the gap between traditional research and modern accessibility for both the R&D community and the general public.

Mr. Juan Carlo J. Longamen, Science Research Specialist I at DOST-PCAARRD, subsequently provided a technical guide on digital conversion and processing for integrating local knowledge resources into the national library system. He detailed the six-step digitization and metadata tagging process used to transform physical agricultural research into searchable, high-quality digital assets. He also demonstrated tools such as ScanTailor for image enhancement and deskewing, and Adobe Acrobat for creating searchable, archival-grade PDF/A files with MARC 21 metadata.

As a hands-on application of these sessions, participants were tasked to accomplish a Knowledge Resource Profile Form. This serves as a vital attachment to the IEC materials they will submit as workshop output, ensuring that each material is properly indexed and categorized upon submission to the KM Hub.

In her closing remarks, Dr. Russell B. Dolendo, Project Leader of RAISE Project 7, emphasized that knowledge resources are “valuable assets” of an organization. She noted that conducting a systematic inventory is a crucial step toward preserving institutional memory and strengthening research across partner institutions.

“The outputs we produce today will serve as a strong foundation for developing more organized, accessible, and sustainable knowledge management practices,” Dr. Dolendo concluded.

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