RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 6 Development of the international knowledge application network hub in nutrition (iKANN)
JF BMJ Nutrition, Prevention & Health
JO BMJ Nutrition
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd
SP A2
OP A3
DO 10.1136/bmjnph-2022-nnedprosummit.6
VO 5
IS Suppl 1
A1 Ball, Lauren
A1 Elahi, Selvarani
A1 Lepre, Breanna
YR 2022
UL http://nutrition.bmj.com/content/5/Suppl_1/A2.3.abstract
AB Research is a cumulative process, and the open flow of information is key to the uptake of evidence into policy and practice. There is growing interest in online knowledge hubs that provide open access to information for public good, and in particular, platforms that have the capability to foster collaboration between different stakeholders, such as content providers and users (e.g., health care professionals, researchers and policy makers). At the NNEdPro Sixth International Summit on Nutrition and Health, Professor Ball and Selvarani Elahi MBE presented on the development of the International Knowledge Application Network Hub in Nutrition 2025 (iKANN). iKANN is an open access, online portal that provides opportunities to interact with a collation of evidence accompanied by commentary and guidance for workforce capacity building. A key aim of the iKANN initiative is to synthesise and promote global evidence in food, nutrition, and health, and to drive the implementation of evidence into policy and practice. iKANN aims to enhance collaborative efforts with a range of stakeholders from different backgrounds, to support the monitoring of progress and drive improvements in the quality of research and co-ordination of efforts. iKANN was developed in line with the UN Decade of Action on Nutrition, and the encouragement from the World Health Organization to develop networks to support the nutrition and agriculture community to achieve food systems transformation and end malnutrition in all its forms. The initiative is led by the NNEdPro Global Centre, in conjunction with supporter, Swiss Re Institute, and implementation partners, which at the time of writing include GODAN, DSM, LGC, the BMJ, Nutrition in Medicine (NIM), Swiss Association for Co-operation on Food Education, and Konnexions.