Knowledge and Learning Sector

The Knowledge and Learning Sector (KNL) is composed of the Inter-American Institute for Economic and Social Development (INDES), the Knowledge Management Division (KNM) and the Felipe Herrera Library (FHL). It is specifically responsible for:

• Designing and developing, in cooperation with the Bank's units, face-to-face, online and blended training and learning activities for employees and strategic partners in Latin America and the Caribbean.
• Facilitating the creation, documentation, dissemination and use of state-of-the-art knowledge within the Bank and with partners in the region to produce services of high quality.
• Promoting knowledge alliances and exchanges within the Bank and with development partners in the region.
• Acquiring and facilitating access to knowledge that supports the Bank’s work, through the Felipe Herrera Library.

KNL develops learning and training strategies and promotes initiatives to translate state-of-the-art knowledge and best practices, produced by the Bank and others, into improved development effectiveness in the Bank’s operations.

Graciela Schamis
Manager