What is the Taxonomy Working Group?
This group is sponsored by the BTEC’s Knowledge for Development subcommittee. Taxonomy development is an essential component of USAID’s Knowledge for Development strategy. The Taxonomy Working Group will chart an approach and path for the development of a USAID taxonomy. It would also provide the coordination and oversight necessary to create and maintain a flexible and truly useful and sustainable taxonomy. Initially, the Working Group will: • Identify agency units with valuable information sources that need to be shared more widely. • Involve people responsible for these resources to create a USAID taxonomy system. • Identify other agency taxonomy creation efforts. Different USAID units have already recognized the importance of a taxonomy to sharing their knowledge, and some of these units have already done substantial work towards developing some form of a taxonomy. • Identify options for developing a USAID taxonomy or system of taxonomies. • Enhance the visibility and role of taxon
