Management of Indigenous Knowledge for the Realisation of the Sustainable Development Goals: The Role of Library and Information Professionals

Abstract

Indigenous knowledge has been part of our uniqueness in-term of norms and cultural ways of performing day to day activities. The paper discusses the management of indigenous knowledge within the context of availability and usability in everyday living for achievement of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Trends in global initiatives were reviewed on indigenous knowledge system. Meanwhile the roles of library and information professionals in the management of indigenous knowledge for realization of sustainable development were also discussed.