2. September 2007 Forum (CGIAR)

OPENING ACCESS TO CGIAR RESEARCH AND KNOWLEDGE: From Data, Information and Collaboration to Food

12 September to 3 October 2007

"If a tree grows in the laboratory, will the poor eat its fruit?" A discussion on"Global Public Goods (GPGs): From Data and Information to Food" was held by the ICT-KM Programme of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR). The ICT-KM programme promotes and supports the use of information and communications technology (ICT) and knowledge management (KM) to improve the effectiveness of the CGIAR System's work on behalf of the poor in developing countries.

The objective of this Forum was to make it easier for CGIAR staff, partners and potential partners to access, use and add value to the research and to the scientific outputs of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR).

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Click here for the summary of the Forum.

 

3. November 2007 Forum WorldFish Center

Using ICT in Fisheries & Aquaculture programmes

 

From 24th November to 7th December 2007, the WorldFish center held an e-consultation on “Using ICT in Fisheries & Aquaculture programmes” at www.e-agriculture.org.

The WorldFish Center is a non-profit organization that focuses on alleviating poverty and hunger by improving fisheries and aquaculture. WorldFish is one of 15 international research centres supported by the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR). In 2006 the FAO commissioned a study into the application of information and communication technology (ICT) in small-scale fisheries. The research found that the full range of ICT tools, from specialist fishing technologies to media technologies and general purpose ICTs, are being used across the different fisheries value chains (marine, inland and aquaculture).

A database of 54 Case Studies was developed for the research and a summary of the findings is presented on the www.e-agriculture.org site to support this discussion.

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The Policy Brief provides more detailed case studies and recommendations.

4. March 2008: The Role of Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) in Asia. Sponsored by Katalyst and FAO. Moderated by Katalyst, a multi-donor funded market development project implemented by Swisscontact, the Swiss Foundation for Technical Cooperation and co-implemented by GTZ-International Services. A Global Knowledge Partnership Event. 10-28 March 2008.

Areas which were explored included: The scope of Public Private Partnerships to implement e-Agriculture successfully; Understanding the major & common constraints in PPP based on past experiences and current practices; Suggestions and solutions to overcome the challenges and focus on bringing practical solutions; and the roles of stakeholders: government, private sector, and others.

Subject Matter experts:

- M. Asaduzzaman, Research Director, Agriculture and Rural Development, Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS), Bangladesh

- Amit Dasgupta, General Manager, IBM Global Services India

- Philip DesAutels, Academic Evangelist, Microsoft Corporation

- Noel Magor, Head, IRRI Training Center

- Naimur Rahman, Director, OneWorld South Asia

- Sunit Shrestha, Director, TNR Institute, Thailand

Moderated by:

- Manish Pandey, Deputy General Manager of Katalyst, Bangladesh

- Michael Riggs, Information Management Specialist, FAO

- Charlotte Masiello-Riome, World Summit on the Information Society Communications Focal Point, e-agriculture and e-agriculture.org Coordinator

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