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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Science and Technology Information
Stephen RudgardChief WAICENT Capacity Building and Outreach
Management and Communication of Agricultural
Scientific Information
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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• The Challenge
• Objectives
• Constraints
• Institutional Capacities
• Human Capacities
• Partnerships
Contents
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• Core competencies in Research & Development• Imperative
• to acquire information; and• to communicate outputs.
• Opportunities in the New Technologies
Principal Challenge
Agricultural Research Organizations
Many Organizations are not addressing the challenge adequately.
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• Information Content - in digital format,
for agriculture and rural development
• Innovative Mechanisms and Processes
for information digitization and exchange,
and for communication
• Networks amongst key stakeholders
Key Objectives
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• Institutional Capacities – lack of
resources and appropriate
organizational structures• Human Capacities – lack of
awareness and skills • Partnerships – poor outreach to key
service providers and audiences
Key Constraints
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• New Institutional Structures• New Skills and/or New People• New Content – Digital• New Technologies
Institutional Capacities Investing in Information
Minimise impact of change –
• learn lessons from others
• use existing technologies
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Rural communities and their representatives
Other scientists
Government policy-makers and their advisers
Who are the stakeholders?
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Priority Areas
• Document management and e-publishing
• Rural information and communication systems
• Decision support tools
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AGRIS Network
Manage & Disseminate Documents
www.fao.org/agris
Document Management
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• decentralized approach • greater diversity of participating organizations• strengthened role in capacity building• focus on full text documents• greater availability of associated information
about activities/organizations/people• set of web-enabled standards (AGMES),
methodologies (AGRIS Application Profiles, AGROVOC), and tools (WebAGRIS)
New AGRIS Vision (2002)
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Rural Information and Communication Systems
Networking tools and processes for exchange and access to information and communication
VERCON (Virtual Extension, Research and Communication Network)
FarmNet - Farmers Information Network
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Decision-support Tools(for policymakers)
• Briefings
• Policy Papers
• Prediction – Models
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Human Capacities
Information Management Resource Kit (IMARK)
Partnership-based e-learning initiative
• Modules - a series of computer-based distance learning curricula and resources
• On-line Community - a "virtual" community on the Internet for contributors and learners
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Published
• Management of Electronic Documents
• Digitization and Digital Libraries
Mid-2005
• Investing in Agricultural Information
• Building Electronic Communities
IMARK Modules
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• Blended learning − Face-to-Face− Distance
• Institutional networks− SIDALC− INFOTEC
• Regional Training Courses • National Training Courses
IMARK supporting AGRIS
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Building Partnerships to Build Capacity
National/Regional• NARS• Universities• IICA• CARDI• FORAGRO• etc….
International• FAO• GFAR• CGIAR• BID• World Bank• etc…