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[Webinar] Dgroups: simple solutions for building online communities
This document summarizes a webinar about using Dgroups to build online communities. The webinar included presentations from FAO, CTA, and HIFA on how they have used Dgroups. Key points include: - Dgroups is a simple, multilingual platform that hosts 700+ online communities for international organizations and NGOs. - FAO uses a Dgroups group to connect the global Farmer Field School community, allowing over 1000 members in 106 countries to discuss best practices. - CTA uses Dgroups to facilitate discussion around drone regulations among agricultural experts in over 100 countries. - HIFA has built a community of over 18,000 healthcare experts across multiple Dgroups to improve
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- 1. Dgroups: simple solutions forbuilding online communities Webinar – 22 March 2018 The webinar will start at 16:00 CET (Rome, Amsterdam, Brussels – check time in your time zone)
- 2. Webinar process overview Welcome& Dgroups Intro • 10 mins Dgroups Cases (3) • 20 mins Q&A / Open Discussion • 30 mins
- 3. Webinar housekeeping rules Keepthe allocated time for presentations and discussions Be brief in comments and questions Use the chat to comment or ask questions during presentations
- 4. Facilitation team Alice Vander Elstraeten FAO Pier Andrea Pirani Euforic Services/Dgroups Foundation
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- 6. Guiding questions forcase studies What issue are you trying to solve with Dgroups? How have you used Dgroups? Why would you recommend Dgroups to others?
- 7. An introduction to Dgroups Dgroups-FAOWebinar 22 March 2018 Saskia Harmsen Dgroups Board
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- 9. Dgroups is… Dgroups A Partnership& Foundation
- 10. Full Partners (15) •5000 Euro / year Associate Partners (9) • 500/1000 Euro / year Project Partners (3) • 500/1000 Euro / year
- 11. Dgroups vision: “Aworld where every person is able to contribute to dialogue and decision-making for international development and social justice”
- 12. Dgroups is… Dgroups A Partnership& Foundation A web based platform – Community- Cloud
- 13. Dgroups platform –Key data • Public/private; open/closed; moderated/unmoderated 700+ communities
- 14. Dgroups platform –Key data • Public/private; open/closed; moderated/unmoderated 700+ communities • International organizations, Government agencies, National/international NGOs, Interested individual, Professional groups 290,000+ registered users
- 15. Dgroups platform –Key data • Public/private; open/closed; moderated/unmoderated 700+ communities • Int’l orgs; Gov’t agencies; Nat’l/Int’l NGOs; individuals; professional groups 290,000+ registered users • over 50% exchanged with & within African countries 400,000+ email messages delivered daily
- 16. Dgroups platform –Key features Simple
- 17. Dgroups platform –Key features Simple Multilingual
- 18. Dgroups platform –Key features Simple Multilingual Flexible and scalable
- 19. Dgroups platform –Key features Simple Multilingual Flexible and scalable Non commercial & respectful of privacy
- 20. Dgroups platform –Key features Simple Multilingual Flexible and scalable Non commercial & respectful of privacy Target to low bandwidth users
- 21. Dgroups is… Dgroups A Partnership & Foundation A webbased platform – Community- Cloud A global public good
- 22. Making the casefor Dgroups Appropriate technology
- 23. Making the casefor Dgroups Appropriate technology Effective, flexible tool
- 24. Making the casefor Dgroups Appropriate technology Effective, flexible tool Shared ownership
- 25. Making the casefor Dgroups Appropriate technology Effective, flexible tool Shared ownership Reduce duplication and fragmentation of online communities
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- 27. THE GLOBAL FARMERFIELD SCHOOL PLATFORM DGROUP Supporting quality FFS globally Suzanne Phillips FFS team FAO
- 28. Context: The FarmerField School (FFS) approach • 15-25 farmers/pastoralists meet together over crop or animal cycle • Setup study and experimental fields – ‘the field is the book’ • Learn and experiment about ecology and field management • Uses non-formal adult education approaches, learning by doing Since its development by FAO in 1989 in Indonesia, the approach was adapted to different production systems, regions and organisations. About 10-20 million smallholders had been trained through FFS up till 2012, with FFS initiatives in at least 90 countries
- 29. Context: The GlobalFFS Platform A global FFS platform to: • Facilitate exchange of knowledge, expertise and information • Document and improve visibility of achievements globally • Promote quality of FFS through harmonization, collaboration among teams, develop key tools and studies Suzanne Phillips FAO Rome 22 March 2018 ❖ How to facilitate the implementation of good quality innovative FFS? ❖ How to support the growing global FFS community?
- 30. The global FFSplatform A collaborative multi-stakeholder effort The FFS platform website was developed and is facilitated by: FAO’s crop production and protection division, ▪ Many FAO divisions, regional and national offices ▪ A network of FFS partners ▪ FFS practitioners worldwide Suzanne Phillips FAO Rome 22 March 2018
- 31. Issue at stake:How to connect the FFS community of practice? Suzanne Phillips FAO • FFS website makes documentation, news and expertise available • BUT practitioners need a space to discuss issues and share questions, innovations and successes • Inclusiveness: everyone should be able to contribute • no matter how far, where they work, independently of quality of internet connection and IT skills… Rome 22 March 2018
- 32. How we usedDgroups: the global FFS email- discussion group https://dgroups.org/fao/fieldschools Topics discussed: climate change adaptation, institutionalization, IPM, livestock, post disaster risk reduction; exchange of training material .. FFS Dgroup = Parallel platform for discussions amongst FFS practitioners Over the past 14 months… 1000 members 106 countries 174+ discussions 790+ contributions Upcoming webinars • Livestock FS • Gender and FS • Fisheries FS Rome 22 March 2018 Suzanne Phillips FAO
- 33. Using Dgroups: wewould recommend it! The Dgroup has allowed us to connect a global community of FFS practitioners. We would recommend as it is: ✓ free of charge for end users ✓ easy to use even if have low IT- literacy ✓ email-based, to overcome poor internet connection and reduce the time needed for exchanges (no passwords, navigating to website…). ✓ easy to moderate (admins’ viewpoint) Suzanne Phillips FAO
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- 36. Webinar 22 March, 2018 GiacomoRambaldi Senior Programme Coordinator ICTs CTA, Netherlands @iapad on Twitter
- 38. Issue at stake Statusof national regulations governing the use of drones
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- 43. Why ? • Emailbased • Easily accessible to users affected by poor connectivity • Offline consultable (email client) • Privacy ensured • No parsing of content to profile you or serve you customized adverts • No profiling of members • Ease of use • By admins • By members • Customizable backend • Moderation • Visibility • Contributions • Language • Sub-communities and more …
- 44. Best use of •Project Working Groups • Private and invisible on the net • Time bound • Non moderated • By invitation only • Communities of Practice • Public • Moderated • Accepts unsolicited applications after review
- 45. Want to knowmore on Dgroups? Visit: www.dgroups.info
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- 47. Healthcare Information forAll A global community of purpose www.hifa.org
- 48. 1. What issueare you trying to solve with Dgroups? Problem: People are dying for lack of knowledge HIFA goal: Every person will have access to the healthcare information they need to protect their own health and the health of others WHO letter of support: “Healthcare Information For All is an ambitious goal but it can be achieved if all stakeholders work together” 48
- 49. 2. How haveyou used Dgroups? Launch: 2006 Mombassa ($3k from BMJ) Method: Reader-Focused Moderation Approach: 1. Agree/define HIFA goal (2006) 2. Explore how to improve availability and use of healthcare information (2007-) 3. Build critical mass / advocacy (2007-) 49
- 50. 2. How haveyou used Dgroups? (contd) Result: >18,000 members, 5 Dgroups, 3 languages, 300 supporting organisations, 40 funders, 12 projects. • Main strategic partner: • Main funding partner: 50
- 51. HIFA Financial Supporters2018 ($50k) 51
- 52. 3.Why would you recommendDgroups to others? 1. Dgroups works (Community Cloud) 2. Dgroups is a partnership of UN agencies, bilateral agencies and NGOs 3. Dgroups is committed to international development, human rights and social justice 52
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- 54. Dgroups: simple solutions forbuilding online communities Webinar – 22 March 2018
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- 58. Dgroups: simple solutions forbuilding online communities Webinar 22 March 2018 Contact: dg-coordination@dgroups.org www.dgroups.info