This document outlines a framework for information and data sharing to power agricultural innovation. It discusses how (1) innovation requires greater information exchange but access to research outputs is limited, representing a barrier to innovation. It then (2) describes how CIARD, a global partnership of over 375 organizations, aims to improve policies and practices around openly sharing agricultural research information. Finally, it (3) identifies eight priority areas of action including developing tools and standards, building skills and policies, and strengthening advocacy and partnerships to promote open data and information flows.
Information Services: Breaking down Departmental SilosAlbert Simard
Describes elemental social networking concepts on a base of content management and knowledge services, focusing on interactions among government agencies.
A Presentation made by A.H. Monjurul KABIR during XII International Anti-Corruption Conference (IACC) at the strategic session on sharing information and knowledge to fight corruption. The key presentation focuses on strtaegies deployed UN - UNDP in particular..
- challenges and opportunities
Open Development Presentation for ZOA (http://www.zoa.nl/). Some slides used are from IATI Speaker's Kit. Source: http://www.aidtransparency.net/resources/speakers-kit
Chair: Steve Kennett, security director, Jisc.
The UK education and research sectors have extensive international partnerships with their peers overseas. New scientific instruments such as the Square Kilometre Array and developments such as Brexit are likely to increase the institutional requirement for enhanced digital services to locations overseas.
This will require increased collaboration amongst the providers of the campus, national, and international networks and other e-infrastructures. In this session we will look at ways in which Jisc and its international peers are working to connect the global education and research communities that they serve.
Running order of talks:
16:15-16:40 - Internet2 future infrastructure planning
Speaker: John Moore, Internet2.
16:40-17:05 - Connecting TVETs on a shoestring: bringing the internet to South African colleges
Speaker: Arno Hart, TENET.
17:05-17:30 - Jisc's international strategy – how we can help you
Speaker: Esther Wilkinson, head of international, Jisc.
Presentation given by Sarah Jones and Martin Donnelly outlining the UK RDM landscape, JISC MRD programmes, and DCC initiatives.
The presentation was given at Statistics New Zealand on 28th March, ANDS webinars on 29th & 30th March and Monash University on 2nd April 2012.
A National Agenda for Digital Stewardship Micah Altman
This was presented at the 2013 CNI Fall Member meeting:
http://www.cni.org/events/membership-meetings/upcoming-meeting/fall-2013/
Digital stewardship is vital for the authenticity of public records, the reliability of scientific evidence, and the enduring accessibility to our cultural heritage. Knowledge of ongoing research, practice, and organizational collaborations has been distributed widely across disciplines, sectors, and communities of practice. The National Agenda for Digital Stewardship annually integrates the perspective of dozens of experts and hundreds of institutions, convened through the Library of Congress, to identify the highest-impact opportunities to advance the state of the art; the state of practice; and the state of collaboration within the next 3-5 years. This talk discusses key highlights from the inaugural report and related ongoing work by the National Digital Stewardship Alliance.
AgNIC’s 'Born Digital/Reborn Digital' Repository InitiativesIAALD Community
Presentation by Barbara Hutchinson (University of Arizona), Linda Eells (University of Minnesota) and Rob McGeachin (Texas A&M University) at the World Conference on Agricultural Information and IT - Atsugi, August 2008
Information Services: Breaking down Departmental SilosAlbert Simard
Describes elemental social networking concepts on a base of content management and knowledge services, focusing on interactions among government agencies.
A Presentation made by A.H. Monjurul KABIR during XII International Anti-Corruption Conference (IACC) at the strategic session on sharing information and knowledge to fight corruption. The key presentation focuses on strtaegies deployed UN - UNDP in particular..
- challenges and opportunities
Open Development Presentation for ZOA (http://www.zoa.nl/). Some slides used are from IATI Speaker's Kit. Source: http://www.aidtransparency.net/resources/speakers-kit
Chair: Steve Kennett, security director, Jisc.
The UK education and research sectors have extensive international partnerships with their peers overseas. New scientific instruments such as the Square Kilometre Array and developments such as Brexit are likely to increase the institutional requirement for enhanced digital services to locations overseas.
This will require increased collaboration amongst the providers of the campus, national, and international networks and other e-infrastructures. In this session we will look at ways in which Jisc and its international peers are working to connect the global education and research communities that they serve.
Running order of talks:
16:15-16:40 - Internet2 future infrastructure planning
Speaker: John Moore, Internet2.
16:40-17:05 - Connecting TVETs on a shoestring: bringing the internet to South African colleges
Speaker: Arno Hart, TENET.
17:05-17:30 - Jisc's international strategy – how we can help you
Speaker: Esther Wilkinson, head of international, Jisc.
Presentation given by Sarah Jones and Martin Donnelly outlining the UK RDM landscape, JISC MRD programmes, and DCC initiatives.
The presentation was given at Statistics New Zealand on 28th March, ANDS webinars on 29th & 30th March and Monash University on 2nd April 2012.
A National Agenda for Digital Stewardship Micah Altman
This was presented at the 2013 CNI Fall Member meeting:
http://www.cni.org/events/membership-meetings/upcoming-meeting/fall-2013/
Digital stewardship is vital for the authenticity of public records, the reliability of scientific evidence, and the enduring accessibility to our cultural heritage. Knowledge of ongoing research, practice, and organizational collaborations has been distributed widely across disciplines, sectors, and communities of practice. The National Agenda for Digital Stewardship annually integrates the perspective of dozens of experts and hundreds of institutions, convened through the Library of Congress, to identify the highest-impact opportunities to advance the state of the art; the state of practice; and the state of collaboration within the next 3-5 years. This talk discusses key highlights from the inaugural report and related ongoing work by the National Digital Stewardship Alliance.
AgNIC’s 'Born Digital/Reborn Digital' Repository InitiativesIAALD Community
Presentation by Barbara Hutchinson (University of Arizona), Linda Eells (University of Minnesota) and Rob McGeachin (Texas A&M University) at the World Conference on Agricultural Information and IT - Atsugi, August 2008
This document highlights the urgent changes required in Agricultural Research for Development (AR4D) systems to address worldwide challenges. GCARD2 http://www.egfar.org/gcard-2012
Ce document présente la nécessité, les défis et opportunités de transformer les systèmes de Recherche Agricole pour le Développement (AR4D). GCARD2 http://www.egfar.org/gcard-2012
Este documento destaca los cambios urgentes necesarios en la investigación agrícola para sistemas de desarrollo (AR4D) para abordar los desafíos en todo el mundo. GCARD2 http://www.egfar.org/gcard-2012
http://www.egfar.org/gcard-2012
Coherence in Information for Agricultural Research for Developmentiaaldafrika
Presentation made at the Second Conference of the IAALD Africa Chapter on the theme "Towards Opening Access to Information & Knowledge in the Agricultural Sciences and Technology in Africa" held at M Plaza Hotel, Accra, Ghana, 15th - 17th July 2009.
2010-11 CIARD - Bridging Rural Digital Divide (Brasil) - EnglishCIARD
Presentation by Dr. Stephen Rudgard
Chief, Knowledge and Capacity for Development
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
III Conferência Internacional sobre Inclusão Digital e Social Brasilia, Brasil. 16-19 Novembre , 2010
Supporting access: interventions that seek to improve the ways in which decision makers are able to access research based information.
Preseantation by Faye Reagon, HSRC (South Africa) at the Locating the Power of the In-between conference July 08
Turning FAIR into Reality: Final outcomes from the European Commission FAIR D...Sarah Jones
A multi-speaker presentation given by the European Commission FAIR Data Expert Group at ScieDataCon as part of International Data Week in Botswana in November 2018.
Simon Hodson, Chair of the Group explained the remit and background. Natalie Harrower outlined key concepts. Francoise Genova spoke on the recommendations related to research data culture. Daniel Mietchen addressed the infrastructure needed and our proposals for a FAIR ecosystem, and Sarah Jones spoke to the cultural aspects needed to drive change and outlined the FAIR Action Plan.
The report has been revised in light of the 500+ comments received as part of the open consultation and will be formally released on 23rd November as part of the Austrian Presidency events.
Open data & knowledge solutions - a cgiar perspective dileepFRANK Water
This was a presentation made by Dr. G Dileepkumar of ICRISAT, sharing what is happening at CGIAR with respect to open access and how far has their initiative gone.
FAIR data: what it means, how we achieve it, and the role of RDASarah Jones
Presentation on FAIR data, the FAIR Data Action Plan developed by the European Commission Expert Group and the role of the Research Data Alliance on implementing FAIR. The presentation was given at the RDAFinland workshop held on 6th June - https://www.csc.fi/web/training/-/rda_and_fair_supporting_finnish_researchers
Lighting Talks: Farmer Co-Design of climate change solutions presentationsSadie W Shelton
These presentations were given at the GDDF 2022 Side Session: Farmer co-design of climate change solution, on May 5, 2022. The interactive session introduced the research of the new Agroecological TRANSITIONS Inclusive Digital Tools (ATDT) project.
Speakers Included:
- Sonja Vogt, University of Lausanne (AgriPath: Self-service v. Agent-enabled digital resources for local solutions)
- Berta Ortiz, Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT (e-Ushauri ("Advice" in Swahili): Two-way communication between farmers and experts)
- Stella Rodrigues, Agrotools (Traceability for low-emission beef)
- Katie Nelson, IIRRI-Hanoi (Sustainable Rice Platform: Certification)
In this interactive session, we explored how well digital solutions are enabling farmer co-design of solutions for climate change mitigation and resilience. We looked at types of options available and state-of-the-art innovations and explore options for best practices, and consider farmer-to-farmer exchange, information hubs accessible to farmers, and farmer-advisor linkages and trade-offs of non-digital options.
Panelists will assess what more can be done digitally and how to sustain efforts through effective business models for co-design resources.
Learn more: https://alliancebioversityciat.org/projects/inclusive-digital-tools-enable-climate-informed-agroecological-transitions-atdt
Similar to C3.1. Framework for Information and Data Sharing (20)
GFAR / GODAN / CTA webinar #2 "Key data for farmers" - Stephen Kalyesubula - ...GCARD Conferences
[Webinar recording in last slide or at https://youtu.be/taHHp3UbRZI, 28/2/2018]
As part of its work on farmers’ data rights and following up on the face-to-face course on Farmers’ Access to Data organized in Centurion in November 2017, GFAR collaborates with the Global Open Data for Agriculture and Nutrition initiative (GODAN) and the Technical Center for Agricultural and Rural Cooperarion (CTA) on a series of webinars on data-driven agriculture, its opportunities and its challenges.
Overview of webinar #2
Data becomes significant if it can be linked to information, knowledge and wisdom. Once processed it can be used to generate detailed insights into farm operations and the environment. It assists big and small holder farmers in making data-based operational decisions to optimize yield and boost revenue while minimizing expenses, the chances of crop failure, and environmental impact.
For data driven agriculture to happen we have to distinguish the data streams in the food chain from pre-planting to consumption, for example: data collected and managed from the farm by farmers which can be either static or dynamic; data coming from external sources like market prices and data that is exported for aggregation by other farm service providers. However, farmers may not be in a position to realize those streams and possibly what data and information is required to answer the food chain questions, for example: What produce can I grow where I live? When should I sow/plant/harvest/market it? How should I sow/plant/harvest/market it? All these questions can be answered if the factual data or information is used or made available to the farmers.
Webinar Goals
Make the participants understand the different key data streams, flow and sources that are vital to agricultural value chains. Participants will be in position to identify the data they own or collect on their farms and its usefulness, understand the difference between human and machine farm data, identify the part in the agricultural value chain where data, and which data, is needed most.
About the presenter
Stephen Kalyesubula is a Computer Engineering and an agri-preneur from Makerere University. He is a graduate researcher at iLabs@Mak Project – Makerere University and his key technological interests include: Data science, robotics, Internet of things, AI and design thinking. He is among the directors of Youths In Technology and Development Uganda whose mission is to create tech communities of practice where appropriate use of technology promotes sustainable development in agriculture, health and education.
[Webinar recording in last slide or at https://youtu.be/DMg9UI7Ur0M, 26/3/2018]
As part of its work on farmers’ data rights and following up on the face-to-face course on Farmers’ Access to Data organized in Centurion in November 2017, GFAR collaborates with the Global Open Data for Agriculture and Nutrition initiative (GODAN) and the Technical Center for Agricultural and Rural Cooperarion (CTA) on a series of webinars on data-driven agriculture, its opportunities and its challenges.
Overview of webinar #3
This webinar is a continuation of exploring digital agriculture for smallholder farmers. The first webinar provided an overview of digital agriculture, the trends impacting it, and it advantages and challenges for smallholder farmers. The second identified specific data needed by farmers, as well as potential sources.
“Crossing the Donga” will provide smallholder farmers, and those who support them, specific methods for ensuring farmer-centric solutions. The webinar will examine some of the key challenges that are blocking adoption of digital architecture by smallholder farmers. Attendees will learn a process for mapping their data needs, based on their goals and key tasks. Attendees will learn the foundational market model, and how to create value for success.
About the presenter
Dan Berne is a highly regarded professional business growth strategist with over 30 years’ experience. Dan led the effort to create an Ag Irrigation market strategy for the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA). He also conducted grower experience studies to help identify barriers to grower adoption of energy saving practices. Dan wrote or co-wrote many of the NEEA Ag Irrigation reports. Dan serves as the Project Manager on AgGateway’s Precision Ag Irrigation Language data standards project. He is an affiliate of the Chasm Institute, and a certified practitioner of Innovation Games.
Dan started the “Lagom Ag Initiative” within his company to help accelerate the adoption of precision farming practices and improve the use of digital agricultural methodologies. Lagom is a Swedish word that means “just enough.” It is also used to mean “simply perfect.” It fits our philosophy of helping farmers use just enough water, just enough fertilizers, just enough energy to be profitable while increasing or maintaining yield.
GFAR / GODAN / CTA webinar #1 "Data-driven agriculture. An overview" - Dan Be...GCARD Conferences
[Webinar recording in last slide or at https://youtu.be/bsicKqHZIz4, 22/2/2018]
As part of its work on farmers’ data rights and following up on the face-to-face course on Farmers’ Access to Data organized in Centurion in November 2017, GFAR collaborates with the Global Open Data for Agriculture and Nutrition initiative (GODAN) and the Technical Center for Agricultural and Rural Cooperarion (CTA) on a series of webinars on data-driven agriculture, its opportunities and its challenges.
Overview of webinar #1
Precision agriculture is a promising set of technologies that is data intensive, but which has limited adoption by small holder farms in Sub-Saharan Africa. Concurrently, current trends in sustainability, traceability, and compliance reporting demand that an ever-increasing amount of data be gathered as part of everyday operations in modern production agriculture.
The use of farm management information systems (FMIS) for decision support has shown great promise for improving farm yields and profitability. However, growers are often unsure of the value of the data that they are providing and/or receiving. How does this data help them make the right decisions to improve their yield and profitability? How do growers and service providers work together to simplify the design and use of farm data? How can smallholder farmers take advantage of data in a mutually valuable relationship with data providers?
Webinar Goals
Provide attendees a foundation for understanding the use of data for farming and across the agricultural value chain. Attendees should be able to apply the core concepts of using data for field operations, as well as how data is used across the value chain. Attendees will be introduced to the opportunities and challenges of using data, especially for smallholder farmers.
About the presenter
Dan Berne is a highly regarded professional business growth strategist with over 30 years’ experience. Dan led the effort to create an Ag Irrigation market strategy for the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA). He also conducted grower experience studies to help identify barriers to grower adoption of energy saving practices. Dan wrote or co-wrote many of the NEEA Ag Irrigation reports. Dan serves as the Project Manager on AgGateway’s Precision Ag Irrigation Language data standards project. He is an affiliate of the Chasm Institute, and a certified practitioner of Innovation Games.
Dan started the “Lagom Ag Initiative” within his company to help accelerate the adoption of precision farming practices and improve the use of digital agricultural methodologies. Lagom is a Swedish word that means “just enough.” It is also used to mean “simply perfect.” It fits our philosophy of helping farmers use just enough water, just enough fertilizers, just enough energy to be profitable while increasing or maintaining yield.
GFAR webinar "The future of online media" - webdesign trendsGCARD Conferences
This presentation was used during our GFAR webinar on "The future of online media", announced here: https://blog.gfar.net/2016/10/09/upcoming-webinar-predicting-future-online-media/
Check out the live webinar recording here: https://youtu.be/N8UkwOoI9hQ
GFAR webinar "building a bridge between scientists and communicators"GCARD Conferences
These is the slide deck of presentations used during the webinar "Building a bridge between scientists and communicators"
This webinar was organised by GFAR
It was introduced in this blogpost: https://blog.gfar.net/2017/01/03/webinar-scientists-and-communicators-friends-or-foes/
The video recording of the actual webinar can be found on our Youtube channel: https://youtu.be/HK8Q0JgAaGQ
These is the slide deck of presentations used during the webinar "Email newsletters"
This webinar was organised by GFAR
It was introduced in this blogpost: https://blog.gfar.net/2017/02/05/upcoming-comms-webinar-email-based-newsletters-not-a-thing-of-the-past/
The video recording of the actual webinar can be found on our Youtube channel: https://youtu.be/2NPpCxcJJUc
GFAR Webinar "Finding and using pictures for your website or blog"GCARD Conferences
These is the slide deck of presentations used during the webinar "Website Revamps"
This webinar was organised by GFAR
It was introduced in this blogpost: https://blog.gfar.net/2016/06/13/webinar-alert-is-a-picture-worth-a-thousand-words/
The video recording of the actual webinar can be found on our Youtube channel: https://youtu.be/mJ-q1CxK_rQ
These is the slide deck of presentations used during the webinar "Basic SEO"
This webinar was organised by GFAR
It was introduced in this blogpost: https://blog.gfar.net/2016/08/30/gfar-webinars-on-search-engine-optimization-and-website-revamps/
The video recording of the actual webinar can be found on our Youtube channel: https://youtu.be/kcty662Hcss
GFAR webinar on "Measuring social media performance"GCARD Conferences
These is the slide deck of presentations used during the webinar "Innovative Annual Reports"
This webinar was co-organised by GFAR and CGIAR.
It was introduced in this blogpost: https://blog.gfar.net/2016/01/18/flash-two-more-gfar-social-media-webinars/
These is the slide deck of presentations used during the webinar "Innovative Annual Reports"
This webinar was co-organised by GFAR and CGIAR
It was introduced in this blogpost: https://blog.gfar.net/2015/11/30/free-induction-webinar-social-media-for-professionals/
The video recording of the actual webinar can be found on our Youtube channel: https://youtu.be/WO1zUOOy1nA
These is the slide deck of presentations used during the webinar "Innovative Annual Reports"
This webinar was organised by GFAR
It was introduced in this blogpost: https://blog.gfar.net/2017/11/26/webinar-innovating-annual-reports/
The video recording of the actual webinar can be found on our Youtube channel: https://youtu.be/BAsPhl0H4Ec
GFAR-TAP webinar on "Sharing Knowledge on Capacity Development for Agricultur...GCARD Conferences
These is the slide deck of presentations used during the webinar "Sharing Knowledge on Capacity Development for Agricultural Innovation through TAPipedia"
This webinar was co-organised by GFAR and TAP.
It was introduced in this blogpost: https://blog.gfar.net/2017/10/24/gfartap-webinar-sharing-knowledge-on-capacity-development-for-agricultural-innovation-through-tapipedia/
The video recording of the actual webinar can be found on our Youtube channel: https://youtu.be/_cHK5QK2rPk
GFAR COSA GLF webinar on "Effective Tools for Understanding, Managing and Acc...GCARD Conferences
These is the slide deck of presentations used during the webinar "Effective Tools for Understanding, Managing and Accelerating Impact"
This webinar was co-organised by GFAR, COSA and GLF and is part of a wider series on agricultural research & innovation,eco-systems management and sustainable development.
It was introduced in this blogpost: https://blog.gfar.net/2017/10/13/join-cosa-gfar-impact-webinar/
The video recording of the actual webinar can be found on our Youtube channel: Effective https://youtu.be/RtYlWo_Ok5o
With thanks to our co-hosts in this webinar: (COSA) Global Landscapes forum (GLF) and Committee on Sustainability Assessment (COSA) -
https://thecosa.org/
http://landscapes.org
GFAR webinar: "The art and science of webcasting and webstreaming"GCARD Conferences
This presentation was used in the GFAR webinar on "The art and science of webcasting and webstreaming"
The announcement blogpost was published here: https://blog.gfar.net/2017/10/05/gfar-webinar-web-casting/
You can find the full recording of this webinar here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bs7IsZQi5zg
GFAR webinar: "Farmers’ Rights: Complementarity between Researchers and Farmers"GCARD Conferences
This presentation was used in the GFAR webinar on "Farmers’ Rights: How Complementarity between Researchers and Farmers Impact the Conservation of Genetic Diversity, Food Security and Livelihoods of the Poor”
The announcement blogpost was published here: https://blog.gfar.net/2017/08/31/gfar-webinar-communications-success-stories/
You can find the full recording of this webinar here: https://youtu.be/N16hHmL8xNM
This presentation was used in the GFAR webinar on "Beyond decision making: Foresight as a process for improving attitude towards change" --
The announcement blogpost was published here: https://blog.gfar.net/2017/08/25/join-our-gfar-webinar-farmers-rights/
You can find the full recording of this webinar here: https://youtu.be/RxuLR2FWYYI
Beyond decision making: Foresight as a process for improving attitude towards...GCARD Conferences
This presentation was used in the GFAR webinar on "Beyond decision making: Foresight as a process for improving attitude towards change" --
The announcement blogpost was published here: https://blog.gfar.net/2017/06/07/gfar-webinar-beyond-decision-making-foresight-as-a-process-for-improving-attitude-towards-change/
You can find the full recording of this webinar here: https://youtu.be/8tzz5vNEhZ4
Farmers’ Rights: Achieving Complementarity Between the Informal and Formal Se...GCARD Conferences
This presentation was used in the GFAR webinar on "Farmers’ Rights: Achieving Complementarity Between the Informal and Formal Seed Systems". -- Announcement blogpost was here: https://blog.gfar.net/2017/05/10/gfar-webinar-farmers-rights-achieving-complementarity-between-the-informal-and-formal-seed-systems/
...and the actual webinar recording can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQ9c2_nbtBc
GFAR webinar on farm radio, community radio and participatory radioGCARD Conferences
This presentation was used in the GFAR webinar on "farm radio, community radio and participatory radio" . -- Announcement here: https://blog.gfar.net/2017/05/31/join-gfar-webinar-on-farm-radio/
...and the actual webinar recording can be found here: https://youtu.be/TEiC1Zo3KQ0
This presentation was used in the GFAR webinar on Participatory Video. -- Announcement here: https://blog.gfar.net/2017/04/24/join-our-next-webinar-on-participatory-video/
...and the actual webinar recording can be found here:
1. Using information to power innovation
Framework for Information and Data Sharing
presented by Krishan Bheenick
Senior Programme Coordinator, Knowledge Management, CTA (EU-ACP)
GCARD-II, Uruguay, October 2012
2. Knowledge Sharing in Agricultural Innovation
Innovation is knowledge-intensive and requires
greater information sharing/exchange
Access to research outputs is essential to
address problems
Effective access enhances information use, and
enhances innovation within and among
communities
Greater use of information will accelerate rural
development
3. Agricultural Research Outputs
Photo Credit:
natura-medioambiental.com
“Information and data power innovation,
restricted access represents a barrier to innovation.”
4. Communicating Agricultural Research
Low investment in research communication
- Many agricultural research organizations invest only a small
fraction on communicating their results and ensuring they are
adapted to rural needs.
- Most organizations make <10% of their publications/
documents accessible on the Internet
- Information made accessible through journals - ‘paid access’
Often „public‟ information is like this
We produce results, but what happens to them?
It seems that much useful data and information
is not accessible and the farmers don’t seem to
benefit
6. WHAT IS NEEDED
An integrated two-pronged approach of good
policy and practice
Capacity development – a cornerstone
A collective effort - adopt proven practices and
tools
A coordinated approach will reduce costs
and guide, train and motivate staff in research
organizations to make the results of research more
accessible and usable
7. COHERENCE IN PARTNERSHIP & ACTION
Coherence in Information for Agricultural
Research for Development
A Global Movement
8. A GLOBAL MOVEMENT
15 Founding Partners
And now +375 other organizations
All working to ensure that information become more
accessible to those who need them
CIARD was endorsed at GCARD 2010
9. A CONSULTATIVE PROCESS
2008 onwards: Meetings/events for partners, electronic
discussions, development of CIARD products & initiatives
Advocacy, Advocacy, Advocacy !
Shared, distributed coordination – subsidiarity
2009: CIARD consultation in Africa at FARA – “…CIARD gives us a
global framework for what we have been trying to do at individual
and institutional level; now I feel empowered to tell my Director …”
2011: A CIARD global consultation process on “Developing a
framework for data and information sharing”
10. PRIORITY AREAS IDENTIFIED
To improve investment through introduction of
sound policies and coordinated approaches
To develop institutional capacity through
encouraging self-sufficiency and empowerment
To make data and information accessible by
promoting open content and common standards
11. Support for overcoming the
Challenges in Research Communication
Our institution
has no policy on We don’t have time to
communicating adapt our results into the
its outputs what extensionists want
We have no systems
Other scientists will
and tools for Internet
publish our results if we
dissemination
share them
There are no staff
with the skills in
digital technologies
12. Routemap to Information
Nodes and Gateways
A Global Registry to share information related to agricultural
research and innovation
600 open information services in agriculture
374 information providers have registered their services
- 350 document repositories with around 6 million accessions
- 900,000 full text documents
- 250 other services registered
CIARD Ring provides a platform for the next generation of information
discovery/access services from CIARD participating organisations
13. Global consultation in 2011
“Developing a Framework for Data and information sharing”
Developed through e-consultation and workshop (Beijing)
CIARD core documents: Technical Issues Paper
– Technical issues and technologies
– Institutional and organizational aspects
– Championing change in policy and practice
– Strengthening the CIARD community and its role
8 Action Areas identified
THINK GLOBAL – ACT LOCAL
14. Technical issues and technologies
Action Area 1 - Services, Tools and Infrastructure
• Establishment of a community Wiki on information
management tools and their evaluation
• Contributions to the CIARD RING fostered to extend coverage
• Guidance on new tools and technology (e.g. Cloud)
Action Area 2 - Standards and Systems Architecture
• Collaborative Development of open standards
• Advice on meta-data generation
• Data and document formats
• Automatic tagging or indexing services
15. Institutional aspects
Action Area 3 - Policies, Strategies and Institutional
Structures
Action Area 4 - Development of Skills and Competencies
Action Area 5 - Appropriate Organizational Structures and
Work Practices
Action Area 6 - Global Improvement of Data and Information
Flows
16. Championing change in
policy and practice
Action Area 7 - Advocacy and Evidence
• Convince Policy makers and research managers, information
specialists, users and generators of ARD information
• Document initiatives and cost benefit analysis, and impact in
case studies
• Develop and implement an advocacy programme, using
champions [see recently launched Advocacy Toolkit]
• CIARD partners lead by example
17. Strengthening the CIARD
Community and its role
Action Area 8 - Partnerships and Information Managers
• CIARD as a multi-dimensional learning initiative
• Sharing and discussing experiences and ideas among the CIARD
partners: from technologies and policies to case studies and
success stories
• Establish a virtual platform for the community to promote peer
learning
18. Resources to support action
Championing change in policy and practice:
CIARD Advocacy Toolkit
Collection of evidence, benefits and good practices (i.e.
CIARD Checklist)
Institutions/organizations:
Guidelines (CIARD Pathways) ; E-learning programmes
Information Technologies: Open information standards ,tools
and services; CIARD RING
Strengthening the CIARD Community: Physical and electronic
interactions
We can build further on these achievements
19. The Way Forward
National organizations:
- implement policies and practices on opening access to and
enhancing use of agricultural research information
- create/strengthen research communication activities
- register their open services in the CIARD.RING
Regional and International organizations:
- achieve even stronger consensus and support for CIARD
- develop regional partnerships and networks to leverage
resources and capacities in support of opening access
Donors providing research funds:
- Support grantees in communicating their findings effectively
20. Using information to power innovation
Framework for Information and Data Sharing
GCARD-II, Uruguay, October 2012 www.ciard.net
Editor's Notes
In order to address these barriers to opening access to data and information and to their effective transformation and use. An integrated two-pronged approach of good policy and practice is needed so that organizations can develop incentives build up their skills base for greater cooperation and sharing. In addition, capacity development has to be a cornerstone of the approach that will help in applying data and information to solving real problems. A collective effort will really help many smaller institutions to make information truly accessible and contribute to its effective use as they can immediately adopt proven practices and tools without having to develop their own.BENEFITS: By supporting a more coordinated approach to opening up data and information and enabling their effective use, research organizations can reduce costs and guide, train, and motivate their staff.
PRIORITIES AREAS IDENTIFIED:1. To improve investment through introduction of sound policies and coordinated approaches; 2. To develop institutional capacity through encouraging self-sufficiency and empowerment; 3. To make data and information accessible by promoting open content and common standards.
Technical issues and technologies. A set of open services -such as the CIARD.RING- and tools are available to promote information and data sharing, and open standards are continuously being developed and applied.