The document outlines a customizable dissemination gateway for agri-food research information, highlighting its role in managing data effectively within the academic community. It discusses challenges faced by research project managers, communicators, and information managers in discovering and disseminating relevant research outcomes. The platform offers user-friendly tools for creating and managing research sites, connecting data sources, and implementing open data policies tailored to specific organizational needs.

1. A solution, as a customizable
dissemination gateway, for the
agri-food research information
GODAN, 19-20/01/2015, Wageningen
Workshop “Creating Impact with Open Data in
Agriculture and Nutrition”
Babis Thanopoulos
Agro-Know

2. context

3. “Knowledge is the
engine of our economy.
And data is its fuel”
Neelie Kroes, Vice President of
the European Commission
http://ec.europa.eu/digital-
agenda/en/news/economic-and-
social-benefits-big-data

4. Open Access policy
“Advances in the way we store,
link, access, process and use
data point to seemingly
unlimited potential benefits of
making it ‘open’, but there
remains a huge challenge of
how to handle, maintain and
manage the growing volume of
information.”
http://www.cgiar.org/consortium-news/data-standards-making-cgiar-data-
available-and-accessible-2/

5. Who can benefit?

6. the changing role of
Research Project Manager
difficulty in discovering relevant research
outcomes (publications, reports, blog posts,
news items & events)
difficulty in discovering relevant ongoing
research (e.g. projects, initiatives, networks) and
agr. research organisations/individuals’ profiles
difficulty to disseminate the research outcomes
(news items, events, blog posts, publications) to
the agr. research community

7. the changing role of
(Media &) Communications Manager
difficulty in discovering relevant research
activities (blog posts, news items, events) for
liaisons
difficulty for proper utilization of social media
channels (for distribution & dissemination
purposes)
difficulty in making website content findable

8. the changing role of
Knowledge (& Information) Manager
difficulty to manage and organise information
services & systems that are heterogeneous
difficulty to understand and implement new,
overlapping and too generic policies (Open
Access policies, data management, ..)
difficulty to find efficient, simplified and unified
ways to present and disseminate this information
through a variety of sites

10. Setting up a site for your
research project or for your
team is easy.
Stem offers an easy process to set up a site for
your research project or team. You just need to
select the information types that you want to
manage, the information that you want to open
and configure the appearance of your site.
Create your site See how it works

11. Enhance your existing
site with relevant agri-
food research
information
Stem can help you to create a space at
your site that will allow the discovery
of relevant agri-food research
information through a simple and
intuitive search mechanism. You just
need to select the relevant data
sources, the search and information
presentation options.
Create your siteSee how it works
What you are looking for? Search

12. Set up and manage
multiple sites for your
team or projects
Stem provides a simple configuration
panel that lets you set up and
manage multiple sites. Creating new,
backing up existing sites and adding
new data sources can be done
through an intuitive interface.
Create your site See how it works

13. Define an open data
policy implementation
plan adapted to your
organisation
Stem can help you in the complex
task of defining an implementation
plan for existing open data policies.
Stem’s team will identify the
information and technical
requirements, the necessary
alignment with existing open data
policies of your network and will
deliver to you an open data plan
adapted to your organisation
Create your siteSee how it works

14. How it works
Create a site for your project or your team
1. Apply for your site
Provide information
about your
organisation and the
data that you want to
manage
2. Meet our experts
Our experts will arrange
a appointment to
understand the data
types that you want to
manage, content
searching options and
your site’s template
3. Get details of your
site
Receive the URL and
login information for
your new site
4. Visit your new
micro site
Visit your new site,
make changes,
create new content
and easily
disseminate your
data

15. How it works
Connect relevant data to your existing site
1. Provide data
information
Provide information
about your
organisation and the
data that you would
like to connect to your
site
2. Meet our experts
An experience expert
will arrange a
personalised
appointment at a
convenient time to
understand your needs
and requirements
3. We do the hard
work for you
Our experienced
team will work on an
export or dump of
your information
4. Connect the
data to your site
Use a simple
configuration panel
to connect the new
data sources to
your site and allow
content discovery

16. How it works
Set up and manage multiple sites for your
organization/project
1. Create your space
in Stem
Provide information
about your
organization, the data
and the sites that you
would like to manage
2. Enter your panel
and create your site
Enter your panel and
create your site by
choosing from a list of
open data sites’
templates
3. Upgrade your
content and sites
Our experienced
team will work with
you to upgrade sites
and content
4. Manage your
sites
Use a simple
configuration panel
to connect the new
data source to your
microsite

17. How it works
Get support in implementing an open data
policy
1. Request an open
data plan
Visit Stem site and
submit a request by
providing information
about your
organization and your
open data policy
2. Meet our experts
Our experts will
contact you to
identify the
requirements of the
open data policy
3. We do the hard
work for you
Our experienced team
will work on the
implementation plan
and on the adaptation
of the open data policy
to your organization
4. Get your plan
Stem team will
provide you the
open data
recommendations
adapted to the
needs of your
organization and
network

19. thank you
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