Analysis of priority commodities — Gender and technology perspectivesILRI
The document discusses integrating a gender perspective into the Improving Productivity and Market Success (IPMS) project in Ethiopia. It outlines IPMS's gender strategy, key gender concepts, tools used for gender analysis, and implications for project activities. Gender analysis of priority commodities was conducted to understand impacts on workloads, benefits, decisions, and identify strategies to promote equitable participation and outcomes. The findings will inform gender-sensitive interventions and capacity building to mainstream gender in IPMS.
This poster was presented by Lone Badstue (MAIZE / WHEAT / CIMMYT) for the pre-Annual Scientific Conference meeting organized for the CGIAR research program gender research coordinators on 4 December.
The annual scientific conference of the CGIAR collaborative platform for gender research took place on 5-6 December 2017 in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, where the Platform is hosted (by KIT Royal Tropical Institute).
Read more: http://gender.cgiar.org/gender_events/annual-scientific-conference-capacity-development-workshop-cgiar-collaborative-platform-gender-research/
This poster was presented by Lone Badstue (MAIZE / WHEAT / CIMMYT) for the pre-Annual Scientific Conference meeting organized for the CGIAR research program gender research coordinators on 4 December.
The annual scientific conference of the CGIAR collaborative platform for gender research took place on 5-6 December 2017 in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, where the Platform is hosted (by KIT Royal Tropical Institute).
Read more: http://gender.cgiar.org/gender_events/annual-scientific-conference-capacity-development-workshop-cgiar-collaborative-platform-gender-research/
This document summarizes the Dryland Systems Gender Strategy and Work Plan for implementing gender mainstreaming in the Dryland Systems CGIAR Research Program. It discusses the goals of promoting gender equity and reducing gender gaps. Key activities include mainstreaming gender within flagship technologies, undertaking strategic gender research, building gender awareness and capabilities, and integrating gender considerations into organizational structures, implementation, and the action plan. The strategy is aimed at making research and innovations more gender-aware and transformative to improve livelihoods and resilience for vulnerable households and communities.
Three challenges for innovators in rural developmentJacqueline Ashby
Innovation Asia Pacific Symposium J Ashby May 4 2009 Presentation. Discusses three challenges for innovators in rural development in relation to shortcomings of innovation systems theory and the need for engagement with policy.power relations and politics.
The document proposes solutions to empower women and ensure their safety in India. It suggests improving moral values through education by adding chapters on gender equality to school curriculums and screening documentaries promoting women's rights. It also proposes encouraging women's participation in politics, self-help groups for entrepreneurship, and setting up small industries in geographical indication regions to boost the economy and self-reliance of women. Monitoring mechanisms, advantages, and challenges of the solutions are discussed.
Analysis of priority commodities — Gender and technology perspectivesILRI
The document discusses integrating a gender perspective into the Improving Productivity and Market Success (IPMS) project in Ethiopia. It outlines IPMS's gender strategy, key gender concepts, tools used for gender analysis, and implications for project activities. Gender analysis of priority commodities was conducted to understand impacts on workloads, benefits, decisions, and identify strategies to promote equitable participation and outcomes. The findings will inform gender-sensitive interventions and capacity building to mainstream gender in IPMS.
This poster was presented by Lone Badstue (MAIZE / WHEAT / CIMMYT) for the pre-Annual Scientific Conference meeting organized for the CGIAR research program gender research coordinators on 4 December.
The annual scientific conference of the CGIAR collaborative platform for gender research took place on 5-6 December 2017 in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, where the Platform is hosted (by KIT Royal Tropical Institute).
Read more: http://gender.cgiar.org/gender_events/annual-scientific-conference-capacity-development-workshop-cgiar-collaborative-platform-gender-research/
This poster was presented by Lone Badstue (MAIZE / WHEAT / CIMMYT) for the pre-Annual Scientific Conference meeting organized for the CGIAR research program gender research coordinators on 4 December.
The annual scientific conference of the CGIAR collaborative platform for gender research took place on 5-6 December 2017 in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, where the Platform is hosted (by KIT Royal Tropical Institute).
Read more: http://gender.cgiar.org/gender_events/annual-scientific-conference-capacity-development-workshop-cgiar-collaborative-platform-gender-research/
This document summarizes the Dryland Systems Gender Strategy and Work Plan for implementing gender mainstreaming in the Dryland Systems CGIAR Research Program. It discusses the goals of promoting gender equity and reducing gender gaps. Key activities include mainstreaming gender within flagship technologies, undertaking strategic gender research, building gender awareness and capabilities, and integrating gender considerations into organizational structures, implementation, and the action plan. The strategy is aimed at making research and innovations more gender-aware and transformative to improve livelihoods and resilience for vulnerable households and communities.
Three challenges for innovators in rural developmentJacqueline Ashby
Innovation Asia Pacific Symposium J Ashby May 4 2009 Presentation. Discusses three challenges for innovators in rural development in relation to shortcomings of innovation systems theory and the need for engagement with policy.power relations and politics.
The document proposes solutions to empower women and ensure their safety in India. It suggests improving moral values through education by adding chapters on gender equality to school curriculums and screening documentaries promoting women's rights. It also proposes encouraging women's participation in politics, self-help groups for entrepreneurship, and setting up small industries in geographical indication regions to boost the economy and self-reliance of women. Monitoring mechanisms, advantages, and challenges of the solutions are discussed.
The Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index – What have we learned?IFPRI-PIM
This document summarizes efforts to improve the Women's Empowerment in Agriculture Index (WEAI) by discussing various studies and initiatives. It provides an overview of the different versions of the WEAI (original, abbreviated, project-specific, and value chain-specific) and how the index is constructed. It also shares key findings from applying the WEAI in multiple countries, such as workload and access to credit being common constraints. Additionally, it discusses preliminary results from a Philippines pilot that identify workload and group membership as top disempowerment factors. The document demonstrates how the WEAI can inform programming to empower women, using Bangladesh's ANGeL project as an example.
Value Chain Interventions and its Impacts on Empowerment of Shea Actors in th...Premier Publishers
The document summarizes a study on the impacts of value chain interventions on the empowerment of shea actors in northern Ghana. The study found that:
1) Most shea actors engaged in shea business as full-time workers, with 98.5% working full-time and only 1.5% part-time.
2) Before interventions, shea actors had moderate empowerment levels on average, scoring highest on the Domestic Consultation Index.
3) After interventions, shea actors scored higher on the Domestic Consultation Index and Household Decision Making Index compared to other indexes measured. The interventions led to increased empowerment levels among most shea actors.
Improving Research Engagement to Support Policy and Institutional ChangeIFPRI-PIM
Webinar recorded on 23 Sept. 2020, co-organized by the CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions, and Markets (PIM), the CGIAR Research Program on Fish Agri-Food Systems, and Collaborating for Resilience (CoRe).
Too often, research aiming to inform public policies or strengthen institutions for effective policy implementation remains disconnected from the real political economy of policy and institutional reform. This webinar introduces a new rubric to assess opportunities for research partnerships that navigate this complex terrain of power and leverage sometimes unexpected spaces of engagement.
Full recording at https://bit.ly/2GFIdx1.
Gender Analysis of Honey Value Chain can identify points of intervention for upgrading Value Chain in order to improve lives of people and pull them out of poverty. Gender analysis helps to understand how women and men are involved in the value chain processes, what are the constraining factors for women, and how those can be overcome. The upgrading of value chain will benefit women and families economically.
Integrating gender in value chain analysisWorldFish
Presentation by Paula Kantor.
Why does gender integration matter? Paula explores the importance of including gender studies in value chain research and analysis.
The document summarizes a project by CARE Peru to reduce poverty and empower women through developing cattle markets in southern Peru. It found that the project significantly increased incomes (nearly 100%), decreased poverty incidence from 81% to 29%, and increased perceptions of empowerment, happiness, and quality of life, especially for women. Both men and women reported new skills, education, participation, and economic benefits from involvement with cattle associations and markets. The evaluation used rigorous quantitative and qualitative methods to measure these impacts.
Integrating Gender in Policy Research and OutreachIFPRI-PIM
There is growing recognition of the importance of gender issues in policy and research. Gender equality is recognized as one of the Sustainable Development Goals, and is key to achieving most of the other goals as well. Yet it is often not clear what this means, in practice, or what kinds of knowledge and interventions are needed to contribute to these goals.
In this webinar, IFPRI researchers Ruth Meinzen-Dick and Elizabeth Bryan discuss key gender issues and entry points for policy research and outreach, focusing on processes for integrating gender into each stage of the research process, including priority setting, research design, methodologies, conduct of research, and communications for impact.
For more information and full recording of this webinar, visit http://bit.ly/GenderinPolResWebinar
Strengthening developing-country seed systems and markets. Policy trade-offs,...IFPRI-PIM
Presentation by David Spielman (IFPRI) at the PIM Webinar held on 25 October 2017. See more here: http://pim.cgiar.org/2017/09/29/webinar-strengthening-developing-country-seed-systems-and-markets-policy-trade-offs-unintended-consequences-and-operational-realities/
CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions and Markets, Value for MoneyCGIAR
CGIAR is a global partnership that works to ensure food security. This document discusses the work of PIM, one of CGIAR's research programs. PIM focuses on improving policies, institutions, and markets related to agriculture. It has 7 flagship projects that examine issues like foresight modeling, science policy, sustainable intensification, and more. These projects provide research to help partners strengthen programs, policies, and institutions to better support smallholder farmers and sustainable agricultural growth. The document outlines lessons learned from PIM's work, opportunities to expand collaboration and integration of activities, and how PIM addresses gender in agricultural research.
3 patti petesch on gennovate and why engage with concepts of norms and agencyVincent Trousseau
This document discusses concepts of norms and agency and how their interactions can provide insights into social inclusion and poverty reduction processes. It presents a typology of communities based on how social change is unfolding:
1. Tipping point cases - where both men and women report major improvements in well-being and poverty reduction. Norms are changing to encourage women's and men's engagement.
2. Climbing cases - some social groups perceive opportunities as improving over time.
3. Churning cases - some social groups see opportunities as static or declining. Key development processes may exclude important social groups, and norms discourage women's agency especially when men struggle as household heads.
Measurement challenges are discussed, emphasizing
This document summarizes a case study on applying seven principles for monitoring and evaluating systemic change to the Market Assistance Program (MAP) in Kenya. MAP aims to improve incomes of poor people through market facilitation and catalytic interventions. The case study evaluates how well each of the seven principles- indirectness of impact, depth of impact, network-driven change, unpredictability, sensitivity to external signals, information deficit, and sustainability as adaptability- fit with MAP's work. It finds that MAP staff widely accept the principles and they inform strategies, but some tensions remain between measuring systemic vs. superficial impacts, and between information needs of management vs. donors. The study provides insights into each principle and suggests MAP could strengthen its ability to measure network
Methods for studying gender dynamics in value chains beyond the production no...IFPRI-PIM
PIM Webinar recorded on Oct. 28, 2021. Presenters: Jessica Leight (IFPRI); Emily Gallagher (CIFOR); and Kate Ambler (IFPRI). More information at https://bit.ly/GDVCweb
This document outlines the overall gender strategy and research portfolio for the CGIAR Research Program 2 (CRP2) on policies, institutions, and markets to strengthen food security and incomes for the rural poor. The strategy includes integrating gender in each subtheme's research and outcomes, as well as conducting strategic gender research to generate evidence on gender in agriculture, evaluate linkages between development and gender relations, and apply gender analysis to policy. Specific gender-related outputs are identified for policies, institutions, and markets research. Three strategic research themes on the information base on gender in agriculture, linkages between development and gender relations, and applying gender analysis to policy implementation are described.
This document discusses the importance of conducting a gender analysis of agricultural value chains. It defines key terms like gender, value chains, and provides a preliminary map of a typical honey value chain. The document outlines why focusing on gender is significant, presenting a theory of change for knowledge-based gender-transformative agricultural development. It notes that current knowledge and practices around gender and agricultural value chains is scattered and identifies gaps that need to be addressed through collaborative and participatory efforts.
This document summarizes experiences integrating gender considerations into agricultural innovation systems research conducted by the CGIAR. It describes two case studies: 1) The Research in Development approach used by WorldFish that embeds social and gender analysis into innovation pathways and theories of change. 2) The Papa Andina initiative led by the International Potato Center that uses a participatory market chain approach and multi-stakeholder platforms to foster gender equitable participation and empowerment of women farmers. The document discusses challenges to gender integration like time requirements and context specific factors. It advocates for gender transformative policies and addressing structural inequalities, not just individual changes.
The document outlines strategies for promoting gender equality in development projects. It discusses:
1) Different levels of gender strategies from gender-blind to transformative.
2) Methods for developing gender-sensitive strategies including capacity building, targeting approaches, collective action, and participatory approaches.
3) Using baseline data and stakeholder consultations to inform specific, context-appropriate strategies to address issues identified for dairy development projects in East Africa such as low women's participation and control over assets/incomes. Multiple complementary strategies are proposed to suit different contexts.
This document discusses communication skills and market facilitation. It outlines six facilitator roles: communicator, relationship builder, systems analyst, coach, and innovator. As a communicator, effective messaging, active listening, and investigative reporting are key capacities. As a systems analyst, understanding industry terminology, principles, and influencers is important. The document also discusses facilitating inclusive market system change through multi-faceted interventions at different phases and making appropriate offers to different players to foster the right incentives and behavior over time through self-selection and strategic adjustments. Finally, it prompts sharing insights into managing relationships to achieve systemic goals and role playing examples.
This document discusses the differences between leadership and management. It notes that leadership involves inspiring people and setting a vision, while management focuses on effectively deploying resources and keeping work on track. The key skills of leadership include motivation, recognition, and creativity, while management skills involve tasks like budgeting, performance evaluation, and record keeping. Both leadership and management are important for an organization's success, with leadership providing vision and empowerment and management providing structure and risk reduction. Effective communication is key to bridging leadership and management.
BP's organization is divided into three main segments: Upstream, Downstream, and Sustainable Energy. Upstream focuses on oil and gas exploration and production. Downstream focuses on fuels, lubricants, and petrochemicals. Sustainable Energy aims to identify and grow low-carbon businesses. BP aims to prevent accidents through strict safety standards and conduct outlined in their new Code of Conduct. Their goal is to be a trusted, responsible company that meets high operational standards. BP outlines their strategic, tactical, operational, and contingency plans to ensure safe, environmentally responsible operations now and in their transition to more sustainable energy.
The Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index – What have we learned?IFPRI-PIM
This document summarizes efforts to improve the Women's Empowerment in Agriculture Index (WEAI) by discussing various studies and initiatives. It provides an overview of the different versions of the WEAI (original, abbreviated, project-specific, and value chain-specific) and how the index is constructed. It also shares key findings from applying the WEAI in multiple countries, such as workload and access to credit being common constraints. Additionally, it discusses preliminary results from a Philippines pilot that identify workload and group membership as top disempowerment factors. The document demonstrates how the WEAI can inform programming to empower women, using Bangladesh's ANGeL project as an example.
Value Chain Interventions and its Impacts on Empowerment of Shea Actors in th...Premier Publishers
The document summarizes a study on the impacts of value chain interventions on the empowerment of shea actors in northern Ghana. The study found that:
1) Most shea actors engaged in shea business as full-time workers, with 98.5% working full-time and only 1.5% part-time.
2) Before interventions, shea actors had moderate empowerment levels on average, scoring highest on the Domestic Consultation Index.
3) After interventions, shea actors scored higher on the Domestic Consultation Index and Household Decision Making Index compared to other indexes measured. The interventions led to increased empowerment levels among most shea actors.
Improving Research Engagement to Support Policy and Institutional ChangeIFPRI-PIM
Webinar recorded on 23 Sept. 2020, co-organized by the CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions, and Markets (PIM), the CGIAR Research Program on Fish Agri-Food Systems, and Collaborating for Resilience (CoRe).
Too often, research aiming to inform public policies or strengthen institutions for effective policy implementation remains disconnected from the real political economy of policy and institutional reform. This webinar introduces a new rubric to assess opportunities for research partnerships that navigate this complex terrain of power and leverage sometimes unexpected spaces of engagement.
Full recording at https://bit.ly/2GFIdx1.
Gender Analysis of Honey Value Chain can identify points of intervention for upgrading Value Chain in order to improve lives of people and pull them out of poverty. Gender analysis helps to understand how women and men are involved in the value chain processes, what are the constraining factors for women, and how those can be overcome. The upgrading of value chain will benefit women and families economically.
Integrating gender in value chain analysisWorldFish
Presentation by Paula Kantor.
Why does gender integration matter? Paula explores the importance of including gender studies in value chain research and analysis.
The document summarizes a project by CARE Peru to reduce poverty and empower women through developing cattle markets in southern Peru. It found that the project significantly increased incomes (nearly 100%), decreased poverty incidence from 81% to 29%, and increased perceptions of empowerment, happiness, and quality of life, especially for women. Both men and women reported new skills, education, participation, and economic benefits from involvement with cattle associations and markets. The evaluation used rigorous quantitative and qualitative methods to measure these impacts.
Integrating Gender in Policy Research and OutreachIFPRI-PIM
There is growing recognition of the importance of gender issues in policy and research. Gender equality is recognized as one of the Sustainable Development Goals, and is key to achieving most of the other goals as well. Yet it is often not clear what this means, in practice, or what kinds of knowledge and interventions are needed to contribute to these goals.
In this webinar, IFPRI researchers Ruth Meinzen-Dick and Elizabeth Bryan discuss key gender issues and entry points for policy research and outreach, focusing on processes for integrating gender into each stage of the research process, including priority setting, research design, methodologies, conduct of research, and communications for impact.
For more information and full recording of this webinar, visit http://bit.ly/GenderinPolResWebinar
Strengthening developing-country seed systems and markets. Policy trade-offs,...IFPRI-PIM
Presentation by David Spielman (IFPRI) at the PIM Webinar held on 25 October 2017. See more here: http://pim.cgiar.org/2017/09/29/webinar-strengthening-developing-country-seed-systems-and-markets-policy-trade-offs-unintended-consequences-and-operational-realities/
CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions and Markets, Value for MoneyCGIAR
CGIAR is a global partnership that works to ensure food security. This document discusses the work of PIM, one of CGIAR's research programs. PIM focuses on improving policies, institutions, and markets related to agriculture. It has 7 flagship projects that examine issues like foresight modeling, science policy, sustainable intensification, and more. These projects provide research to help partners strengthen programs, policies, and institutions to better support smallholder farmers and sustainable agricultural growth. The document outlines lessons learned from PIM's work, opportunities to expand collaboration and integration of activities, and how PIM addresses gender in agricultural research.
3 patti petesch on gennovate and why engage with concepts of norms and agencyVincent Trousseau
This document discusses concepts of norms and agency and how their interactions can provide insights into social inclusion and poverty reduction processes. It presents a typology of communities based on how social change is unfolding:
1. Tipping point cases - where both men and women report major improvements in well-being and poverty reduction. Norms are changing to encourage women's and men's engagement.
2. Climbing cases - some social groups perceive opportunities as improving over time.
3. Churning cases - some social groups see opportunities as static or declining. Key development processes may exclude important social groups, and norms discourage women's agency especially when men struggle as household heads.
Measurement challenges are discussed, emphasizing
This document summarizes a case study on applying seven principles for monitoring and evaluating systemic change to the Market Assistance Program (MAP) in Kenya. MAP aims to improve incomes of poor people through market facilitation and catalytic interventions. The case study evaluates how well each of the seven principles- indirectness of impact, depth of impact, network-driven change, unpredictability, sensitivity to external signals, information deficit, and sustainability as adaptability- fit with MAP's work. It finds that MAP staff widely accept the principles and they inform strategies, but some tensions remain between measuring systemic vs. superficial impacts, and between information needs of management vs. donors. The study provides insights into each principle and suggests MAP could strengthen its ability to measure network
Methods for studying gender dynamics in value chains beyond the production no...IFPRI-PIM
PIM Webinar recorded on Oct. 28, 2021. Presenters: Jessica Leight (IFPRI); Emily Gallagher (CIFOR); and Kate Ambler (IFPRI). More information at https://bit.ly/GDVCweb
This document outlines the overall gender strategy and research portfolio for the CGIAR Research Program 2 (CRP2) on policies, institutions, and markets to strengthen food security and incomes for the rural poor. The strategy includes integrating gender in each subtheme's research and outcomes, as well as conducting strategic gender research to generate evidence on gender in agriculture, evaluate linkages between development and gender relations, and apply gender analysis to policy. Specific gender-related outputs are identified for policies, institutions, and markets research. Three strategic research themes on the information base on gender in agriculture, linkages between development and gender relations, and applying gender analysis to policy implementation are described.
This document discusses the importance of conducting a gender analysis of agricultural value chains. It defines key terms like gender, value chains, and provides a preliminary map of a typical honey value chain. The document outlines why focusing on gender is significant, presenting a theory of change for knowledge-based gender-transformative agricultural development. It notes that current knowledge and practices around gender and agricultural value chains is scattered and identifies gaps that need to be addressed through collaborative and participatory efforts.
This document summarizes experiences integrating gender considerations into agricultural innovation systems research conducted by the CGIAR. It describes two case studies: 1) The Research in Development approach used by WorldFish that embeds social and gender analysis into innovation pathways and theories of change. 2) The Papa Andina initiative led by the International Potato Center that uses a participatory market chain approach and multi-stakeholder platforms to foster gender equitable participation and empowerment of women farmers. The document discusses challenges to gender integration like time requirements and context specific factors. It advocates for gender transformative policies and addressing structural inequalities, not just individual changes.
The document outlines strategies for promoting gender equality in development projects. It discusses:
1) Different levels of gender strategies from gender-blind to transformative.
2) Methods for developing gender-sensitive strategies including capacity building, targeting approaches, collective action, and participatory approaches.
3) Using baseline data and stakeholder consultations to inform specific, context-appropriate strategies to address issues identified for dairy development projects in East Africa such as low women's participation and control over assets/incomes. Multiple complementary strategies are proposed to suit different contexts.
This document discusses communication skills and market facilitation. It outlines six facilitator roles: communicator, relationship builder, systems analyst, coach, and innovator. As a communicator, effective messaging, active listening, and investigative reporting are key capacities. As a systems analyst, understanding industry terminology, principles, and influencers is important. The document also discusses facilitating inclusive market system change through multi-faceted interventions at different phases and making appropriate offers to different players to foster the right incentives and behavior over time through self-selection and strategic adjustments. Finally, it prompts sharing insights into managing relationships to achieve systemic goals and role playing examples.
This document discusses the differences between leadership and management. It notes that leadership involves inspiring people and setting a vision, while management focuses on effectively deploying resources and keeping work on track. The key skills of leadership include motivation, recognition, and creativity, while management skills involve tasks like budgeting, performance evaluation, and record keeping. Both leadership and management are important for an organization's success, with leadership providing vision and empowerment and management providing structure and risk reduction. Effective communication is key to bridging leadership and management.
BP's organization is divided into three main segments: Upstream, Downstream, and Sustainable Energy. Upstream focuses on oil and gas exploration and production. Downstream focuses on fuels, lubricants, and petrochemicals. Sustainable Energy aims to identify and grow low-carbon businesses. BP aims to prevent accidents through strict safety standards and conduct outlined in their new Code of Conduct. Their goal is to be a trusted, responsible company that meets high operational standards. BP outlines their strategic, tactical, operational, and contingency plans to ensure safe, environmentally responsible operations now and in their transition to more sustainable energy.
The document discusses a presentation being given to the MAP team about conceptualizing the Western Region as a system and addressing systemic constraints to inclusive growth. It identifies national issues like the devolution of government functions to county governments that create uncertainty, differing priorities, and lack of clarity and capacity. It outlines opportunities and threats for MAP, and proposes a MAP-wide response to strengthen enabling environments through better rules and support for weak system functions. Teams would brainstorm contributions and future plans to improve the enabling environment across sectors. The goal is an inclusive and resilient system driven by evidence, participation, and multi-stakeholder processes to achieve MAP goals at scale.
This tool describes the roles a market facilitator plays. The tool should be used with staff to reflect on their progression of competence in these facilitation roles and to assess their performance and plan professional growth.
This document builds on the Being a Market Facilitator tool. It includes case studies which describe situations where market facilitation was applied well or poorly. It also provides examples of activities to use the case studies in, both on an individual basis and a group.
This document provides an overview of market facilitation concepts and how they can be applied to address issues in an agricultural value chain. It discusses market facilitation, specifically focusing on fostering systemic shifts towards broader relationships, ongoing innovation and upgrading, and benefit flows. It then gives an example problem statement around the low productivity of smallholder rice farmers limiting the competitiveness of the rice value chain. Various rationales are provided around knowledge gaps and limited relationships. The document closes by discussing applying the concepts of intensity and focusing resources appropriately when facilitating relationships between smallholders, input firms, and output firms.
This document discusses design rules and usability inspections for evaluating user interfaces. It begins by outlining principles, standards, and guidelines that provide direction for design. These include learnability, flexibility, and robustness. Common inspection methods are then described, such as heuristic evaluation where usability experts judge compliance with principles. Heuristic evaluation involves experts inspecting independently then debriefing to prioritize problems. Cognitive walkthroughs similarly involve walking through usage scenarios to identify learnability issues. Standards inspections check for compliance with specific standards.
This document provides an overview of different types of human-computer interfaces discussed in a university lecture. It describes 12 interfaces: command-based, WIMP/GUI, multimedia, virtual reality, information visualization, web, consumer electronics, mobile, speech, pen, touch, and air-based gestures. For each interface, it discusses key characteristics, examples, research and design considerations. The goal is to help students understand different interface approaches and important user experience factors to consider in interface design.
O documento discute a intensificação da pecuária no Brasil através do aumento das pastagens plantadas, sem expansão da área desmatada. De 1970 a 2006, as pastagens plantadas aumentaram de 3,5% para 12% do território nacional, enquanto as pastagens naturais caíram pela metade. Apesar da intensificação, a área usada para pecuária se manteve em cerca de um quarto do território. Algumas vozes expressam preocupação com possíveis impactos ambientais de maior uso de fertilizantes e agrotóxicos nas
The document outlines the Heritage Trail Project partnership between Northwest Trek Wildlife Park, The Pioneer Farm, and Mount Rainier National Park formed in 2011. It lists additional stakeholders engaged in 2012 including local governments, parks, and the Nisqually Tribe. The partnership developed a memorandum of understanding that was reviewed by representatives from the participating organizations. Approval was received from several groups while others were still reviewing or awaiting replies. The goal of the project is to create a trail connecting various historical and natural areas.
El documento resume 3 noticias externas sobre educación en España y menciona 5 blogs internos que le resultaron interesantes. Se enfoca en dos blogs internos en particular, el grupo Sapere Aude por su estructura de la actividad de mapeo y el rol de traductor, y el grupo Social Company 8 por su entrega a la actividad. Concluye que aprendió a utilizar mejor el blog y herramientas como PowerPoint al explorar blogs externos e internos.
El documento habla sobre cómo las personas con discapacidades u otras desventajas económicas o sociales pueden beneficiarse de las tecnologías de la información y la comunicación (TIC). Se enfoca en dos tipos comunes de discapacidad - discapacidades visuales y motoras - y cómo sitios web accesibles pueden ayudar a estas personas. También menciona una fundación llamada Fundación Tecnológica Social que trabaja para promover el acceso igualitario a Internet y mejorar el desarrollo personal a través de las TIC.
We are the ideal leaders in keeping the things in an order. Our experienced and well trained staff has kept us stand among all our competitors. Our staff is even trained to maintain the security level of the things.
El documento distingue entre lenguaje, lengua y habla. Define el lenguaje como cualquier sistema de comunicación basado en signos, principalmente el lenguaje humano. La lengua es el código lingüístico compartido por una comunidad, mientras que el habla se refiere a la utilización individual y momentánea de la lengua para comunicarse.
Este resumen describe una portada de libreta que representa problemas morales actuales a través de cuadros de la antigüedad. El estudiante eligió este proyecto por su creatividad e imaginación. Lo más difícil fue encontrar los cuadros adecuados para cada problema. La mayoría de los cuadros representaron bien las preguntas, aunque uno tuvo que ser sustituido. El trabajo muestra el esfuerzo y la creatividad del estudiante. Si lo hiciera de nuevo, cambiaría las letras por un formato digital. A través del pro
Las armas más utilizadas incluyen la gran espada, espadas dobles, hacha espada, espada larga y el arco, que son las principales armas blancas y de proyectiles mencionadas en el documento.
Gender mainstreaming aims to assess how planned actions will impact both women and men. It seeks to ensure equal access to resources and decision making at all stages of development. Mainstreaming gender in value chains can help reduce poverty since women tend to spend more on health, education, and savings. It requires identifying gender roles and differential access to resources and control over benefits at macro, meso, and micro levels. A framework uses grids to analyze these levels and identify relevant actors, then maps the value chain while considering gender roles and power dynamics between women and men.
This document provides a definition, framework, and indicators for measuring women's economic empowerment. It defines economic empowerment as having both the ability to succeed economically and the power to make economic decisions. A framework is presented that shows economic empowerment has two components - economic advancement and power/agency - that are interrelated. Projects can address empowerment by enhancing resources or changing norms/institutions. The document concludes by outlining reach, economic advancement, and power/agency indicators that could be measured at the individual/household and community/institutional levels.
This document outlines an EP program's WEE (Women's Economic Empowerment) strategy. It defines WEE and presents EP's framework for analyzing it. The framework assesses women's access to and control over economic resources like skills, education, finances. It will be used to collect baseline data, develop market/sector theories of change to include WEE outcomes, and design interventions. The labor market and base of the pyramid sector show potential for WEE impact. Implementation involves analyzing sectors using the framework, improving strategies/interventions, and monitoring progress against baselines using surveys. The goal is to increase women's economic opportunities and empowerment through EP's work.
The document discusses the concept of gender mainstreaming. It began in 1985 at the Third World Conference on Women in Nairobi and was further developed by the United Nations. Gender mainstreaming aims to promote gender equality by assessing how policies, programs, and legislation will impact men and women. It seeks to make gender perspectives central to all activities from policy development to implementation. The goal is to address inequalities that discriminate against both sexes and ensure initiatives work to reduce gender inequality.
Gender mainstreaming aims to promote gender equality by integrating gender perspectives into all policies, programs, and activities. It seeks to address inequalities that discriminate against both women and men. Gender mainstreaming is not just about improving access or balancing statistics - it targets major economic and social policies to ensure both women and men participate fully and benefit equally from development. It recognizes that gender affects lives from birth and aims to establish a balanced distribution of responsibilities between women and men through determined political action and support.
Gender mainstreaming aims to promote gender equality by integrating gender perspectives into all policies, programs, and activities. It seeks to address inequalities that discriminate against both women and men. Gender mainstreaming is not just about improving access or balancing statistics - it targets major economic and social policies to ensure both women and men participate fully and benefit equally from development. It recognizes that gender affects lives from birth and aims to establish a balanced distribution of responsibilities between women and men through determined political action and support.
This document provides an overview and guidance for designing programs to promote women's financial inclusion. It discusses why financial inclusion is important for growth and poverty reduction, especially for women. The key steps outlined are: 1) Scoping issues through assessments of gender inequality, barriers to access, and baseline data; 2) Designing the project vision, goals, partners, and activities; 3) Implementation considerations around governance, partners, and management; 4) Monitoring and evaluating the project through indicators and impact assessments. The overall aim is to empower women economically by enhancing access to appropriate financial services and products.
The document discusses two innovations being tested by South Sudan and Uganda Innovation Research Teams (IRTs): 1) Social enterprise models for incentivizing community health workers, and 2) Stimulating leadership and empowerment of women at the community and health facility levels to participate in and lead health service provision. The innovations will be measured through a randomized controlled trial of child mortality for the first, and frameworks for quantitatively and qualitatively measuring women's empowerment for the second. The innovations have the potential to be disruptive by challenging beliefs about whether community health workers should be paid or volunteer, and by breaking down hierarchical systems through community empowerment. Sustainability relies on embedding the innovations in the systems, creating local ownership and policy buy-
Women's participation in the labour market is dependent on a number of factors. The policies and the budget has to be gender sensitive to create an enabling environment for the women workers. We need to shift from the gender neutral approach to the gender sensitive approach.by asking the right questions during budget preparation.
Gender equality and social inclusion in WHEAT CGIAR
The document discusses gender integration in the Wheat Research for Development (WHEAT) program. It notes that farming takes place within complex social relationships that are often gendered. The WHEAT program recognizes this and aims to understand how gender affects areas like technology adoption and project outcomes to contribute to equality of opportunities and outcomes among small-scale farmers. It outlines WHEAT's two-pronged gender strategy of integrating gender research into technical areas and conducting specific gender research. Key research questions are provided for each flagship program area to ensure gender perspectives are incorporated.
What is the relationship between women’s empowerment and micro‐credit programmes? Micro‐credit, micro‐finance and micro‐enterprise are now seen as effective poverty alleviation mechanisms, especially for poor women. The 1997 Micro‐Credit Summit Campaign aims to ensure that “100 million of the world’s poorest families, especially the women of those families, receive credit for self‐employment and other financial and business services by the year 2005.” Many micro‐credit schemes specifically target women as they have proven to be very good credit risks with high repayment ratios even with credit at market rates. Proponents argue that as well as increasing women’s income, there are other benefits: • Improvements in women’s role in the household (i.e. through the provision of economic resources, a woman may gain a greater voice in expenditure decisions) • Increased confidence for women gained not only through the economic success of their business but also through increased access to community services and collective action with other women. • Changes at the community level in the perceptions of women’s roles. Yet there is now evidence that questions an automatic relationship between participation in a micro‐ credit (or micro‐enterprise) scheme and empowerment. Specific issues include: • Concerns have been raised that given women’s unequal position within the family, women’s loans may be ultimately controlled by male family members. • Despite increases in income, many participants report an increased overall workload, as there is no respite from their domestic responsibilities.
This document summarizes discussions from a pre-summit workshop on developing an action plan for gender lens investing and incubation of enterprises that empower women and girls. It provides context on defining high-impact enterprises and the business case for considering gender. Workshop participants then split into subgroups to discuss challenges and solutions related to different case studies. One case study examined challenges faced by a women entrepreneur and producers, including time constraints, lack of support services, and social perceptions. The other considered operational challenges of employing women as producers and distributors, such as gender roles and sexual harassment. Solutions proposed strategies like support services, sensitization workshops, collective support groups, and addressing male ego issues.
Gender equality and social inclusion in MAIZECGIAR
This poster was presented by Lone Badstue (CIMMYT), as part of the Gender Research Coordinators' meeting (4 December 2017), related to Annual Scientific Conference hosted by the CGIAR Collaborative Platform for Gender Research. The event took place on 5-6 December 2017 in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, where the Platform is hosted (by KIT Royal Tropical Institute).
Read more: http://gender.cgiar.org/gender_events/annual-scientific-conference-capacity-development-workshop-cgiar-collaborative-platform-gender-research/
The document discusses several gender analysis frameworks that can be used to assess how policies, programs, and projects differentially impact men and women. It describes frameworks like the Harvard Analytical Framework, Moser's triple roles framework, and Longwe's Women's Empowerment Framework. Each framework asks different questions to analyze factors like who does what work, who has access to and control over resources, and how interventions may affect gender roles, status, and responsibilities.
This document discusses gender, power, and campaigns. It emphasizes the importance of gender power analysis in Oxfam's work to address the specific needs of women and girls, who represent the majority of people in poverty. Key points include:
- Gender power analysis looks at how power inequality undermines gender equality and development goals.
- Power is socially constructed and people experience it differently based on their gender, race, class, and other identities. It can take visible, hidden, and invisible forms.
- When conducting gender power analysis, organizations should analyze power structures related to issues, the gender dimensions and impacts, and opportunities for pivotal change.
- Successful influencing on women's rights requires strong alliances,
Identification and advocating for scaling partners: Integrating rights and li...ILRI
Presented by Elizabeth Waithanji at the "Expanding Livelihood Opportunities for Poor Households Initiative in East Africa (ELOPHI)" Sharing Forum at the Crown Plaza Hotel Nairobi, 20 August 2013
THIS DOCUMENT HAS BEEN SUPERSEDED BY VERSION JANUARY 2012: http://slidesha.re/mafifesto2
This is the first draft of the MaFI-festo. It is the working document that led to The MaFI-festo.
The aim of the MaFI-festo: to build facilitation-friendly rules and principles in the international aid system to unleash the power of markets to reduce poverty at scale.
This presentation by Mpumelelo Tshabalala (Competition Tribunal of South Africa), Betty Mkhatshwa (Gilbert & Tobin) and Sonia Phalatse (Institute for Economic Justice), was made during the workshop on Gender inclusive competition policy held virtually on 25 February 2021. More papers and presentations on the topic can be found out at oe.cd/gicp.
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The document discusses strategies for MAP to accelerate inclusive growth through its portfolio. It aims to:
1) Take stock of progress to date by reviewing MAP offers and comparing expected vs. actual results to formulate a scale-up plan.
2) Formulate a 12-month scale-up plan by assessing drivers for scale, identifying strategic options to accelerate it, and setting targets for more system breadth and depth.
3) Provide guidance on framing effective offers by considering who the offer is aimed at, why actors should want it, what they would get, and what MAP expects to get in return.
The document discusses system dynamics and value chains. It explains that people in value chains can relate through competition or cooperation. Effective performance is defined by ongoing upgrading and more inclusive, shared benefits. Two diagrams show how competition and cooperation can be effective or ineffective in driving improvements and growth with poverty reduction over time. The rest of the document involves a group activity where participants analyze statements about relationships between actors in value chains and identify whether they describe effective or ineffective competition and cooperation.
Niana is a major producer, consumer, and importer of rice. The domestic rice market consists of a price-conscious segment consuming mainly local rice, and a quality-conscious segment consuming mostly imported long-grain white rice. Local production and milling is unable to meet demand due to low and inconsistent yields from smallholder farmers. Relationships between actors in the domestic value chain are characterized by mistrust, opportunism, and a lack of cooperation or knowledge sharing. In contrast, importers and distributors cooperate through established credit terms and information sharing to reliably supply the quality market segment. Overall, the rice sector suffers from low productivity, weak farmer organizations, and a value chain where actors primarily view each other with suspicion rather
1) The document discusses statements that different actors in the rice market system might say and provides analysis of the statements in terms of the degree and effectiveness of cooperation and competition. The actors include farmers, traders, millers, input providers, and importers.
2) Many of the statements indicate a medium or high degree of ineffective cooperation and competition among actors due to informal rules that drive short-term thinking and limit the value of commercial relationships.
3) Formal rules also contribute to ineffective relationships between actors by influencing perceptions that push inaction or unwillingness to upgrade approaches to marketing and investment.
This document provides scenarios for a charades activity involving 14 different actors in the rice value chain. Each scenario consists of a quote from one actor about their relationship with another actor or group of actors. The aim is for participants to plot the relationships described in the correct area of a matrix based on skits performed by other groups. The document would be used to select 8 scenarios for groups to perform short skits about in order to help other participants understand the relationships described.
This is a USAID handout that provides examples of the Cooperation and Competition for Upgrading. It is a framework to assess the current picture and frame a future vision for value chain upgrading.
The document summarizes the key relationships, rules, and interconnected systems that are currently working and not working in the rice value chain in 3 countries based on a matrix analysis. Some aspects found to be working include functioning wholesale and retail links for imported rice and growing domestic consumer demand. Aspects found not to be working include importers not investing in domestic production, traders taking a short-term view which pushes farmers, and weak extension services. The overall system is also found to be unwilling or unable to invest in the urban consumer market for rice.
The document provides situation cards describing various actors involved in the rice value chain in an unnamed country, including importers, traders, millers, input suppliers, farmers, service providers, and a government official. Each card describes the actor's role and challenges they face in growing their business or improving their livelihoods. Key issues that recur include lack of access to finance, unreliable supply, poor infrastructure, and weak market linkages. The cards are intended to be used in exercises to map the value chain and identify points of intervention.
This curriculum was developed by ACDI/VOCA for USAID to provide a shared understanding of a value chain systems approach to private sector development programs. The curriculum aims to explain why a systems focus is important to achieve growth with poverty reduction. It includes 4 modules that cover understanding value chain system principles and dynamics, planning a value chain system project, and managing a value chain system project effectively through facilitation.
This is part of a USAID training on facilitating value chain development. Module 1 includes an introduction to value chains (through a large group activity) and different elements of value chains
The document provides a task sheet for assessing a MAP team's coaching capacity and skills. It instructs the team to brainstorm examples of when they effectively and ineffectively performed the role of coach. The team is asked to create a role play demonstrating good and bad coaching practices from their work. They will perform the role play for judges and be evaluated on the judges' ability to identify the examples, the team's effectiveness at demonstrating coaching practices, and the quality of their performance.
The project instituted structured guidelines to better manage the many market actors and changing level of engagement over time. By basing agreements on actors' strategic interests aligned with project strategy, the project could adjust support based on actors continuing to invest in their strategies. An update is provided: most potential actors have engaged at some point, and there is more adoption of customer-oriented strategies among agro-vets, though 10% have grown consistently and 25% are struggling to manage growth issues like staffing and financial systems. The document asks if any adjustments to the project's offer should be investigated, and if so, what and why, or if not, why not, and requests consideration of any other factors for the project.
The project made changes to standardize and lower the cost of its program to support more agro-vet firms in changing their strategies. This led to 10 new firms joining within 6 months. However, 3 original firms dropped out due to illness of an owner and working capital shortages. Two of these firms rejoined after solving their financial issues. The "churning" of firms joining, slowing, dropping out and rejoining continued. By the end, 23 firms were actively engaged, 2 remained inactive, 2 had slowed down, and 4 new firms requested support while 30 had not engaged at all.
The agriculture inputs market has seen success in improving customer orientation and sales through partnerships with 50 agro-vet retailers. Support provided to initial partners covered 75% of promotional discounts and training costs. Three partners have seen excellent buy-in and increased rural sales after 6 months. Eight additional retailers now seek the same support, potentially expanding the program to 11 partners total. The task is to determine if the initial offer should be adjusted for new partners.
This document provides a task sheet for assessing a MAP team's capacity and skills in the role of relationship builder. The team is asked to brainstorm examples of when they effectively and ineffectively performed this role based on actual experience. They must then create a role play showcasing good and bad examples of exercising their relationship building role in their current work. Finally, the role play will be performed for judges and assessed based on the judges' ability to identify the good and bad practices, the team's effectiveness at demonstrating relationship building capacities, and the quality of the performance.
This document provides a task sheet for assessing a team's capacity and skills in the role of innovator. The team is asked to brainstorm examples of when they effectively and ineffectively performed as innovators. They must then create a role play showcasing good and bad examples of exercising their role as innovators in their current work. The role play will be judged on the judges' ability to identify the good and bad practices, the team's effectiveness at demonstrating the innovator capacities, and the quality of the performance.
The document provides a task sheet for assessing a MAP team's communication skills. It instructs the team to brainstorm examples of when they effectively and ineffectively performed the role of communicator. The team is asked to create a role play demonstrating good and bad communication practices from their work. They will perform this role play for judges who will evaluate it based on clearly identifying the good and bad examples, effectively demonstrating communication capacities, and the quality of the performance.
Fueling AI with Great Data with Airbyte WebinarZilliz
This talk will focus on how to collect data from a variety of sources, leveraging this data for RAG and other GenAI use cases, and finally charting your course to productionalization.
HCL Notes und Domino Lizenzkostenreduzierung in der Welt von DLAUpanagenda
Webinar Recording: https://www.panagenda.com/webinars/hcl-notes-und-domino-lizenzkostenreduzierung-in-der-welt-von-dlau/
DLAU und die Lizenzen nach dem CCB- und CCX-Modell sind für viele in der HCL-Community seit letztem Jahr ein heißes Thema. Als Notes- oder Domino-Kunde haben Sie vielleicht mit unerwartet hohen Benutzerzahlen und Lizenzgebühren zu kämpfen. Sie fragen sich vielleicht, wie diese neue Art der Lizenzierung funktioniert und welchen Nutzen sie Ihnen bringt. Vor allem wollen Sie sicherlich Ihr Budget einhalten und Kosten sparen, wo immer möglich. Das verstehen wir und wir möchten Ihnen dabei helfen!
Wir erklären Ihnen, wie Sie häufige Konfigurationsprobleme lösen können, die dazu führen können, dass mehr Benutzer gezählt werden als nötig, und wie Sie überflüssige oder ungenutzte Konten identifizieren und entfernen können, um Geld zu sparen. Es gibt auch einige Ansätze, die zu unnötigen Ausgaben führen können, z. B. wenn ein Personendokument anstelle eines Mail-Ins für geteilte Mailboxen verwendet wird. Wir zeigen Ihnen solche Fälle und deren Lösungen. Und natürlich erklären wir Ihnen das neue Lizenzmodell.
Nehmen Sie an diesem Webinar teil, bei dem HCL-Ambassador Marc Thomas und Gastredner Franz Walder Ihnen diese neue Welt näherbringen. Es vermittelt Ihnen die Tools und das Know-how, um den Überblick zu bewahren. Sie werden in der Lage sein, Ihre Kosten durch eine optimierte Domino-Konfiguration zu reduzieren und auch in Zukunft gering zu halten.
Diese Themen werden behandelt
- Reduzierung der Lizenzkosten durch Auffinden und Beheben von Fehlkonfigurationen und überflüssigen Konten
- Wie funktionieren CCB- und CCX-Lizenzen wirklich?
- Verstehen des DLAU-Tools und wie man es am besten nutzt
- Tipps für häufige Problembereiche, wie z. B. Team-Postfächer, Funktions-/Testbenutzer usw.
- Praxisbeispiele und Best Practices zum sofortigen Umsetzen
Digital Marketing Trends in 2024 | Guide for Staying AheadWask
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Feeling lost in the digital marketing whirlwind of 2024? Technology is changing, consumer habits are evolving, and staying ahead of the curve feels like a never-ending pursuit. This e-book is your compass. Dive into actionable insights to handle the complexities of modern marketing. From hyper-personalization to the power of user-generated content, learn how to build long-term relationships with your audience and unlock the secrets to success in the ever-shifting digital landscape.
A Comprehensive Guide to DeFi Development Services in 2024Intelisync
DeFi represents a paradigm shift in the financial industry. Instead of relying on traditional, centralized institutions like banks, DeFi leverages blockchain technology to create a decentralized network of financial services. This means that financial transactions can occur directly between parties, without intermediaries, using smart contracts on platforms like Ethereum.
In 2024, we are witnessing an explosion of new DeFi projects and protocols, each pushing the boundaries of what’s possible in finance.
In summary, DeFi in 2024 is not just a trend; it’s a revolution that democratizes finance, enhances security and transparency, and fosters continuous innovation. As we proceed through this presentation, we'll explore the various components and services of DeFi in detail, shedding light on how they are transforming the financial landscape.
At Intelisync, we specialize in providing comprehensive DeFi development services tailored to meet the unique needs of our clients. From smart contract development to dApp creation and security audits, we ensure that your DeFi project is built with innovation, security, and scalability in mind. Trust Intelisync to guide you through the intricate landscape of decentralized finance and unlock the full potential of blockchain technology.
Ready to take your DeFi project to the next level? Partner with Intelisync for expert DeFi development services today!
Have you ever been confused by the myriad of choices offered by AWS for hosting a website or an API?
Lambda, Elastic Beanstalk, Lightsail, Amplify, S3 (and more!) can each host websites + APIs. But which one should we choose?
Which one is cheapest? Which one is fastest? Which one will scale to meet our needs?
Join me in this session as we dive into each AWS hosting service to determine which one is best for your scenario and explain why!
5th LF Energy Power Grid Model Meet-up SlidesDanBrown980551
5th Power Grid Model Meet-up
It is with great pleasure that we extend to you an invitation to the 5th Power Grid Model Meet-up, scheduled for 6th June 2024. This event will adopt a hybrid format, allowing participants to join us either through an online Mircosoft Teams session or in person at TU/e located at Den Dolech 2, Eindhoven, Netherlands. The meet-up will be hosted by Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e), a research university specializing in engineering science & technology.
Power Grid Model
The global energy transition is placing new and unprecedented demands on Distribution System Operators (DSOs). Alongside upgrades to grid capacity, processes such as digitization, capacity optimization, and congestion management are becoming vital for delivering reliable services.
Power Grid Model is an open source project from Linux Foundation Energy and provides a calculation engine that is increasingly essential for DSOs. It offers a standards-based foundation enabling real-time power systems analysis, simulations of electrical power grids, and sophisticated what-if analysis. In addition, it enables in-depth studies and analysis of the electrical power grid’s behavior and performance. This comprehensive model incorporates essential factors such as power generation capacity, electrical losses, voltage levels, power flows, and system stability.
Power Grid Model is currently being applied in a wide variety of use cases, including grid planning, expansion, reliability, and congestion studies. It can also help in analyzing the impact of renewable energy integration, assessing the effects of disturbances or faults, and developing strategies for grid control and optimization.
What to expect
For the upcoming meetup we are organizing, we have an exciting lineup of activities planned:
-Insightful presentations covering two practical applications of the Power Grid Model.
-An update on the latest advancements in Power Grid -Model technology during the first and second quarters of 2024.
-An interactive brainstorming session to discuss and propose new feature requests.
-An opportunity to connect with fellow Power Grid Model enthusiasts and users.
For the full video of this presentation, please visit: https://www.edge-ai-vision.com/2024/06/temporal-event-neural-networks-a-more-efficient-alternative-to-the-transformer-a-presentation-from-brainchip/
Chris Jones, Director of Product Management at BrainChip , presents the “Temporal Event Neural Networks: A More Efficient Alternative to the Transformer” tutorial at the May 2024 Embedded Vision Summit.
The expansion of AI services necessitates enhanced computational capabilities on edge devices. Temporal Event Neural Networks (TENNs), developed by BrainChip, represent a novel and highly efficient state-space network. TENNs demonstrate exceptional proficiency in handling multi-dimensional streaming data, facilitating advancements in object detection, action recognition, speech enhancement and language model/sequence generation. Through the utilization of polynomial-based continuous convolutions, TENNs streamline models, expedite training processes and significantly diminish memory requirements, achieving notable reductions of up to 50x in parameters and 5,000x in energy consumption compared to prevailing methodologies like transformers.
Integration with BrainChip’s Akida neuromorphic hardware IP further enhances TENNs’ capabilities, enabling the realization of highly capable, portable and passively cooled edge devices. This presentation delves into the technical innovations underlying TENNs, presents real-world benchmarks, and elucidates how this cutting-edge approach is positioned to revolutionize edge AI across diverse applications.
HCL Notes and Domino License Cost Reduction in the World of DLAUpanagenda
Webinar Recording: https://www.panagenda.com/webinars/hcl-notes-and-domino-license-cost-reduction-in-the-world-of-dlau/
The introduction of DLAU and the CCB & CCX licensing model caused quite a stir in the HCL community. As a Notes and Domino customer, you may have faced challenges with unexpected user counts and license costs. You probably have questions on how this new licensing approach works and how to benefit from it. Most importantly, you likely have budget constraints and want to save money where possible. Don’t worry, we can help with all of this!
We’ll show you how to fix common misconfigurations that cause higher-than-expected user counts, and how to identify accounts which you can deactivate to save money. There are also frequent patterns that can cause unnecessary cost, like using a person document instead of a mail-in for shared mailboxes. We’ll provide examples and solutions for those as well. And naturally we’ll explain the new licensing model.
Join HCL Ambassador Marc Thomas in this webinar with a special guest appearance from Franz Walder. It will give you the tools and know-how to stay on top of what is going on with Domino licensing. You will be able lower your cost through an optimized configuration and keep it low going forward.
These topics will be covered
- Reducing license cost by finding and fixing misconfigurations and superfluous accounts
- How do CCB and CCX licenses really work?
- Understanding the DLAU tool and how to best utilize it
- Tips for common problem areas, like team mailboxes, functional/test users, etc
- Practical examples and best practices to implement right away
Driving Business Innovation: Latest Generative AI Advancements & Success StorySafe Software
Are you ready to revolutionize how you handle data? Join us for a webinar where we’ll bring you up to speed with the latest advancements in Generative AI technology and discover how leveraging FME with tools from giants like Google Gemini, Amazon, and Microsoft OpenAI can supercharge your workflow efficiency.
During the hour, we’ll take you through:
Guest Speaker Segment with Hannah Barrington: Dive into the world of dynamic real estate marketing with Hannah, the Marketing Manager at Workspace Group. Hear firsthand how their team generates engaging descriptions for thousands of office units by integrating diverse data sources—from PDF floorplans to web pages—using FME transformers, like OpenAIVisionConnector and AnthropicVisionConnector. This use case will show you how GenAI can streamline content creation for marketing across the board.
Ollama Use Case: Learn how Scenario Specialist Dmitri Bagh has utilized Ollama within FME to input data, create custom models, and enhance security protocols. This segment will include demos to illustrate the full capabilities of FME in AI-driven processes.
Custom AI Models: Discover how to leverage FME to build personalized AI models using your data. Whether it’s populating a model with local data for added security or integrating public AI tools, find out how FME facilitates a versatile and secure approach to AI.
We’ll wrap up with a live Q&A session where you can engage with our experts on your specific use cases, and learn more about optimizing your data workflows with AI.
This webinar is ideal for professionals seeking to harness the power of AI within their data management systems while ensuring high levels of customization and security. Whether you're a novice or an expert, gain actionable insights and strategies to elevate your data processes. Join us to see how FME and AI can revolutionize how you work with data!
TrustArc Webinar - 2024 Global Privacy SurveyTrustArc
How does your privacy program stack up against your peers? What challenges are privacy teams tackling and prioritizing in 2024?
In the fifth annual Global Privacy Benchmarks Survey, we asked over 1,800 global privacy professionals and business executives to share their perspectives on the current state of privacy inside and outside of their organizations. This year’s report focused on emerging areas of importance for privacy and compliance professionals, including considerations and implications of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies, building brand trust, and different approaches for achieving higher privacy competence scores.
See how organizational priorities and strategic approaches to data security and privacy are evolving around the globe.
This webinar will review:
- The top 10 privacy insights from the fifth annual Global Privacy Benchmarks Survey
- The top challenges for privacy leaders, practitioners, and organizations in 2024
- Key themes to consider in developing and maintaining your privacy program
Main news related to the CCS TSI 2023 (2023/1695)Jakub Marek
An English 🇬🇧 translation of a presentation to the speech I gave about the main changes brought by CCS TSI 2023 at the biggest Czech conference on Communications and signalling systems on Railways, which was held in Clarion Hotel Olomouc from 7th to 9th November 2023 (konferenceszt.cz). Attended by around 500 participants and 200 on-line followers.
The original Czech 🇨🇿 version of the presentation can be found here: https://www.slideshare.net/slideshow/hlavni-novinky-souvisejici-s-ccs-tsi-2023-2023-1695/269688092 .
The videorecording (in Czech) from the presentation is available here: https://youtu.be/WzjJWm4IyPk?si=SImb06tuXGb30BEH .
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Predictive maintenance is a proactive approach that anticipates equipment failures before they happen. At the forefront of this innovative strategy is Artificial Intelligence (AI), which brings unprecedented precision and efficiency. AI in predictive maintenance is transforming industries by reducing downtime, minimizing costs, and enhancing productivity.
Taking AI to the Next Level in Manufacturing.pdfssuserfac0301
Read Taking AI to the Next Level in Manufacturing to gain insights on AI adoption in the manufacturing industry, such as:
1. How quickly AI is being implemented in manufacturing.
2. Which barriers stand in the way of AI adoption.
3. How data quality and governance form the backbone of AI.
4. Organizational processes and structures that may inhibit effective AI adoption.
6. Ideas and approaches to help build your organization's AI strategy.
Digital Banking in the Cloud: How Citizens Bank Unlocked Their MainframePrecisely
Inconsistent user experience and siloed data, high costs, and changing customer expectations – Citizens Bank was experiencing these challenges while it was attempting to deliver a superior digital banking experience for its clients. Its core banking applications run on the mainframe and Citizens was using legacy utilities to get the critical mainframe data to feed customer-facing channels, like call centers, web, and mobile. Ultimately, this led to higher operating costs (MIPS), delayed response times, and longer time to market.
Ever-changing customer expectations demand more modern digital experiences, and the bank needed to find a solution that could provide real-time data to its customer channels with low latency and operating costs. Join this session to learn how Citizens is leveraging Precisely to replicate mainframe data to its customer channels and deliver on their “modern digital bank” experiences.
How to Interpret Trends in the Kalyan Rajdhani Mix Chart.pdfChart Kalyan
A Mix Chart displays historical data of numbers in a graphical or tabular form. The Kalyan Rajdhani Mix Chart specifically shows the results of a sequence of numbers over different periods.
System Design Case Study: Building a Scalable E-Commerce Platform - Hiike
Gender Tool
1. Tool:
Integrating Women’s
Economic Empowerment
into M4P Approaches
Women’s Economic Empowerment Series
February 2013
Sida Definitions
Gender equality: is achieved when women and men, and girls and boys, have equal rights, life prospects
and opportunities, and the power to shape their own lives and contribute to society. Equality between the
sexes is a question of a fair and equitable distribution of power, influence and resources in everyday life
and in society as a whole. A gender-equal society safeguards and makes use of every individual’s experiences, skills and competence.
Women’s Economic Empowerment (WEE): is the process that increases women’s real power over economic decisions that influence their lives and priorities in society. Women’s economic empowerment can
be achieved through equal access to and control over critical economic resources and opportunities, and
the elimination of structural gender inequalities in the labour market, including a better sharing of unpaid care work.
Making Markets Work for the Poor (M4P): is an economic development approach focused on making
market systems work more effectively, sustainably and beneficially for the poor as a means of reducing
poverty for large numbers of women and men. It is a flexible framework used to help think through complex economic and social issues and facilitate locally-owned solutions in which both the public and private sector play important roles.
Integrating WEE into M4P: requires an analysis of the different market functions of women and men in a
given economic sector and the factors that affect their respective participation. The results of this analysis subsequently inform decisions made as to what inputs, actions and facilitation by the public, private
and civil society sectors are needed to facilitate women’s increased participation within the market systems concerned.
Rationale for Integrating WEE in M4P
1. It makes economic sense: Economic productivity increases significantly when gender is taken into
a
ccount seriously in economic development interventions. For example, a recent World Bank study
found that when women farmers received the same level of inputs as men farmers, agricultural production increased by 20%.
Katalyst in Bangladesh called for contracting women to grow maize for a feed mill based on their reliability. The
mill responded by leasing land and providing inputs and guidance to women who had been working as labourers,
to start cultivation themselves. That season the women experienced a 100% increase in income. They planned
expansions and increased expenditures on food, shelter, clothing and their children’s education. The women also
underwent a strategic change in their gender roles (from labourers to contractors) and experienced significant
economic empowerment. Two additional contractors are forming women’s contract farmers groups, indicating
emerging systemic change.
Source: M4P Hub. 2012. M4P and Women’s Economic Empowerment.
2. It is national policy in the countries in which you work: Most countries have a national gender policy and
are signatories to the UN Convention on the Elimination on the Discrimination Against Women and to the
international Beijing Platform for Action for women. Therefore integrating WEE into M4P is supported by
national policy commitments.
3. It is fair. Economic justice is also a form of social justice.1
2. WEE and M4P within the Project Cycle 1
M4P process within a typical cycle
Assessing
change
Setting the strategic
framework
Monitoring
evaluation
Vision
rationale
Information
feedback
Facilitating systeics
change
Implementation
adaptation
Identification
research
Understanding
market systems
Planing
design
Defining
sustainable outcomes
Key actions to integrate WEE during each stage of the M4P project cycle include:
1. Setting the Strategic Framework – Identify explicit WEE objectives
2. Understanding Market Systems – Conduct a gender analysis.
3. Defining Sustainable Outcomes – Identify specific goals for women and the opportunities to achieve
these within the market systems
4. Facilitating Systemic Change – Identify what facilitation is needed to promote WEE
5. Assessing Change – Develop explicit indicators to measure changes in WEE
Setting the Strategic Framework
If possible, start integrating WEE into M4P at the planning stage of the project – although you can also
do so during implementation. Start by identifying the project’s strategic poverty reduction objectives for
both women and men. To facilitate this process, ask:
1. Who is the primary target group for this poverty reduction initiative?
What share of the target group are women in the market, community and/or household?
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What are the main economic and non-economic activities in which women are involved?
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2. What results do we want to achieve with and for poor women?
mproved income, higher return on labour, more time for productive work, reduction of time spent on
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omestic tasks and unpaid productive work, increased decision-making?
3. What systemic changes are needed to achieve these changes in growth and access?
Why are markets not working for women? What changes are needed for them to do so?
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4. Which market systems will you target?
here do women fit within these existing systems and which market systems have potential for improved
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growth and access that will benefit poor women?
• How will you address the areas that limit women’s benefits from market systems?
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3. Understanding Gender Influences
in Market Systems
Research and gender analysis of existing market systems are critical to ensuring integration of WEE in
M4P and to making rationale and effective planning decisions. Find out:
Market Functions:
• hat is the male/female division of labour in market systems?
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Rules, Policies and Practices:
• ow do informal and formal rules affect women differently than men? (e.g., land tenure, access to credit,
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decision-making, etc.)
• hat is the differential impact of market-oriented policy and practices on women?
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Constraints:
• hat constraints do women face in core market system exchanges as consumers/providers?
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• ow does poverty restrict women’s access as entrepreneurs or market actors to household and community
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resources, services, markets, and infrastructure?
• hat is the impact of cultural values on women and men’s participation in markets?
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• re there negative factors in relation to men as household members or market actors?
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• hat is the impact of women’s reproductive roles on market systems?
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Opportunities:
• hich supports/incentives do women need to overcome these constraints?
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• hat opportunities are there for women to participate in new ways (e.g., value chain niches)?
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• ow can support from men and boys contribute to WEE?
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Defining Sustainable WEE Outcomes
Use the following questions to help determine what may be the most effective and sustainable outcomes
for women’s economic empowerment:
1. What is the goal and expected results for women in this project? For example:
More income, higher return on labour, more time, less unpaid work, better quality of work, more decision•
making authority in the market, community and/or household, etc.?
2. What is the business case for women’s participation in this project?
Women as consumers of services and products; suppliers of inputs; labour force; industry advocates;
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ntrepreneurs and innovators; as political constituents; benefits for the household?
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What other opportunities and macro-level changes for women can sustain the project’s results?
For example:
Group advocacy by diverse organizations, legislation; policies; training education, etc.
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4. Do women’s and/or men’s roles need to change for women to participate?
5. What are the risks to women or men’s livelihood and food security?
Incentives with WEE Impact
The Promoting Pro-Poor Opportunities in Commodity and Service Markets project in Northern Nigeria provided
an incentive that changed gender roles and responsibilities by linking women to a local microfinance provider.
This allowed them to buy rice from farmers directly, when prices were low, store and parboil it, and then sell to
millers when prices were higher. In Kano, the women had previously not owned the rice, and had only served as
contract parboilers for a fee whenever the rice was brought to them. They increased their income simply by
changing their role from contract parboilers to trader-parboilers. Impact studies showed that incomes went up
and also that there was an increase in women’s sense of being in control, as they now owned the rice and were
not dependent on the millers.
Source: M4P Hub. M4P and Women’s Economic Empowerment. 2012.
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4. Facilitating Systemic Change that Integrates WEE
You first need to identify what type of catalytic purpose you can put in place that will stimulate increased
WEE, but not reinforce existing gender inequalities. It is useful to review lessons learned from past M4P
projects and to build in sufficient flexibility to be able to take advantage of a ‘learning by doing’ approach.
Key questions to ask include:
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What will be the project’s expected impact on women’s income, time, unpaid domestic and productive work,
decision-making authority, roles, equality, risks, etc.?
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Should the project design be modified under implementation to enhance positive effects, avoid harmful ones
for both women and men, include incentives for WEE, strengthen women’s capacity to participate in market
systems, etc.?
3. What is the scale potential for WEE and what are the gender risks associated with it?
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How can this potential be reached (e.g., with incentives, further investment, women role models as catalysts,
social marketing, supporting policy and legislative change)?
Assessing Changes in WEE within M4P
Ensure that the project’s monitoring and evaluation plan explicitly measures changes in WEE. Start with
a baseline study inclusive of women and gender equality issues. Strategies to help you do this include:
i) incorporate women among respondents in a way that reflects their roles in the market system; ii) recruit gender researchers; iii) include gender expertise in the ME design and data collection; iv) conduct
research in ways, times, and places conducive to women’s participation; and v) hold separate and joint
discussions with women and men.
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Women’s income, time spent on productive and
reproductive activities, access to services opportunities, control over productive resources, relations with suppliers, buyers, service providers,
etc. All these can relate to increased economic
empowerment!
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Awareness of women as consumers
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Attitudes, values and norms regarding women
men’s roles in the market system, etc.
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Who (female/male) makes the key decisions that affect market systems, including at the household level
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Men’s participation in reproductive work
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Women’s prevalence/ participation levels in different
aspects of the market system
Key Success Factors
• Use disaggregated data by sex and age
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Integrate WEE from the start and consider scaling
up WEE strategies early
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Use gender and social analysis including macro,
meso and micro analysis
• Include or develop gender capacity
• Consider impact on WEE in project planning
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Consider support to reduce constraints rooted in
women’s other roles
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Include work with men as household members
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Include public sector, NGOs civil society
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Develop an explicit gender strategy with results
and indicators in the logframe
• Select a market with scope for WEE
• Make a business case for WEE
• Establish a facilitative role for WEE
• Use ME to adapt during the project
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