Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) ICT-KM Program Website Update
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September 8-October 3, 2008 - With the successful completion of the Knowledge Workshop earlier this year, we are happy to announce a new opportunity to learn and exchange knowledge sharing techniques. As in the previous workshop organized by the Institutional Knowledge Sharing project of the ICT-KM, this workshop will be divided into three phases, including both online and face-to-face components. For more information and to register for a limited number of seats, please review the attached flyer. For additional information, please contact Simone Staiger-Rivas s.staiger@cgiar.org.

April 7-9, 2008 - Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - Development in Sub-Saharan Africa is often perceived as being blocked by issues of inappropriate agricultural technologies, immense institutional constraints, and deep problems with the organization and management of agricultural systems. The ICT-KM program is proud to support this conference organized by IFPRI that aims to provide a forum for the exchange of these ideas and experiences on knowledge and innovation systems among different innovation agents (including the public, private, and civil sectors).

Download the e-agriculture Workshop report on the online and face-to-face consultations of the Program on users needs and feedback on the proposed strategy "ICT-KM 2 - Global Public Goods (GPGs): From Data and Information to Food".

February 11-15, 2008 - A joint workshop of the Online Learning Resources Project of the CGIAR ICT-KM Program and the United Nations University, Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS).

This new publication from ICT-KM is the first step towards the creation of an easy-to-use guide for evaluating the impact of websites. Customized especially for CGIAR websites, the guide's format is designed around the 3 Us approach: assessing the Usage, Usability and Usefulness of a website and its content. Please also join our discussion on the guide at cgxchange.org

Can Innovative Knowledge Systems assist international agencies in confronting development challenges? "Knowledge and Innovation for Agricultural and Rural Development" discussion took place on Tuesday 4th December at the AGM in Beijing. Click here for presentation by WILLIAM C. CLARK - Harvard as part of this session.

Can Innovative Knowledge Systems assist international agencies in confronting development challenges? Please join us on Tuesday 4th December at 3:30 PM during the CGIAR AGM 2007 Science Forum Session on "Knowledge and Innovation for Agricultural and Rural Development"

From 24th November to 7th December 2007, the WorldFish center is holding an e-consultation on "Using ICT in Fisheries & Aquaculture programmes" at www.e-agriculture.org.

By mid-morning on the first day of a recent workshop with representatives of projects that bring together civil society organizations, or CSOs, with CGIAR-supported Centers, one thing was perfectly clear: As with human relationships generally, there are lots of ways to strike up a CSO-CGIAR partnership.

Blogs, wikis, del.icio.us, Bebo, feeds, tags, RSS... Is this a new language? It sure is - it is the new and ever changing vocabulary of Web2.0! Web 2 point what? Well exactly.

Symantec and CGNET Secure E-mail Communications for the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research.

Invitation to a Workshop on OPENING ACCESS TO CGIAR RESEARCH AND KNOWLEDGE - 09:00 to 12:30 hours, Friday, 28 September 2007 - FAO, Rome

The ICT-KM Program will be running a three-week online discussion from September 12 to October 3 to seek inputs on users needs and feedback on the proposed strategy "ICT-KM 2 - Global Public Goods (GPGs): From Data and Information to Food".

One of the main efforts of the CIO office is to strengthen collaborative efforts with CGIAR partners. This has translated to participating in conferences to conducting knowledge sharing workshops and sessions. One of the more successful partnerships strengthened has been with the FAO. Main focus of the CGIAR-FAO partnership as lead by the Program focuses on sharing information, opportunities and knowledge, while looking for opportunities for concrete collaboration and resource sharing.

This blog will feature news and announcements about the ICT-KM Program's projects and events, as well as other developments involving information and communications technology and knowledge sharing techniques that help improve the effectiveness of the CGIAR's work on behalf of the poor in developing countries.

Organized by a Steering Committee that includes ICT-KM Program Leader and CIO Enrica Porcari, Web2ForDev 2007 is an integral part of e-Agriculture week, a suite of consultations and events that will take place from 21-28 September in Rome, Italy.

When the team behind the CGIAR Virtual Library (CGVlibrary) was presented with the CGIAR's Science Award for Outstanding Scientific Support last year, each and every team member was recognized for the vital role they had played in creating the CGIAR's first System-wide library.

Symantec, a global company that provides organizations and businesses with online and IT security solutions, is featuring the CGIAR on its website as one of its success stories.

The ICT-KM Program is happy to announce that Shawn Landersz has recently joined the team as a part-time Program Assistant.