Updated 16 December, 2010 While my colleagues in IT are reading this post and, with mouths agape, thinking “WHAT, you giving a plug to Open Source CMS?”, I still remain a hardcore champion of Enterprise Content Management (ECM) to suit the right needs and when the right resources and commitment are in place. And so…
Author: Michael Marus
Google Maps, Open Source and Plotting Ongoing Research: Demonstrating Innovation
It is the perfect time to celebrate CGX 2.0’s birthday by talking about the tangible differences made by ICT-KM’s choice to shift away from proprietary technical architectures and move towards a more ample and sustainable technical landscape. This technical landscape is epitomized by what is called Enterprise 2.0, “a system of web-based technologies that provide…
We wanted a bicycle, so we have to get pedaling!
“Volevi la bicicletta, ora pedala!” This Italian saying, translated as “You wanted a bicycle, so get pedaling”, can describe situations where we have a goal to meet or decision to make that can only be realized if we get on with taking the required action. The goal of CGMap is to make CGIAR research projects…
Down to Earth: CGMap is about to land
Chances are, you’ve used maps not only to find place or location, but also to explore an area based on a theme or criteria. For example, “I want to eat Korean food in Rome”. Where to eat Korean food in Rome is the geographic extent to a set of criteria to find what I want…
Giving Research New Bearings: Take a Peek in the Google Engine Behind CGMap
CGMap, a System-wide application that enables users to navigate easily through information on research and research-related activities that the CGIAR Centers and Challenge Programs publish in their Medium Term Plans (MTPs) every year, recently teamed up with the CGIAR’s Regional Plan for Collective Action. Their goal? To put active research projects in East and Southern…