AGCommons a CGIAR-delivered project using maps and other local information to help farmers in rural Africa In Africa, for Africa, with Africa.

The KM4DEV Rome group is organizing a one-day event on Thursday, October 29 (08.30 – 18.30), hosted at the Headquarters of the International Development Law Organization (IDLO), entitled ‘Knowledge Sharing: Getting Together to Do It Better’. There will be sessions on common issues related to Knowledge...

The AAA concept is not new to the readers of our blog. We have been committed to increasing availability, accessibility and applicability of our research, what we call our Public Information Goods (PIGs) in many ways. From developing a framework, to working with centers to benchmark their current “AAA...

“Melinda and I believe that helping the poorest smallholder farmers grow more and get it to market is the world’s single most powerful lever for reducing hunger and poverty.” – Bill Gates. One of the five AGCommons’ Quick Win Projects, Community Level Crop Disease Surveillance,...

We just concluded the CGIAR ICT annual meeting and the Alliance Deputies meeting on the shape of the Shared Services in the new consortium… . More on the results of these meetings later… To prepare for the meetings, I looked at the proposed “Strategy and Results Framework” to...

Finally, I’m happy to share with you the results of the ICT-KM Program’s recent external review. Although I was a little nervous about the actual review process, not to mention the review report itself, I feel my team and I have all benefited from having outsiders look at our work. We have been forced...

During the recent World Congress of Agroforestry (WCA2009) in Nairobi, Kenya, the Congress reporting team plunged headlong into social media in a bid to maximize the event’s communications, which was achieved via the Congress blog, the @icraf Twitter account, pictures on Flickr and bookmarks on...

Thanks to Nancy White, workshop facilitator for sharing this update. The “Social Media in International Development” Workshop kicked off on September 7th with four CGIAR members, two World Bank staffers, a representative from a Dutch NGO and from an Australian university. With this diversity,...

The ICT-KM Program is supporting the GCARD process, starting with the e-consultations that should contribute a great deal in enhancing the development value of research. Organized by GFAR, the Global Conference on Agricultural Research for Development (GCARD) is more than just a Conference – it’s...

Are you a researcher? Do you work in a research organisation, project or program? Are you looking for ways to better conduct your research for development, share knowledge, engage with stakeholders, and achieve impact? To help answer those questions, visit ‘Improving impact through knowledge sharing...