Newsletter | ICT-KM of the CGIAR

Celebrating Women in Agriculture | March 2011

Welcome to our special edition newsletter that celebrates the centenary of International Women’s Day. This event, which is held annually on 8 March, recognizes the achievements of women around the globe. Today is a day for celebrating women’s successes while also reminding ourselves that there...

Happy New Year! | January 2011

As I contemplate the Program’s activities during 2010, I’m wondering how a small team could achieve so much. In the past 12 months, we’ve made inroads with our established initiatives, launched a few new ones, revamped one of our popular applications … and we are now in the process...

Share Fairs: Making Knowledge Travel | November 2010

Share Fairs, like the recently concluded AgKnowledge Africa Share Fair held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, are about making our knowledge travel. At the ICT-KM Program, we believe that good communication and knowledge sharing practices are vital to the way we operate to ensure the research we carry out,...

Showcasing Africa’s Agricultural Knowledge | October 2010

As I write this, the AgKnowledge Africa Share Fair in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, is minutes away from kicking off. This first of its kind event in Africa has brought together about 300 innovators and leaders from across Africa to share methodologies, tools and approaches that can help stimulate the creation,...

“It takes a long time to become young” | September 2010

This month marks the launch of an exciting new series of interviews that coincides with the United Nations’ International Year of Youth. Through our “Growing Talents: Young Voices in Agriculture” series, we hope to put a face to youth in agricultural research for development by giving them...

Home again … but what a journey | June 2010

As summer dawns in the Northern Hemisphere and many of us begin making plans for our long annual holidays, I look back on the past few months with a sense of satisfaction. Although it’s nice to be able to take a break away from all things office, I’m proud of the work that has been undertaken...

On the road again | March 2010

The ICT-KM Program is on the road again. As I write this I’m in Montpellier, France, attending the Global Conference on Agricultural Research for Development (GCARD). The Conference aims to create new ways of working together to enhance the development and impact of agricultural research. More...

Empowering the new CGIAR | February 2010

The selection of a new board is the latest step in the CGIAR Change Management Initiative. The CGIAR is renewing …and with this renewal comes a new way of doing business. Shared services, joint positions, distributed teams, 24/7 coverage, regional hubs, Megaprograms…. all new terminology,...

You have a voice, and we want to hear it! | November 2009

Last month, we launched our new website. If you are planning to revamp your website read our story as Blogtips helped us tell our experience in selecting and implementing the platform. This month, sees the launch of the first issue of our new, blog-generated newsletter. The format is slightly different...

ICT-KM Newsletter: Results of external review, new ways to access our research and much more | September 2009

The ICT-KM Newsletter for 4th quarter of 2009 is now online. Winds of change are blowing everywhere these days, and in this newsletter we tell a few stories of change. Enjoy! In the 4th quarter issue: Nemo Profeta in Patria… Results of Our External Review We wanted a bicycle, so we have to get...