Dear Colleagues,

Collaborate, Create, Communicate..

2005 is a year of growth and innovations in the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) and Knowledge Management (KM) arena of the CGIAR. With the strong commitment and dedication of the 2004 Investment Plan Project Coordinators and their respective teams, activities and projects have made good progress, benefiting many colleagues in the System.  Our Program will be showcasing the major accomplishments achieved this year in the upcoming CGIAR Annual General Meeting in Morocco . 

In this month’s Newsletter allow us to recap with you the objectives of the 2004 Investment Plan Projects in our strive to realize an ICT-KM Program vision of a CGIAR without boundaries, an internationally distributed, unified and open knowledge organization; increase the effectiveness of staff work; contribute to positive work environments; and result in direct and indirect economic efficiencies. Also included are the usual updates on the Program activities.

Happy reading!

Your comments and contribution to the content of this newsletter are welcome. 

2004 Investment Plan

If you can envision the CGIAR as a large, coordinated system where staff and partners are better informed and connected, where innovation is facilitated, and where information and knowledge are easily accessed and shared broadly, you will understand the main objectives of the 2004 ICT-KM Program Investment Plan. But let’s look in details into the three thrusts and the projects that make up this plan.   

Latest News on Utilization of Intelligent Systems for Plant Protection  

Latest update on Utilization of Intelligent Systems for Plant Protection.   

Virtual Library Service organized Online Webs Sessions for SFX  

Virtual Library Service Project organized Online Web-based Sessions on 27-28 September with participation from the members of the CGIAR Information Managers Community of Practice.  

Director General William Dar visits Addakal

ICRISAT Director General, Dr William Dar visited the VASAT information hub at Adarsha Mahila Samaikhya (AMS), Addaka.  

Active Directory deployment and Exchange 2003 Upgrade Project

All the 15 CGIAR Centers have successfully migrated to Microsoft Active Directory and upgraded to Exchange 2003.  

Live Communications Server: an easier way to contact your colleagues

Do you want your closer colleagues in the various Centers to know when you are at work and available? Would you like to send an instant message to clear up a query you have? Would you like to be able to make a call through your computer at no additional cost? Live Communications Server provides an easier way to contact your colleagues.   

Latest quarterly update to Oxford English Dictionary Online is now available

Latest quarterly update to OED Online is now available at www.oed.com.  

Upcoming Events

Online Learning Resources Workshop and CSI Annual Meeting and CGIAR GeoSptial Science Workshop coming up next…   

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Collaborate, Create, Communicate...

this is the motto of the ICT-KM Program. We believe that by expanding the CGIAR's opportunities to work together and communicate we will produce better science to help poor in developing countries.

Your comments are especially welcome. Please visit the Website, http://ictkm.cgiar.org/ or write to ictkm@cgiar.org with comments and/or ideas for the next monthly update.

Working together for a better future,

Enrica