I haven’t been blogging for some time here at ICT-KM, but the recent excellent interview about our ICT-KM blog story reminded me that I really wanted to come back and talk about recent KS initiatives and interventions that are worthwhile mentioning. We haven’t been lazy over the last months. Some...

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...

Photo credit:H.Nesbitt/2000 IRRI (Creative Commons) In 2008, the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) launched a Change Initiative to identify how best to adapt to anticipated global changes and challenges. The reforms will help to strengthen the CGIAR by establishing a results-oriented...

The latest newsletter of GFAR features an article about the ICT-KM Program’s Knowledge Sharing in Research project and its Pilot Projects. See links and article below. See: GFAR Newsletter See: article on KSinR project and Pilots The CGIAR: learning how to improve its research effectiveness and...

The new GFAR website is officially online! Visit www.egfar.org to discover how easy it is to be a part of shaping the future of agricultural research for development. The web space features the new look of GFAR, while building on its role as a Global Forum for all those who care about the future of...

This week I read in the GFAR e-news about a new initiative by Ashoka. It is a program built on the idea of social innovation where everyone has the opportunity to influence change by sharing their ideas with the world through Ashoka’s use of “collaborative competitions”. Submissions for ideas are...

Few would deny that in the 21st Century, biotechnology and materials science have replaced plant breeding and soil science as the frontier areas of agricultural research. What is not really clear is how the application of computers and new ICTs are becoming centre stage in transforming agricultural science,...

The Global Forum for Agricultural Research (GFAR) recently released its newsletter. Please find attached the February 2009 Issue of the GFAR Newsletter. The web edition will be available soon at  http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/new/newsletters The Knowledge Sharing in Research project was featured...

the fishbowl session (photo by Petr Kosina) This is a post following up on the Knowledge Management, Education and Learning Workshop held in Maputo 4 and 5 December 2008. (You can read more about this workshop by selecting the tag KELMaputo.) A few weeks after our workshop in Maputo I have found some...

The ICT-KM Program of the Consultative Groups on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR), the Global Forum on Agricultural Research (GFAR) and the Commonwealth of Learning (COL) and YPARD (Young Professionals’ Platform for Agricultural Research for Development),  along with other partners...