CGXchange 2.0
The new way to collaborate in the CGIAR
With CGXchange 2.0, users can now connect, share and collaborate online like never before. While remaining faithful to the spirit of the CGXchange project, CGXchange 2.0 embraces a powerful set of easy-to-use, online collaboration tools which includes the Google Apps Education Edition (Docs, Sites, Talk, Mail, etc), Dgroups, Surveymonkey. Tools and tutorials are added as we continue our research and investigation.
Among the main features of CGXchange 2.0:
- The CGXchange team manages accounts for CGIAR staff in the Google Apps, but if you need to invite people from outside the CGIAR, just ask for their Gmail address.Anyone with a Google account can be invited to collaborate and view the information CGIAR staff create with Google Apps.
- Practical tips about online knowledge sharing and collaboration are available on the Web at CGX 2.0 to help you decide which toolkit is the most suitable for you, but the final decision will be made by you. The proposed tools can be safely used for closed and/or geographically distributed groups.
- It’s now possible to run projects across countries and time zones; work with people in the field; write, share and collaborate on documents; organize meetings, events and training programs; and make your work available and accessible to a broader public.
Read more about what is CGXchange 2.0 and the project history and documentation.
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Knowledge Sharing- Getting Together to Do It Better
Posted on 26 October 2009 |
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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...
ICT Infopoint – Providing CGIAR staff with ICT training materials, guides, application links and useful tips
Posted on 6 October 2009 |
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If you are looking for good ICT practice guides, or want to find out more about low-bandwidth collaboration tools, or see what CGIAR-wide applications are available to you, then ICT Infopoint is the place for you. ICT Infopoint provides CGIAR staff located at headquarters and in regional offices with...
We’ve come a long way – An interview with Shwu Jiau Teoh
Posted on 24 September 2009 |
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In the beginning …
Shwu Jiau Teoh
Way back in the early 1980s, there was no email in the CGIAR. When scientists wanted to collaborate with each other, they did so using the technology available at that time: phone, fax, telex and cable. Some of these communication methods were often slow and unreliable,...
2nd Wiki Training session at FAO
Posted on 27 August 2009 |
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Last week I blogged about the 1st Training Session at FAO and it was such a success that they repeated the training session on Wikis again yesterday for those people that didn’t get the chance to register last week.
Tania Jordan, Gauri Salokhe, Romolo Tassone
Usually after the training sessions,...
Good to see you…
Posted on 20 August 2009 |
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… at final last. This morning I was at ILRI Headquarters in Nairobi to meet with a few people that I had only met virtually, via email or skype or phone. With some we carry out common work so it’s a steady relationship. It was so good to finally have the opportunity to meet them in person.
First,...
The question begs: GTalk, Skype or both?
Posted on 10 August 2009 |
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CGIAR staff frequently use online tools to communicate with colleagues and partners around the globe. Many of these tools have made a significant, positive impact on the way staff work by facilitating communication and information sharing.
Until recently, some CGIAR Centers used Microsoft’s Live...
Clouds on the horizon?
Posted on 5 August 2009 |
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Source: myozspot.com.au
There’s a whole new world of ICTs out there. So much to choose from: technologies and services that could have a significant impact on the way we do research, aid….. well, our business, whatever that is.
There’s cloud computing, virtualization, chargeback and social software,...
Down to Earth: CGMap is about to land
Posted on 3 August 2009 |
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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 for planning my...
Social Media: The Next Revolution (#11 Social Media Tools Series)
Posted on 29 July 2009 |
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Why do some of us shy away from trying out new technology such as social media? I can think of several reasons: too complicated to figure out; too expensive to implement; my supervisor/colleagues would never approve; more suitable for geeks and teenagers; it’ll take too much time … Or my personal...
Useful Tips for Collaborative Writing with Google Docs and Google Sites
Posted on 3 July 2009 |
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Lately, we’ve been receiving many requests from people who would like to write documents collaboratively.
This is not the first time we write about this topic: Meena published a general overview of collaborative writing approaches, and Silvia Renn shared tips on writing proposals with Google Docs.
Having...
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