Triple A Framework

Availability, Accessibility and Applicability of the CGIAR Research Outputs

Research organizations like the CGIAR cannot be satisfied just knowing they have produced high quality science. It is essential that the outputs of their research are communicated and put to use, in the village, on the ground, in the lab, or across the negotiating table.

The Triple-A Framework developed by the ICT-KM Program seeks to help CGIAR Centers/Programs and their scientists decide on the level of Availability, Accessibility and Applicability (AAA) they want for their research outputs, and also the pathways with which to turn these outputs into International Public Goods.

Towards this end, the Program has benchmarked the outputs of selected Centers against measures of availability and accessibility: WorldFish, Bioversity and CIAT. Benchmark studies are also underway for ICRAF and CIP, to be followed by CIMMYT and ICARDA. A summary of the seven benchmarking studies/reviews will be shared within the CGIAR.

For a complete introduction to the Framework see:

Making CGIAR Research Outputs Available and Accessible as IPG’s
How accessible are your research outputs? How can we ensure that our global public goods are accessible and available both within the CGIAR and beyond? This is our AAA framework concept to measure the Accessibility, Availability, and Applicability of CGIAR Research. (PDF, 180 KB)