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Reflecting on the outcomes of the IAALD 2010 World Congress |
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Montpellier, 29 April 2010. Jean-François Giovannetti (Ministère des Affaires Etrangères et Européennes, France) is the chairman of the Programme Committee for the 2010 IAALD Congress. He reflects on the outcomes of the congress and 2 of the main messages that emerged form it.See more at www.iaald.org |
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Maria Folch working on IAALD's new web site |
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Maria Folch, GFAR |
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Only connect? Mobile phones in rural Africa |
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In her presentation to the CTA session at the Japan congress, Roxanna Sami, (IFAD) focused on the role of mobile phones and the impact they are having in rural Africa. Mobiles have an inclusive effect, both socially and economically, and really represent a great success story in Africa.She also reflects on the role of international organizations and how these should influence national government to make sure that adoption of ICTs is central in their poverty reduction strategies. |
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Le point sur le Congrès |
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Montpellier, 28 April 2010. Christine Silvy (INRA) is the coordinator of the IAALD 2010 Congress. In this video, she gives an 'interim report' on the event as it enters its second day.See more at www.iaald.org |
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Rural telecentres lack sustainability - need to address content, social appropriation and scaling up |
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CTA's Koda Traoré introduces lessons from the TelecentresAfrica project of CTA. The unsustainability of rural telecentres emerges from the telecentres' lack of appropriate content, lack of diversified services, and insufficient social 'appropriation' of the telecentre services by the local communities. He also highlights the need for scaling up strategies and business models, moving beyond pilots and short-term donor funding. See also http://www.share4dev.info/telecentresInterview by Peter Ballantyne, June 2009 |
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Extending ICT use in agriculture in the Pacific |
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Mereani Rokotibau form Fiji argues that ICTs have a strong potential to support Pacific agriculture - if the necessary capacities are extended. |
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El proyecto de Biblioteca Virtual del CGIAR |
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Carlos Saa, Coordinador de Sistemas de Información en la Biblioteca del CIAT, presenta el proyecto de Biblioteca Virtual del CGIAR (CGVLibrary) y porqué es importante para el CIAT. La CGVLibrary - http://vlibrary.cgiar.org/La biblioteca CIAT - www.ciat.cgiar.org/biblioteca/biblioteca_es/ interview by Peter Ballantyne |
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Using RSS feeds amongst agricultural information specialists in Southern Africa |
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Montpellier, 29 April 2010. Sanjay Sembhoo (AREU) explains how he's been explaining and introducing RSS feeds to agricultural information specialists. He also tells us what SADC is doing to encourage access and dissemination of information in the regions though the use of RSS feeds. Finally, he concludes on penetration and adoption.See more at www.iaald.org |
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Welcome to the 12th IAALD Congress (in Japanese) |
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Tokyo, August 2008. Takashi Nagatsuka introduces the Japan 2008 Congress in Japanese.See more at http://iaald.blogspot.com Interview by Pier Andrea Pirani |
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Johannes Keizer, OEK, FAO, |
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Head Editorial Board of the IAALD journal "Agricultural Information Worldwide (AIW)" |
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