Presentation by Franz MartinKnowledge and Information Management OfficerFood and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

(INK4DEV) Week -Eastern AfricaManaging Organisational Learning For Impact Kampala, Uganda. 21-25 November 2011

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Opening up Agricultural Knowledge to All

SCOPEPublic domain agricultural research outputs

Source: Thomson-Reuters (April, 2010).ARE THEY TRULY ACCESSIBLE TO ALL?

Africa’s output (traditional scientific publications)

Source: Thomson-Reuters (April, 2010).

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Network of collaborationCluster of countries with strongest partnerships (by papers)

Source: Thomson-Reuters (April, 2010).

5 year ago

Open Access Repositories

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Source: Repository Maps - repository66.orgPowered by Google

Open Access Repositories

Nov-2011Source: Repository Maps - repository66.orgPowered by Google

Map of scientific collaboration(2005/2009)

Content in Google from universities

Graph by FAO. Source data from www.webometrics.info (Webpages from universities. January, 2009)

Agric. Research Institutional RepositoriesStatus in Kenya

Source: Graph by FAO. Source data from KARI, Kenya. May, 2010.

Communicating agricultural research HIGHLIGHTS FROM RESEARCHERS

Source: CIARD Global Survey for Researchers. 2011

Preeminent ways to communicate- Journals and conferences (3:4) vs Practical demos (1:3) Radio/TV (1:6)

Key barrier: Lack of required resources and of institutional policies to enable effective research communication. [strategies]

Drivers of agricultural research communication:- Institutional demands and commitments, and career

development

ICKM Strategy

• use of information and communication in a planned, strategic way in order to bring about positive social change

A new way forwardA global movement to provide a platform for coherence

between ICKM related initiatives For opening up agricultural research knowledge to all

15 Founding Partners.

More than 100 other organizations participating.

And growing…

1st Global Conference on Agricultural Research for Development (GCARD), March 2010 Recommended that:

Stakeholders use the potential of multi-partner initiatives such as CIARD to facilitate availability and access to information and knowledge in innovative ways.

5th General Assembly of the Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA), July 2010

Recommended that CIARD should:

advocate for more coherent approaches to knowledge sharing and communication of the outputs of agricultural research support development of national capacities for all types of stakeholders

Endorsement of

Vision

Manifesto(Values)

Checklist

PathwaysFair

Advocacy

Capacity Building

Content Management

Advocacy

Collecting evidence of pathways (good practices)Assesment/Review of situation and conditions

Capacity Building

Focus on development of high quality learning resources for the principal audiences that will enhance awareness and skills

for opening up agricultural knowledge

Learning Resources

CD-Rom

Internet

F2F Training

Online workshops

University Partners

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Could we work together for opening agricultural knowledge to all?