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The e-Agriculture Community of Practice

15/12/2016

(Image credit: FAO brochure e-Agriculture)This blog post presents e-Agriculture - a global Community of Practice, where people from all over the world exchange information, ideas, and resources related to the use of information and communication technologies (ICT) for sustainable agriculture and rural development.“E-agriculture, or ICTs in agriculture, is ...

Put FAIR principles into practice and enjoy your data!

14/12/2016

There is a growing demand for quality criteria for research datasets stored, managed and shared in  reliable and trustworthy way. The FAIR Data in Trustworthy Data Repositories Webinar - held on 12-13 December, 2016 - shed light on FAIR principles, Trustworthy Digital Repositories and a possible way of operationalizing the FAIR ...

Be part of the Smart Agriculture Conference: GeoAgri

13/12/2016

Participate and add value to the Smart Agriculture Conference: GeoAgri that will take place in Hyderabad, India, on 24-25 January, 2017. This conference is part of the GODAN’s partners' Geospatial World Forum: Geospatial + Deep Learning Shaping Smarter World  (23– 25 January, 2017).  Submit Your Abstract Today!_________________________________________________________________________________________________The 21st century agriculture sector has turned ...

New OECD guidelines on research ethics and new forms of data

12/12/2016

The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has published guidelines on research ethics and new forms of data for social and economic research. The guidelines provide a set of high-level recommendations that can be used to underpin the ethical governance of research. “Research data are defined ... as information relevant ...

Knowledge is power. First impressions on e-agriculture

12/12/2016

(Image credit: E-Agriculture Strategy Guide, the FAO of the United Nations)The Regional Central Asia and the Caucasus (CAC) multi-stakeholders consultations on the role of ICT in agricultural research and extension towards more sustainable agri-food system took place in Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic, on 7-9 December, 2016. Participants discussed the role of ...