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FAO Somalia SWALIM project internationally rewarded as 2016 WSIS prize champion

10/06/2016

The FAO Somalia project on Water and Land Information Management (SWALIM) is named 2016 WSIS Prize ChampionThe FAO Somalia project on Water and Land Information Management – SWALIM – a breakthrough in mobile data gathering, remote monitoring and dynamic mapping, has been named 2016 WSIS Prize Champions.The WSIS prize, awarded to FAO fieldwork ...

eFoodChain project. Exploiting the innovative potential of standardized digital data exchanges along the agro-food supply chain

10/06/2016

The eFoodChain project developed a collaborative Reference Framework for the digital agro-food supply chain. Principles and rules for interoperability among business processes and data exchange models can be adopted by representatives of all levels of the agro-food value chain and IT Providers operating in this sector.“The European Commission [EC] ...

Processing Digital Research Data: at the crossroads between Research Data Service, Records and Archives

09/06/2016

What are the points of convergence between Research Data Services, Records and Archives  in processing and curation workflows of Digital Research Data? This issue is the focus of the RDA Archives and Records Professionals for Research Data IG and was the main theme of the recent  Research Data, Records and ...

The Invasive Species Compendium offers free access to resources to identify, assess and manage invasive species around the world

08/06/2016

The Invasive Species Compendium is a CABI’s online encyclopedic resource that brings together a wide range of different resource types of science-based information to support decision-making in invasive species management worldwide.Invasive alien species (IAS) “are the second biggest threat to biodiversity (after habitat destruction) and are a major ...

Tanzania Biodiversity Information Management Tool (BIMT): access data delineating areas of high biodiversity conservation priority in Tanzania

07/06/2016

Tanzania Biodiversity Information Management Tool started to mobilize data of Tanzania’s higher plant species into an online database for identification of gaps in currently available data and for delineation of areas of high plant conservation priority in Tanzania. Moreover currently BIMT continues to mobilize data of all Tanzanian biodiversity, ...