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Discover 'Open Agriculture' : an open access journal (De Gruyter publisher)

08/01/2019

De Gruyter publishes fully open access journals across scientific, technical and medical (STM) research is hurting humanities and social science (HSS). All articles undergo double blind peer-review and fast turnaround time from submission to online publication. All open access journals are indexed by the relevant Abstracting & Indexing services and the ...

‘Experience Capitalization for Continuous Learning’ free E-LEARNING COURSE (in English, French, Russian)

07/01/2019

This self-paced e-learning course available for free through the FAO E-learning Centre in three languages:  in ENGLISH Experience capitalization for continuous learning e-learning course en FRANÇAIS Cours en ligne La capitalisation d'expériences pour un apprentissage continu  in RUSSIAN available a downloadable package of this course introduces the methodology ...

Tanzania Open Data Portal and Four tailored E-learning modules to help clean, organise, publish and use its data

20/12/2018

"Access to information means nothing when freedom of expression is not protected", - Open Data Institute.  The Tanzania Basic Statistics Portal provides open data in a machine-readable format to be used and re-used by anybody. The data produced or commissioned is prioritized for Education, Water and Health sectors. By re-using ...

Promoting Digital Access to Research in Least Developed Countries through Research4Life partnership

19/12/2018

1,400 librarians, researchers and students from 10 countries have learnt how to access and search digital scientific and academic information provided by Research4Life partners in the framework of a new activity of the UN’s Technology Bank for Least Developed Countries. The United Nations Technology Bank for the Least Developed Countries (...

The UN Biodiversity Lab : a scalable open-source Data platform to provide key information on the Aichi Biodiversity Targets and nature-based Sustainable Development Goals

19/12/2018

Currently, many countries still lack access to geospatial data due to limitations in data availability and technical capacity.  The free, online, open-source UN Biodiversity Lab platform provides spatial data through a free, cloud-based tool to support Parties to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) in reporting on their achievements ...