AIMS

Webinar@AIMS: Using AGRIS as a portal of choice to access agricultural research and technology information

11/04/2016

The AIMS team is pleased to announce the webinar “Using AGRIS as a portal of choice to access agricultural research and technology information”. This Webinar is directed  to anyone,  who needs to access information on agricultural  research and technology. AbstractAGRIS is the International System for Agricultural Science and Technology. It ...

Namibia hosts Forum on Open Data and Open Science in Agriculture in Africa in the context of Sustainable Development Goals, 18 April 2016

11/04/2016

The second of four forums organized by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO) and partners, the forum is targeted at experts from senior government, academia and NGOs.Strengthening access to agricultural science and technical information (Open Data and Open Science*) in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is vital if ...

E-Forum “Sustainable Development Goals: The Impact of Access to Information on our Societies”: objectives and results

08/04/2016

Sustainable Development can only be achieved by having access to information, sharing and networking where every person is able to contribute to dialogue and decision-making for international development and social justice.E-Forum “Sustainable Development Goals: The Impact of Access to Information on our Societies”:  objectives and resultsAt the United Nations (...

Introduction of an XML schema “Akoma Ntoso” to structure the workflow of FAO normative and Governing Body documents.

08/04/2016

FAO is working on a project which aims to demonstrate that producing Governing Body documents using an XML schema leads to a more efficient workflow and to increased accessibility of the content of documents. In 2015 FAO launched an Open Governance Initiative consisting of the introduction of an XML-based standard for ...

COAR Annual Meeting & General Assembly 2016, 11-14 April, in Vienna!

08/04/2016

This year the COAR Annual Meeting and the General Assembly is hosted by University of Vienna.  Use these last few days to register and to join the COAR International Community in Vienna! (here you can fill up the registration  form). “COAR is an excellent opportunity to bring more visibility to ...