The United Nations Technology Bank for Least Developed Countries (UNTB) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) recently announced a new partnership  to support the delivery of online training activities for the 47 least-developed countries to enhance the access to recent scientific knowledge, and thus give them ...

There are many online communication tools and channels readily available highlighting all areas of AIMS interests and initiatives, keeping subscribers up to date on all of the latest knowledge, information, data sharing and more.  One of the main communication channels are tailored electronic mailing lists, individualized to distribute updates surrounding ...

The AGRIS, the International System for Agricultural Science and Technology, is taking steps to improve the flow of communication between current and potential stakeholders as well as users, as the database continues to grow.  Currently, the AGRIS mailbox receives a large amount of inquiries on a daily basis. To ensure ...

This blog recapitulates the interventions made by the panelists of a recently held GODAN Action webinar on “Empowering Women for Open Data Mapping in Agriculture: Implications for Land Rights and the SDGs in Africa(link is external)”, Victor Sunday, Dr. Toyin Ojo, Nathalie Sidibe and Uchechi Shirley Anaduaka.   1) How do ...

The Research Data Alliance (RDA) COVID-19 group published the third release of the COVID-19 Data Sharing Recommendations and Guidelines, on 8 May 2020. A global cohort of 450 data, social science. legal and ethical, and software experts together with professionals from the clinical, epidemiology and omics sectors are working in a fast track ...