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Open Call to Innovators: Apply to present at G-8 International Conference on Open Data for Agriculture

19/02/2013

G-8 International Conference on Open Data for Agricuture Washington, D.C. - April 29-30, 2013 At the 2012 G-8 Summit, G-8 leaders committed to the New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition, the next phase of a shared commitment to achieving global food security. As part of this commitment, they agreed to “...

Core Public Service Vocabulary released for public review

12/02/2013

Core Public Service Vocabulary released for public review The Core Public Service Vocabulary has entered in public review period. Anyone interested is invited to provide feedback until 27 February 2013 (inclusive). In December 2012, the ISA Programme launched the Core Public Service Vocabulary (CPSV) initiative as part of Action 1.1 on improving semantic interoperability ...

AGROVOC 2013 edition released

11/02/2013

The AGROVOC Team is pleased to announce the release of the AGROVOC 2013 edition. The updated version contains 32,188 concepts in up to 22 languages, resulting in a total of 626,211 terms (in 2012: 32,061 concepts, 625,096 terms). Please explore AGROVOC by searching terms, or browsing hierarchies. AGROVOC 2013 is available for download, and accessible via web services. ...

Using online platforms to increase access to open data and share best practices of monitoring women’s land rights

06/02/2013

Connecting people, sharing knowledge, increasing transparency Given the rapid expansion of the internet and the increasing number of users, including in the Global South, the full potential of online platforms for promoting inclusive consultation of issues of high global interest is certainly not yet realised. An online discussion is being ...

Open Knowledge for Agricultural Development Convening

05/02/2013

The Facilitating Open Knowledge for Agricultural Development Invitational Convening will take place at the Michigan State University from February 5 to 6, 2013. The convening has been funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Michigan State University. Participants include practitioners and experts across public and private sector including faculty, researcher organizations and ...