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AgroWeb Regional Planning and Training Workshop

AgroWeb Regional Planning and Training Workshop. Summary & Conclusions. Sessions. Introductory presentations Country presentations Network presentations Content Management Systems - technical and Practice session Discussion session. AgroWeb. structure sub-regional/national portals

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AgroWeb Regional Planning and Training Workshop

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  1. AgroWeb Regional Planning and Training Workshop Summary & Conclusions

  2. Sessions • Introductory presentations • Country presentations • Network presentations • Content Management Systems - technical and Practice session • Discussion session

  3. AgroWeb • structure • sub-regional/national portals • thematic networks • diverse capacities and resources • adoption of CMS agreed in principle for pilot phase

  4. Web-based Community Platforms PEOPLE ! NOT technology-driven ! CONTENT TECHNOLOGY Static elements Interactive elements

  5. Advantages Decentralized content management Customizable access authorities Prior familiarity with CMS of core AgroWeb stakeholders Shared templates & structures facilitate process of migration of AgroWeb content Country authors able to publish without programming skills Central hosting of AgroWeb site(s) avoids server constraints FAO-HQ resource group with CMS expertise Challenges Significant work involved in preparation of CMS elements Acquisition of CMS skills by various AgroWeb actors Migration of existing website content AgroWeb Migration to CMS

  6. Actions/Steps • Step 1: Preparation of technology aspects • Consultation in March 2008 • FAO + core AgroWeb resources persons • Expected Outputs: • templates • structure • hosting • instruments/tools • national portals in up to 4 countries (proofs of concept)

  7. Actions/Steps • Step 2: Knowledge exchange networks - ESCORENA etc • Consultation in April 2008 (Poland) • FAO + Network Coordinators • Expected Outputs: • network purpose checklists (needs/demands/capacities) • network capacities (coordinators and members) • functional requirements (systems) • identification/enabling of pilot networks

  8. Actions/Steps • Step 3: Learning • May/June 2008 • FAO + core AgroWeb resource persons • Expected Outputs: • evaluations of pilot CMS experiences • documentation of benefits of CMS pilots • action plan

  9. Actions/Steps • Step 4: Advocacy - AgroWeb broader community • Late 2008 • FAO + core AgroWeb actors • Expected Outputs: • Coherence of AgroWeb platform • ?Dynamism?

  10. Actions/Steps • Step X: Regional “e-Agriculture” Conference • Early 2009 (venue/date tbd) • FAO, AgroWeb, EFITA, EC, USA-NAL, GFAR IAALD, GKP, etc • Main plenary sessions with satellite meetings and parallel working sessions • Objectives: • Various determined by stakeholder groups • Outputs: • ??

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