an overview on regional agricultural biotechnology network of near east and north africa (rabnena)
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An Overview on Regional Agricultural Biotechnology Network of Near East and North Africa (RABNENA), Magdi Latif, FAO Knowledge and Capacity for Development DivisionTRANSCRIPT
Agricultural Biotechnology Network for Regional Collaboration and Knowledge Sharing
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
An Overview on
Regional Agricultural Biotechnology Network
of Near East and North Africa (RABNENA)
Magdi Latif
FAO Knowledge and Capacity for Development Division
Knowledge Exchange, Research and Extension Office
FAO/RNE, Cairo, Egypt
July 2012
Agricultural Biotechnology Network for Regional Collaboration and Knowledge Sharing
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
What is RABNENA?
Regional Agricultural Biotechnology Network
oF Near East and North Africa (RABNENA) is a
regional platform for strengthening
knowledge sharing and cooperation for
Agricultural Research and Development
(ARD) for biotechnology target groups and
stakeholders at national and regional levels.
Agricultural Biotechnology Network for Regional Collaboration and Knowledge Sharing
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
RABNENA Objectives• To create a regional gateway as a single access point for agricultural biotechnology
where the different countries of the region can share a united vision of the agricultural biotechnology policies, regulations, research and innovations that will support agricultural development and food security at a country level.
• To facilitate biotechnology knowledge sharing and information exchange for stakeholders at national and regional levels through the development of a thematic biotechnology knowledge management system for the collection, management and dissemination of information/knowledge on advances in agricultural biotechnology research and innovation results that will support strengthening performance of farmers and agrarian businesses.
• To establish functional mechanism for cooperation and enhancement of communication and exchange of experiences and good practices on agricultural biotechnologies among different countries in the region in support of agricultural development and food security.
Agricultural Biotechnology Network for Regional Collaboration and Knowledge Sharing
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
RABNENA expected Outcomes
Prevent redundancy and duplication,
Create access to research information, knowledge
and innovations,
Ensure maximum knowledge sharing among
various agricultural research institutes, programs
and personnel on regional, national and institutional
levels,
Provide enable environment for good coordination
and Cooperation.
Agricultural Biotechnology Network for Regional Collaboration and Knowledge Sharing
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
RABNENA Stakeholders• Policy-makers in agriculture and rural development, especially in
the MOA and NARIs.
• Biotechnology Department heads and professional technical officers within the MOA and NARIs.
• Other Ministries related to rural development.
• Universities and colleges with agricultural biotechnology-related faculties and departments.
• Farmers’ and producers’ organizations.
• Credit and marketing associations and Chambers of Commerce.
• Private sector involved in agricultural biotechnology.
• Non-Governmental Organizations involved in agricultural Biotechnology for agricultural development and food security.
• Regional and International Organizations involved in agricultural development and food security and General Public.
Agricultural Biotechnology Network for Regional Collaboration and Knowledge Sharing
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Regional Agricultural Biotechnology Network
• Strengthening the capacity of the biotechnology institutes in the
Ministry of Agriculture and Other Stakeholders
• Development and management of relevant and effective
regional agricultural biotechnology knowledge management
system in support of agricultural development and food security
policies
Achievements:
• Networked all agricultural biotechnology institutions
through a regional gateway
Multilingual (Arabic and English) knowledge
management system implemented in RABNENA
Agricultural Biotechnology Network for Regional Collaboration and Knowledge Sharing
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
RABNENA Interfaces
1- Front end Interface:
The front end components provide the information browsing and retrieval functionalities, and are available to any site user.
2- Back end Interface:
The backend components provide the data management functionalities that enable system administrators to input/update/delete data items into the RABNENA database. These components are accessible by system administrators only.
Agricultural Biotechnology Network for Regional Collaboration and Knowledge Sharing
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
News Events
Extension Bulletins
Media Centre
Online News
Online Events
RSS
CollaborativeCountry Reports
LinksFocal Points
Publications Projects Experts Institutions
RABNENA
Modules
Success Stories
Good Practices
About Marquee
Agricultural Biotechnology Network for Regional Collaboration and Knowledge Sharing
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
RABNENA FRONT END
Agricultural Biotechnology Network for Regional Collaboration and Knowledge Sharing
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
RABNENA BACKEND
Agricultural Biotechnology Network for Regional Collaboration and Knowledge Sharing
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Agricultural Biotechnology Network for Regional Collaboration and Knowledge Sharing
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
• AGMES – Agricultural Metadata Element Set
• AGRIS Application Profile
• AGROVOC Arabic/English
• Real Simple Syndicate - RSS
• Open Archives Initiative Compliance
• Online Web services
• Software – MySQL Open Source
• CIARD Manifesto and a common set of Principles
Information Standards and Tools
for Content Management
www.fao.org/aims
To develop and promote interoperability standards
to facilitate the efficient dissemination of content.
interoperability is connecting
people, data and diverse
systems.
Agricultural Biotechnology Network for Regional Collaboration and Knowledge Sharing
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Mobilizing and Providing Access to
Agricultural Information
• AGRIS – Providing agricultural research and development institutions with an avenue to publish and disseminate the outputs of their work
• AGORA - Providing access to the world’s scientific literature in agriculture in peer-reviewed learned journals
• CIARD – Providing commitment to promote the sharing of data, information, and knowledge in a global network of truly public collections of information, based on a Manifesto and a common set of Principles.
Agricultural Biotechnology Network for Regional Collaboration and Knowledge Sharing
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Coherence in Information for AgriculturalResearch for Development (CIARD)
Availability: Information is stored in digital formats, with clearly defined copyright,
managed in one or more institutionally-owned, thematic or other repositories, built
and structured according to accepted international standards.
Accessibility: Information is openly accessible for all users, and easily located via the
Internet from outside the institution using tools and services adopted by the international
community.
Applicability: Research planning, implementation and communication are an inclusive
process bringing together all perspectives and knowledge. Research outputs and
messages are adapted for easy access, use and re-use by different stakeholders,
increasing the public benefits derived from the research.
Partners in the CIARD initiative have made a collective commitment
to promote the sharing of data, information, and knowledge in a
global network of truly public collections of information, based on a
Manifesto and a common set of Principles.
Agricultural Biotechnology Network for Regional Collaboration and Knowledge Sharing
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Success Factors for Regional Network
1. Commitment for contribution/collaboration at national level;
2. Focus on capacity building at national level;
3. Existence of a regional information strategy;
4. Development of a Secretariat role for regional activities;
5. Focus on community of practice amongst the info specialists;
6. Raising awareness of ICM issues at Manager./political levels;
7. Formation of strategic partnerships amongst the major
stakeholder organizations.
Agricultural Biotechnology Network for Regional Collaboration and Knowledge Sharing
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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