IBP Future

IBP Future

The Integrated Breeding Platform will survive GCP

IBP Users Primary target: NARS partners wanting to enhance the effectiveness of

their breeding programmes by integrating molecular methods

All interested CGIAR breeding programmes and networks

SMEs working in developing countries, without the in-house capacity to build a breeding workflow system

Secondary target: Basically anyone running breeding activities Both the public and the private sectors

The IBWS – Product Concept

IBWS = Integrated Breeding Workflow System Simple and easy-to-use application containing all informatics

tools needed by a breeder Seamless flow of data between applications Targets routine breeding activities and will not replace

research tools (association mapping, etc.) Develop a simple intuitive user interface based on breeding

workflows Implementable as a standalone system

Access central and local DB, as well as the IBWS on a local PC Will also be implementable through the internet via iPlant

cyber-infrastructure For computationally intensive analyses or large data storage needs

GIS

Centralized Crop DB (CGIAR)

Crop Ontology

Crop info

Local Pheno

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Breeding Services

Geno/Pheno

Genotyping DB

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Predictive markers Crop Simple traits

Atlas

Capacity Building

Elearning

Communities of Practice

Social Network

Forum Problem solving

Professional and Technical Support Service: Central team and Regional Hubs

Protocols

Access to Germplasm and Genetic resources

IBP Core business

Manuals Tutorials

DM good practice policy

DB Breeding information Services Info/Knowledge

Courses

IBP: Components and Products

The Promotion and implementation Plan

June–December 2013 (testing version): Limited promotion

GCP/CG circle, by word of mouth, by chance (Google), etc Establishment of the first Regional Hubs Development of the e-learning platform & support documents Link with Universities and academic institutions January–December 2014 (broadly tested version): More active promotion through proactive communication Consolidation of the Regional hubs Implementation of the decentralised CB workplan

Online, Universities, hubs, etc Establishment of the commercial team January 2015: Full-speed promotion and implementation (commercial version)

The Support Services Considering the nature of IBP and the very diverse potential users of the IBWS, it is critical to provide a top-quality support services to ensure sustainable adoption

Professional Support to be provided in three ways: Client-oriented breeding support primarily targeting developing-

country breeders Capacity building support to provide professional and

comprehensive training in orientation to, and using, the tools Interaction with peers through social networks and CoPs

Technical Support to be provided at two levels to all users: Level 1: installation technical support

To overcome any difficulties in downloading, installing and getting started with the IBWS and related tools

Level 2: operational technical support for users that might encounter problems in day-to-day use of

the IBWS and related tools

Central Support Team: Managers plus ad hoc

specialists

Promotion and commercialisation Team Users from Tier 2

C&S America African Asia (Europe, North America)

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User Feedback to influence IBWS development and implementation

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Price for private sector will be scalable in 4 dimensions: ♦ Economic: level of net income ♦ Activities: Usage of the different IBWS components ♦ Diversity: number of crops ♦ Size number of people

User Tiers, Pricing and Packaging

Committed user: What does it mean?

Institutions accessing the IBWS under a free licence will make an institutional commitment to:

♦ Implement IBWS in their own breeding programme(s) ♦ Provide user feedback for IBP product and service

improvement ♦ Contribute to IBP CB activities in the region ♦ Availability for promotional activities and endorsement ♦ Each hub to share its network (public and private) ♦ Agree to host an IBP regional hub (not mandatory)

In case of no compliance to the above requirements, the free licence will be cancelled

The Workplan (proposal phase II) Phase II will build on five major activities:

♦ Maintenance and improvement of the IBWS and the portal (must have)

♦ Development of new functionalities for the IBWS and database improvement (good to have)

♦ Implementation of support services (must have) ♦ Proactive capacity building programme (good to have) ♦ Promotion and awareness (must have)

The potential users

We will focus our effort on having the buy-in at Institutional level rather than individual level

The way forward:

Next steps for IBP phase II implementation: ♦ Need to push for the GF proposal ♦ Need to define a host agent for the IBP Phase II

initiative ♦ Need to define a governance structure ♦ Need to find additional money

In designing Phase II: Bear in mind…

The importance of the GCP legacy Build on existing and true partnerships Keep the doers on board (ownership), same for SiMAC Apply broad range of lessons learnt

Do not underestimate the human component The community of practice (At all levels, including the private sector) Why IBP is unique – its comparative advantage The enthusiasm and dedication of the (early) user will make a difference

The networking element: key for the support services Be agile and flexible to adjust Request in-kind contribution from host Institute

This is not just a business The R4D component remains at the heart of this Initiative

It should be a win-win situation with clear added value for every actor

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