ICT-KM in 2008

Long Term Objectives

1. Improve access to and sharing of information and IPGs

2. Strengthen a collaborative work culture

3. Obtain economic savings

4. Make the CGIAR an international model

ICT-KM Program =

Investment Plans +

CIO System-wide activities

Investment Plan Highlights

• Technological innovations and efficiencies• Communications• Improving impact of our work• Strengthening champions and CoPs• Opening Access to Research • Building Partnerships• An eye on sustainability

Technological Innovations and Efficiencies

Communications

CGVlibrary

Knowledge Sharing Project site

Communications

ICTKM Blog stats

Storymercial

Improving the Impact of our Work

ICARDA- Farmers’ Conference

KS Toolkit

Online Learning Resources

Strengthening Champions and Communities of Practice

IT Managers Meeting 2008 - ICRISAT

A meeting of very spatial people- CSI

Opening Access to Research

CGMAP

‘AAA’ framework concept to measure the Accessibility. Availability, and Applicability

of CGIAR Research

Building Partnerships: Extending our Reach

IFAD

FARA Meeting

Building partnerships: Make the CGIAR an international model

An Eye on Sustainability

VASAT - ICRISAT

CSI, OLR, CGVlibrary - Gates Foundation

IKS - Other international organizations

From 2003-2008: Approximately USD 4 million

ICT-KM: an example of economic savings through collaboration

CGIAR’s Purchasing Model1. Centers were

purchasing independently

2. Independent/

centralized

3. Independent/

Centralized/

Coordinated

Since 2004:

Approximately 8 million USD for projects in CGIAR Centers through Investment Plans

In 2008

Approximately 1.5 million through the AGCommons grant for Geospatial Technologies in Africa (+1 Million earmarked in 2009)

ICT-KM: a Platform for Investment in the CGIAR

Goals: Identify critical needs and address them through high-impact solutions Improve sharing and accessibility of location-specific data through affordable means Engage communities of interest to ensure use and value of solutions Establish ownership for solutions among key stakeholders

Vision: Improve incomes of smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa through location intelligence (using geographic data to help the farmers meet the needs in their specific locations)

AGCommons

  A Consortium of Centers: …harmonizing reporting systems and providing common services such as

human resources, information technology and procurement across

the system.

A new ICT-KM for a new CGIAR

2009 Work Plan Highlights

Availability and Accessibility: AAA, CGMap International Leadership Evaluation and Repositioning Knowledge Sharing AGCommons – a Geospatial technology

program for Africa