wsis action line c7: icts and agriculture

WSIS Action Line c7: ICTs and Agriculture

Action Line Facilitation Meeting, 16 May 2012WSIS Forum, GenevaDr Tim Kelly, Lead ICT Policy Specialist, World Bank

ICT in Agriculture

e-Sourcebook (2011)

www.ictinagriculture.org

Agriculture Innovation Systems

Investment Sourcebook (2012)

www.worldbank/ard/ais

Two new World Bank reports

What are the Sourcebooks all about?

www.ICTinAgriculture.org www.worldbank/ard/ais

• e-pdf for easy usage (each Sourcebook is over 400 pages)• Overcoming the tech barrier — DVD-roms, memory sticks and hard copies• ‘Screenshot’ videos explaining how to use the websites…• E-Forums to build communities of practice and partnerships

ICT:4 Main Themes(15 Modules) AIS: 7 Modules

Value Chains and MarketsValue Chains and Markets

Enhancing ProductivityEnhancing Productivity

Cross-Cutting ThemesCross-Cutting Themes

Public Service ProvisionPublic Service Provision

Extension & Ad. ServicesExtension & Ad. Services

Education/TrainingEducation/Training

Coordination/Collective ActionCoordination/Collective Action

Agricultural ResearchAgricultural ResearchPartnerships/Business Dev.Partnerships/Business Dev.Enabling EnvironmentEnabling Environment

Assessment/M&EAssessment/M&ESpecial features:

Collaborating and Partnering


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Websites and Resources


Is there demand? Web statistics suggest so …

SINCE NOV 1/11:Almost 12,000 visitors (India, Kenya and Philippines in top 5)8,468 unique viewers1,680 Sourcebook or module downloads+ 700 DVD-roms distributed

A snap-shot: March 7-23/12ARD homepage has 14,000 viewsAIS page has 715 views98 Sourcebook downloads+ 400 books distributed+ DVD-roms on the way

e-Forums: Building Int’l Communities of Practice

www.ICTinAgriculture.org

Objectives: dissemination + learning, networking, good practice harvesting

Partnerships: FAO, WSIS e-agriculture community, companies, other agencies

First e-forum: Strengthening Agricultural Marketing, Dec 2011

Second e-forum: ICT Innovation for Green Growth, March 2012

•1,000+ views and 100 posts•Summaries posted after forums

3-4 other forums planned for this year…

Moving forward: Plans and Actions


ICT IN AGRICULTURE:• Regional ‘ICT in Agriculture’ Task Force

• Newsletter• Roster of experts• Partnering with other agencies

• CRS Conference, Kigali: ICT4D• Continued updates on the website• e-Forum with FAO, e-ag community• Focused workshops (e-extension) • Analytical work (e.g. ICT and M&E-ARD report)

AIS INVESTMENTS:• Hard copies and DVDs• International workshop on AIS (May 2012) • Regional Consultations for learning and cross-support • Client led events (e.g., with FARA)• e-learning Modules• Links to other Innovation programs (IPP, SOFA)