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Case studies and lessons learned in the formulation or implementation of ICT for agriculture strategies in the ACP by Karo Gebo

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Case Study: NARI’s ICT Network Implementation

Karo GEBO

2013 ICT Observatory:

Lessons learnt in the Formulation or Implementation of ICT for Agriculture strategies in the ACP

The National Agricultural Research Institute’s Work

in PNG

Overview

http://youtu.be/ay4JpaioBjg

ICT to achieve

Making these information available to the stakeholders/farmers, create networking

and feedback

Innovation

Information Communic

ation Technology

Information Generated

by NARI

ICT INFRASTRUCTURE

1

2

AGRICULTUREINFORMATIONSYSTEMS (AIS)

ISSUES & CONSIDERATIONS

3

WAY FORWARD

4

• Depend on dial-up1

• ADSL available/OPGW2

• Line rates drop3

• High internet charges4

1 • ICT INFRASTRUCTURE

• Wider distribution of 3G-M5

• 3G-M limited to urban area6

• Poor coverage in rural area7

• Satellite vital for rural areas8

1 • ICT INFRASTRUCTURE

• NAIS (PNG NARI)1

• http://web.maxus.net.au/mais%20website/index.html

2• Market Information by FPDA3

•AGRICULTURE IS2

• Language (PNG over 800)1

• Link - NARI & GoPNG2• Free Information sharing3

• Open Access Initiative4

3 • ISSUES & CONSIDERATIONS

• Widely accepted standards5

• Machine readable format6

• Facilitate free infor. access7

• Open source tools8

3 • ISSUES & CONSIDERATIONS

Time

Proj

ects

Pla

n

Development of

Databases

SMS for farmer

feedback/networking

Live Data accessible

on web

•WAY FORWARD4

THANK YOU

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