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A Dynamic Regional PGR Knowledge Platform for the Near East Region, Dr. Magdi Latif, FAO Cairo Regional Workshop “Exchange of Information on National PGRFA Strategies and Development of Regional Collaborative Activities” 22-23 September 2014 - Beirut, Lebanon
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Regional Workshop Session on “Development of Regional Collaborative Activities on PGRFA”
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
A Dynamic Regional PGR Knowledge Sharing Platform for the Near East and North Africa Region
Magdi LatifRegional Knowledge and Information Management Officer
FAO Partnership, Advocacy and Capacity Development DivisionFAO/RNE
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Outline
• Background.
• Objectives.
• Structure and Main Functions.
• Current Achievements/Outputs in 2014
• Major Targets/Challenges in 2014/2015
National Plant Genetic Knowledge Networks for Regional Collaboration & Knowledge Sharing
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
National Agricultural Information and Knowledge Exchange Systems/Networks - NAIS
National Plant Genetic Knowledge Networks for Regional Collaboration & Knowledge Sharing
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Regional Thematic Knowledge Networks
National Plant Genetic Knowledge Networks for Regional Collaboration & Knowledge Sharing
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Agricultural Information and Knowledge Exchange Systems/Networks
National Plant Genetic Knowledge Networks for Regional Collaboration & Knowledge Sharing
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
National Agricultural Information and Knowledge Exchange Systems/Networks
National Plant Genetic Knowledge Networks for Regional Collaboration & Knowledge Sharing
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Agricultural Information and Knowledge Exchange Systems/Networks
Regional Workshop Session on “Development of Regional Collaborative Activities on PGRFA”
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
What is PGRN?
Plant Genetic Knowledge Network of Near East and North Africa (NENAPGRN) is a regional platform for strengthening knowledge sharing and cooperation for Agricultural Research and Development for plant genetic target groups and stakeholders at national and regional levels.
Regional Workshop Session on “Development of Regional Collaborative Activities on PGRFA”
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What is PGRN?This network is a single access point where the different countries of the region can share a united vision of the Plant Genetic production and protection management policies, regulations, research and innovations. It will operate over THREE main thrusts to achieve the following:• Strengthening the linkages among all the stakeholders at regional
level and interfacing with international institutions as well as donor countries and financial institutions;
• Promote the capacities of national stakeholders for applications of new technologies to be adopted for use at national level and induce their capacities for innovations.
• Mechanisms to enhance collaboration among stakeholders at National, Sub-Regional and Regional levels;
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Plant Genetic Knowledge Network
• Strengthening the capacity of the Plant Genetic institutes in the Ministry of Agriculture and Other Stakeholders
• Development and management of relevant and effective Plant Genetic knowledge management system in support of agricultural development and food security policies
Achievements:
Networked all Plant Genetic institutions through a regional gateway Using Web-Based Platform.
Multilingual (Arabic and English) knowledge management system implemented in PGRN
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PGR Knowledge Network
Virtual communities of professional staff and collaborating centers with common interests and objectives related to sustainable agriculture and food security built around common goal and priority areas.
These network aim to:
Strengthen links between communities of practitioners;
Allow individuals to gather and gain access to policy and technical information;
Facilitate sharing and exchange of complementary knowledge and resources;
Organize and create knowledge in ways that are flexible.
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Benefits of Plant Genetic Resources Knowledge System/Network
Connect people who might not otherwise have the opportunity to interact, either as frequently or at all.
Provide a shared context for people to communicate and share information, stories, and personal experiences in a way that builds understanding and insight.
Stimulate learning by serving as a vehicle for communication, mentoring, coaching, and self-reflection.
Capture and diffuse existing knowledge to help people improve their practice by providing a forum to identify solutions to common problems and a process to collect and evaluate best practices.
Introduce collaborative processes to groups and organizations as well as between organizations to encourage the free flow of ideas and exchange of information.
Help people organize around purposeful actions that deliver tangible results.
Generate new knowledge to help people transform their practice to accommodate changes in needs and technologies.
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Benefits of PGR Knowledge Network
• Address stakeholders’ needs more effectively,
• Coherence and Synergies in information management,
• Use of agreed standards, methodologies and tools.
• Sharing and Exchange of information and knowledge,
• A collaborative system and effective communication,
• Enhanced technical cooperation and collaboration,
• Reduced cost of operation, Reduced time/cost/effort of
developing national information systems/networks,
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PGRN 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.
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PGRN Stakeholders• Policy-makers in agriculture and rural development, especially in
the MOA and NARIs. • Plant Genetic Department heads and professional technical
officers within the MOA and NARIs. • Universities and colleges with Plant Genetic-related departments. • Farmers’ and producers’ organizations. • Credit and marketing associations and Chambers of Commerce. • Private sector involved in Plant Genetic . • Non-Governmental Organizations involved in Plant Genetic for
agricultural development and food security. • Regional and International Organizations involved in agricultural
development and food security and General Public.
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EgyptPGRN
Iran PGRN
OmanPGRN
LebanonPGRN
JordanPGRN
NENAPGRN
The Structure
National Plant Genetic Knowledge Networks for Regional Collaboration & Knowledge Sharing
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Main Functions
News and EventsInstitutions DirectoryExperts DirectoryProjects InformationPublicationsInnovationsGood Practices and Success StoriesPartnersQuestions and Answering Forum of DiscussionSocial Networking MediaLinks
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PGRN Interfaces Structure
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 PGRN database. These components are accessible by system administrators only.
Regional Workshop Session on “Development of Regional Collaborative Activities on PGRFA”
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PGRN BACKEND
National Plant Genetic Knowledge Networks for Regional Collaboration & Knowledge Sharing
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
11th General Conference AARINENA, Damascus, 12-14 October 2008 [NERAKIN – RAIS]
Bottom-up approach (institutions/national/regional).
Centralized and Distributed System. Portability. User Friendly. Open System Architecture. Dynamic Workflow Back end Interfaces. Facilitating Interoperability & promoting coherence
in knowledge management and information exchange among NARS.
Full Multilingual Network.
PGR Thematic Knowledge Network Capabilities
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• 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 Toolsfor 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.
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11th General Conference AARINENA, Damascus, 12-14 October 2008 [NERAKIN – RAIS]
1- A pilot PGRN Regional System for content management
and information exchange. (May – October)
2- Identification of PGR technical institutions committed to
capacity building in IKM.
3- Selected national PGR technical staff sensitized on how
to use PGRN National Systems.
4- Pilot national PGR knowledge and information Sharing
systems/networks (i.e. Egypt, Iran, Jordan, Lebanon, etc.)
Major Achievements/Outputs: 2014
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Official launch of the Regional and National PGRN
systems/networks.
Training of selected national technical staff to contribute to
PGRN at institutional and national Systems.
Securing active commitment from stakeholders to develop
national PGRN system/network.
Development of the national collaborative network based on
partnerships for enhanced knowledge-sharing and learning at
institutional level.
Major Targets/Challenges in 2014/2015
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Success Factors for National PGR System/Network
1. Commitment for contribution/collaboration at national level;
2. Focus on capacity building at national level;
3. Existence of a national information strategy;
4. Development of a Secretariat role for national activities;
5. Focus on community of practice amongst the PGR information
specialists;
6. Raising awareness of ICM issues at Manager./political levels;
7. Formation of strategic partnerships amongst the major
stakeholder organizations at national level.
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Thank You