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Presentation at the 42nd APAN meeting
Hong Kong, 2016-08-02Johannes Keizer, GODAN Secretariat, FAO of the UN
• GODAN Secretariat Partnerships Lead
• Team Leader at FAO for open Access and open Science
• Background: Pesticide Chemistry
Johannes Keizer, PhDThe Presenter
http://aims.fao.org
Daunting challenges - impressive opportunities:
• The life science revolution is changing our understanding of the fundamental biology of plants, animals and people. It is transforming agriculture.
• Information revolution approaches are critically transforming the retail end of food value chains- radical transparency.
• Investment opportunities- private and financial sectors aware of need to mitigate risk and build resilience into food systems.
Why Open Data?• A world where knowledge creates power
for the many, not the few• A world where data frees us — to make
informed choices about how we live, what we buy and who gets our vote
• A world where information and insights are accessible — and apparent — to everyone
• This is the world we choose(Open Knowledge International https://okfn.org/)
“… research suggests that seven sectors alone could generate more than $3 trillion a year in additional value as a result of open data, which is already giving rise to
hundreds of entrepreneurial businesses and helping established companies to segment markets …”
Source: McKinsey Global Institute
"Making these data public will allow people to make their own assessments of the progress of
our Good Growth Plan. It is also blurring the traditional roles of business, government and
NGOs by highlighting our collective responsibility to address acute global
challenges. Above all, the data will be of value to farmers, enabling them to increase
productivity sustainably and to enhance their livelihoods."
"Open data has the power to solve our most challenging sustainability problems. … Agri-tech businesses have a big role to play in
finding novel solutions to these problems. … Syngenta is taking a step that puts them at the forefront of the open data movement in
their sector. We look forward to working with them to unlock benefits for farmers and
consumers worldwide."
Mike Mack, CEO of Syngenta (2015, for 1st GGP data release)
Jeni Tennison, Deputy CEO and CTO of the Open Data Institute
Open Data
http://www.godan.info
GODAN advocates that important datasets in
agriculture and nutrition should be considered global public goods and made be
available to everyone
What is GODAN
• Advocacy • Think Tank• Knowledge Network
322 partners30. July
8 Donors in the GODAN steering group
Issue Developing country farmer
Developed country farmer
Scale-appropriate mechanization Low or none High, precision ag
Inputs: seed, water, fertilizer (quality, timeliness, access) Unreliable Reliable
Labour (availability, cost, skill) Increasingly poor N/A
Outputs: yield/profit, markets (amount, access)
High variability, poor unit production
Low variability, high unit production
Impact of changing climate High Low-moderate
Potential to adapt/agility Low High
Infrastructure, credit, insurance… Poor High
Key challenges of farmers in developing countries
Issue Developing country farmer
Developed country farmer
Scale-appropriate mechanization Low or none High, precision ag
Inputs: seed, water, fertilizer (quality, timeliness, access) Unreliable Reliable
Labour (availability, cost, skill) Increasingly poor N/A
Outputs: yield/profit, markets (amount, access)
High variability, poor unit production
Low variability, high unit production
Impact of changing climate High Low-moderate
Potential to adapt/agility Low High
Infrastructure, credit, insurance… Poor High
http://guides.library.queensu.ca/infoneeds
Key challenges of farmers in developing countries
THE FAIR PRINCIPLEresources need to be
FindableAccessibleInteroperableReusable
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FAIRFAIR principle by Barend Mons, EC, EOSC
Bottom Line on Open Data
• Be accessible and curated
• Be available in a machine-readable format
• Have a licence that permits to access, use and share it
Arguments Against
• “Open data are good only for the big players”
• “Open data will create more data monopolies”
• “Research data are only in a specific context meaningful”
Role of different players• Management myopia• Research culture/incentives • Awareness/use of standards• Relevant
workflows/tools/skills• Hosting infrastructure• Who pays?• What merits making open?• Data
governance/sovereignty• Legal/commercial limitations• Personal privacy• “Do no harm” principle
Champion open data principles Establish, monitor & enforce
policies Respect and address legitimate
concerns Invest in improved standards,
methods, and tools Fund implementation through
program / project budgets Build awareness & capacities Build evidence of impact
Courtesy Stanley Wood , BMFG
GODAN addresses these Issues through working groups
i.e. data rights and responsibilitiesi.e. data infrastructurei.e. better technical, semantic and legal interoperabilityi.e data gaps in nutrition
OPEN DATA IN SCIENCE
Specific issues:
If networked science is to reach its potential,
scientists will have to embrace and reward the open
sharing of all forms of scientific knowledge, not just
traditional journal publication.
Networked science must be open science.’
Michael Nielsen (OKI)
Specific Issues with Research Data
• Data gets lost• Incentives, Responsibilities, Rights• What aggregation level be public?• Data is not equipped with metadata• Data is not published in a machine-
readable format• Data comes always more from the
field
Data Issues
http://www.nature.com/ng/journal/v43/n4/full/ng0411-281.html
OPEN DATA BENEFITS
Evidence:
..on the GODAN websitehttps://www.mfarm.co.ke/
https://esoko.com/about-us/our-story/
http://vam.wfp.org/
http://foodtrade.com/
https://www.votomobile.org
https://rfcx.org/
http://agrinfo.co.tz/
http://www.icow.co.ke/
http://agris.fao.org/
http://www.amis-outlook.org/
http://agris.fao.org
Courtesy: Fabrizio Celli
It is worthwhile to become GODAN partner !!!!!
We have to be thousands to make enough pressure on opening data!(list to be revised)● Participate to discuss and resolve open
questions● Learn from successes (and failures of others)● Bring your issues to the broader community● Become a GODAN champion and influence the
community● Use the GODAN context to find new Grants for
open data
322 partners30. July
We want APAN to become a GODAN partner!
Join GODAN!● Sign up means you agree to our principles in our
Statement of Purpose http://www.godan.info/about/statement-of-purpose/
●Easy to complete forms online http://www.godan.info/partners/become-a-godan-partner/
●Talk to us about how you can get involved in our events, publications and working groups
GODAN Summit• New York, September 2016• Participate in the GODAN Summit Challenge:
http://www.godan.info/godan-summit-2016
www.godan.info