FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific

The 2019 Regional Workshop on Bioinformatics System and Capacity Development for Asia

21/10/2019-25/10/2019 Bangkok, Thailand
The meeting identified regional gaps and needs in bioinformatics capacities, including human resources, technology and knowledge that should be addressed to improve the use of bioinformatics in controlling and preventing animal and zoonotic diseases. Key recommendations of the consultation were to develop basic and advanced training modules for workshops, as well as modules for other stakeholders, including decision-makers, epidemiologists and communications experts, and to organize regional workshops on bioinformatics targeting member states for the presentation of the regional strategy and the piloting of the training modules.