The Digital Public Good Alliance (DPGA)'s State of the Digital Public Goods Ecosystem Report 2023 showcases the power of  Digital Public Goods (DPGs) in shaping a better future.

 

The 2023 Science and Innovation Forum has come to an end, leaving the world with a renewed sense of hope and purpose. The discussions, collaborations, and innovations that unfolded during this event have ignited a spark in the global scientific community, compelling us to work collectively towards a brighter, more sustainable future.

FAO will be honored with the prestigious 2023 GEO SDG Award for its groundbreaking projects, WaPOR and EOSTAT, during the Award Ceremony that will take place in Cape Town, South Africa, on 8 November 2023 at GEO Week.

From 16 to 28 September 2023, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) organized four workshops in Pakistan, involving more than 120 experts from national and international institutions.

Showcasing two of its flagship initiatives in the area of digital transformation, FAO will host two interactive Innovation Talks at the FAO Science and Innovation Forum 2023 (SIF 2023).

FAO's new Agroinformatics Platform (AP) aims to showcase through its expansion all the new possibilities and horizons that are opening now to enable more targeted interventions on the ground. 

The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) invites you to play a pivotal role in advancing global digital agriculture for targeted interventions. For this, a new AgroInformatics Platform User Feedback Survey has just been launched, as a key initiative to elevate user experiences.

On International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste, the spotlight shines on the launch of the FAO Food Loss App (FLAPP), a groundbreaking initiative in the global battle against food loss and waste. 

From 12 to 14 September 2023, experts and professionals met at FAO's headquarters for the GeoField Convening. The event served as a pivotal platform for fostering invaluable discussions and facilitating the exchange of knowledge within the domains of Earth Observation and Geospatial Impact Evaluation. 

FAO's special event at SIF2023 ‘AI and Digital Tools for Climate Resilient Agrifood Systems’ will take place on Thursday 19th October, 14.30-16.00 CEST to showcase concrete examples of technological innovations that aim at transforming traditional agricultural practices into sophisticated, data-driven systems that will protect efficiently our people and our planet. 

On September 7-8, 2023 the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan - with the technical support of FAO - will host the International Conference on Food Security as a global multilateral platform to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals in the field of food security.

ФАО приглашает новаторов в области агротехнологий продемонстрировать свои цифровые решения на демонстрационных фермах в странах Европы и Центральной Азии (Албания, Азербайджан, Босния и Герцеговина, Грузия, Кыргызстан, Таджикистан, Турция и Узбекистан) в рамках.

Building on the DSP model and ESA’s experience in designing and evaluate policy instruments, with the valuable support of the national Country Office, FAO has developed a comprehensive e-extension platform called “Smart Extension and Efficient Decision-making (S.E.E.D) Hub”.

The GEO-AI Challenge for Cropland Mapping is an initiative of the UN Open-GIS group, initiated by FAO, ITU and UNODC that aims to develop accurate and cost-effective classification models for cropland extent mapping with machine learning techniques.

From July 4 to 6, 2023, a technical workshop was held at the Representatio...

Европейский банк реконструкции и развития (ЕБРР), Инвестиционный центр ФАО и Отдел цифровизации и информатики ФАО в партнерстве с отраслевыми ассоциациями Казахстана разработали специализированное бесплатное приложение.

This three-day event, which will take place from 11th to 13th July in Amman, Jordan, aims at assisting countries in the NENA region in the development of their e-agriculture national strategy and consequently to further promote and invest in digital agriculture.

As Digitalization is now more than ever critical for accelerating the full implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development at all levels, the UN Food Stocktaking Moment special event on ‘Digitalization for Resilient Agrifood systems’ will be held in Rome on the 25^th July, 14h30-15h30 CEST.

The FAO's Hand-in-Hand Initiative leads a training mission in Asunción, as Paraguay is preparing projects for the second Global Investment Forum to be held in Rome in October.