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Here you will find the latest news about the Digital Services Portfolio.
FAOLEX has been recognized as a Digital Public Good (DPG)
10/09/2024
FAOLEX has now been added to the DPG Registry, bringing our total number of certified FAO DPGs to eight.
‘Digital FAO- The Year of Excellence’ is out!
20/08/2024
It is never too late to recognize that 2023 was another high-paced and rewarding year ‒ the FAO Year of Excellence!
Digital technology is at the nexus of multiple SDGs, including the eradication of poverty, climate action and environmental protection, ending hunger, and improving nutriti...
FAO at WSIS +20 High-Level Event 2024: ‘Process for Progress- Reflecting and Building on 20 years of digital journey’
10/05/2024
The WSIS+20 Forum High-Level Event is scheduled to be held from 27 to 31 May 2024. FAO is organizing a session on Thursday 30th May 2024, 11:00-11:45 CEST on ‘The Future of Digital Agriculture: Process for Progress- Reflecting and Building on WSIS 20 years’ journey’.
FAO's Agricultural Stress Index System (ASIS) achieves the Digital Public Good recognition
08/05/2024
The Agricultural Stress Index System (ASIS) has been recently added to the DPG Registry. ASIS is an innovative tool developed by FAO to monitor agricultural drought across the globe. Updating its data every 10 days, ASIS utilizes satellite technology to pinpoint regions at high risk of water stress and drought.
FAO Hand-in-Hand Geospatial Platform and Digital Services Portfolio nominated for the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) Prizes 2024
18/03/2024
Over the last years, FAO has been developing and implementing digital inclusion initiatives, scaling up innovative digital technologies for development and targeted interventions worldwide. The FAO Digital Services Portfolio (DSP) and the FAO Hand-in-Hand (HIH) Geospatial Platform (GP) are at the forefront of this effort.
Launch of the State of the Digital Public Goods Ecosystem Report 2023
14/12/2023
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.
Digital Services Portfolio against climate change in the United Republic of Tanzania: interviews with experts
05/12/2023
Launched in 2021, the Tanzanian version of the FAO Digital Services Portfolio (DSP), Ugani Kiganjani, is driving agricultural transformation, fostering partnerships, and paving the way for more sustainable and climate-resilient agrifood systems.
New episode of the podcast FAO Brief: Insights from the 2023 World Food Forum Week
24/10/2023
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.
Digital at Science and Innovation Forum 2023 Innovation Talks
12/10/2023
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).
The new FAO Agroinformatics Platform expands now Hand-in-Hand Geospatial Platform for more data-driven solutions for FAO four Betters and SDGs achievement
10/10/2023
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.
Knowledge for Action: the launch of FAO Food Loss App (FLAPP)
09/10/2023
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.
FAO ‘AI and Digital Tools for Climate Resilient AgriFood Systems’ on the spotlight at the Science and Innovation Forum 2023
22/09/2023
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.
Launch of S.E.E.D. Hub, the Digital Service Portfolio in Sri Lanka
11/08/2023
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”
Livestock industry in Central Asia looks into digital solutions to build resilience
12/07/2023
To answer the challenges that dairy and meat business in Central Asia has to tackle today, the EBRD and FAO have joined forces to offer new digital solutions to build resilience and contribute to more efficient, resilient and inclusive agrifood systems. The Agrokomek app has just been launched in Kazhakstan.
Digital Agriculture Solutions Forum 2023: digital solutions for the agrifood systems in the NENA region
06/07/2023
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.
Digitalization for Resilience at UN Food Systems Stocktaking Moment: A step towards the Future of Agrifood Systems
04/07/2023
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 25th July, 14h30-15h30 CEST.
Rwanda: Digital Services Portfolio is making women’s agribusiness borderless
08/03/2023
Country Representatives of FAO, IFAD and WFP in Rwanda visited fellow women producers and cross border traders to celebrate International Women’s Day under the theme: “DigitALL: Innovation and technology for gender equality: Leveraging the transformative power of inclusive digitalization and innovation for rural women and girls."
Bringing the benefits of digital agriculture to all: FAO joins the Digital Public Goods Alliance
30/05/2022
Membership will help FAO contribute to making digital tools and knowledge products more accessible to farmers
Digital education for women's empowerment
03/11/2022
Women are a key to the transformation of agrifood systems worldwide and to realizing the aspirations set out in the Sustainable Development Goals.