The Policy Vision for Earth Observation was officially published on Wednesday 25 June, and launched at the Living Planet Symposium (LPS) in Vienna by the European Space Policy Institute (ESPI) Director Hermann Ludwig Moeller. This Vision initiates a dialogue to maximise the policy impact of Earth Observation: bringing new energy to space programmes through stimulating continuous policy demand and guidance. It is a call for action to further integrate Earth Observation , and space at large, into the policy domains of energy, security, environment, agriculture, digitalisation and to create...
This was one of the questions addressed by Henry van Burgsteden, FAO Senior Innovation Officer, during a high-level roundtable on AI and Innovation for Addressing Food and Environmental Challenges on a Global Scale at EMTECH Italy 2025. The two-day conference brought together leaders from the health, energy, and environmental sectors to explore the impact and opportunities presented by AI. The panel of experts explored how AI can tackle global challenges and develop solutions in agrifood systems, climate action, and environmental resilience. Van Burgsteden underscored the urgency of...
The e-agriculture team kindly agreed to let us re-post 2- or 3-day threads from the e-conversation that we are conducting on "Digitalization and agroecology: a challenging marriage?". This e-conversation is hosted by the Digital Agri Hub in partnership with the Global Forum on Agricultural Research...
FAO's Office of Innovation and the Association of Agricultural Research Institutions in the Near East and North Africa (AARINENA) are jointly presenting a webinar on: "Enhancing Knowledge Sharing in Support of Agricultural Innovation System: Date Palm Digital Research and Innovation Platform." that...
Background Land and water resources in NENA are limited and facing severe stress. Climate change projections suggest more drought and extreme events. A transformative approach is needed to support agricultural production system to become more productive and sustainable to address these challenges...
The global ICT4D community will gather again in person for the 12th ICT4D Conference in Accra, Ghana.Taking place on March 19 & 20, 2024 , the ICT4D Conference attracts a diverse audience of over 800 technical advisors, program managers, and executives at public, private, and civil society...
A Global Network of Digital Agriculture Innovation Hubs Regional e-Agriculture for the Caribbean : A post COVID-19 Mechanism to promote resilient agri-food To register here
(left to right: Sheikh Al Mahfoudh Bin Bayyah (Secretary General of the Abu Dhabi Peace Forum); Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia, president of the Pontifical Academy for Life and the RenAIssance Foundation; and Chief Rabbi Eliezer Simha Weisz (member of the Council of the Chief Rabbinate of Israel). The three Abrahamic religions launch an appeal for an ethical development of artificial intelligence VATICAN CITY, 10th January 2023- “We have gathered with our Jewish and Muslim brothers in an event of great importance to call upon the world to think and act in the name of brotherhood and peace - even...
Join #AIEthics : An Abrahamic commitment to the #RomeCall 3 representatives of the 3 Abrahamic religions will sign the document issued by @PontAcadLife to promote #algorethics
The FMM DAIH hold a planning workshop in Adama, Ethiopia 23 September 2022 . Stakeholders in Ethiopia met to discuss the digital agriculture maturity in the country, and affirmed to work together to improve innovation and digital transformation of the agricultural sector. The affirmation was resolved at the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)’s FMM workshop on Business Model, Partners Responsibility Mapping and Finalization of Work Plan to Establish the Digital Agriculture and Innovation Hubs (DAIH) held on the 22 and 23 September 2022 in Adama, Ethiopia. In his opening remarks, the State...
The e-agriculture team kindly agreed to let us re-post 2- or 3-day threads from the e-conversation that we are conducting on "Digitalization and agroecology: a challenging marriage?". This e-conversation is hosted by the Digital Agri Hub in partnership with the Global Forum on Agricultural Research...0 comments.jpg?itok=Ce_-lUbN)
FAO's Office of Innovation and the Association of Agricultural Research Institutions in the Near East and North Africa (AARINENA) are jointly presenting a webinar on: "Enhancing Knowledge Sharing in Support of Agricultural Innovation System: Date Palm Digital Research and Innovation Platform." that...
Background Land and water resources in NENA are limited and facing severe stress. Climate change projections suggest more drought and extreme events. A transformative approach is needed to support agricultural production system to become more productive and sustainable to address these challenges...
The global ICT4D community will gather again in person for the 12th ICT4D Conference in Accra, Ghana.Taking place on March 19 & 20, 2024 , the ICT4D Conference attracts a diverse audience of over 800 technical advisors, program managers, and executives at public, private, and civil society...
A Global Network of Digital Agriculture Innovation Hubs Regional e-Agriculture for the Caribbean : A post COVID-19 Mechanism to promote resilient agri-food To register here.JPG?itok=XNV8hOFc)
Join #AIEthics : An Abrahamic commitment to the #RomeCall 3 representatives of the 3 Abrahamic religions will sign the document issued by @PontAcadLife to promote #algorethics