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AI in Charge: Shaping Policy Making and Agrifood Systems Governance—A Vision, Exodus, or an Opportunity?
22/05/2024
On 14 May, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) hosted a thought-provoking webinar exploring the potential role of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in shaping the future of agrifood systems governance. For this event, titled “‘AI in Charge’ of policy making and agrifood...30/ 05
2024
FAO at WSIS +20 High-Level Event 2024: ‘Process for Progress- Reflecting and Building on 20 years of digital journey’
Switzerland 30/05/2024
The WSIS+20 Forum High-Level Event is scheduled to be held from 27 to 31 May 2024, co-organized by the International Telecommunications Union (ITU), the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and co-hosted by ITU and the Swiss Confederatio
FAO at WSIS +20 High-Level Event 2024: ‘Process for Progress- Reflecting and Building on 20 years of digital journey’
12/05/2024
Over the last 20 years, since its implementation in its first two phases, Geneva in 2003 and Tunis in 2005, the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) Forum has been instrumental in shaping global discussions and policies around the use of information and communication technologies (ICTs)...
Innovation Talks: Fintech Startups shaping the future inclusive agrifood systems.
07/05/2024
The FAO's strategic framework has a vision of a world free from hunger and malnutrition, achieved through the full utilization of science and innovation to tackle the intricate challenges within agrifood systems. In alignment with this vision, the Office of Innovation and the Rural Transformation...
Navigating Drone Regulations in Agriculture: Insights from Global Experts
09/04/2024
On March 20, 2024, the Office of Innovation (OIN) hosted a webinar on Drones for Agriculture: Opportunities and Challenges for the Establishment of Regulatory Frameworks. This online event, moderated by Carlos Vuillemin Gonzalo, digital agriculture and innovation specialist, aimed to talk about the...
A call for cases on Pluralistic Extension and Advisory Services in Asia and the Pacific, April 2024
04/04/2024
Background Agricultural extension and advisory services (AEAS) consist of all the different activities that provide the information and services needed and demanded by farmers and other value chain actors in rural settings to assist them in developing their own technical, organizational and...
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...
A call for cases on Pluralistic Extension and Advisory Services in Africa, March 2024
06/03/2024
Background Agricultural extension and advisory services (AEAS) consist of all the different activities that provide the information and services needed and demanded by farmers and other value chain actors in rural settings to assist them in developing their own technical, organizational and...
Webinar: Exploring Immersive Technology in Agrifood: Extended Reality for Training and Education
19/02/2024
The Exploring Immersive Technology in Agrifood: Extended Reality for Training and Education webinar exemplified a collaborative effort between the Office of Innovation in FAO and colleagues at the International Training Centre of the ITC-ILO in Torino. Together, they embarked on a mission to uncover...20/ 12
2023
Scaling Innovation: Multiple Models for Taking Impact to Scale.
20/12/2023
Scaling Innovation: Multiple Models for Taking Impact to Scale.
20 December 2023
14:30 – 15:30 CET
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