Posts on the Topic "ICT and Agricultural processes"
Digitalization sets the path for an enabling and sustainable ecosystem for food and agriculture at the World Summit on the Information Society Forum (WSIS) 2020
31/08/2020
On Friday 21 August, FAO, jointly with ITU and the Zhejiang University, organized a 1-hour virtual Session session on ‘Action Line C7-Fostering an Enabling Ecosystem for Food and Agriculture through Digital Innovation’- held during the World Summit on the Information Society Forum (WSIS+15) 2020...
FAO and UNDP host the first virtual Digital Innovation Dialogue on Youth Digital Innovation Solutions for Food and Agriculture
31/07/2020
The 9th Session Digital Innovation Dialogue roadshows selected FAO innovation challenge winners and UNDP finalists of the Cultiv@te programme as teams pitch their solutions. 29 July 2020. Rome, Italy. The Food and Agriculture Organization in collaboration with UNDP Global Centre in Singapore hosted...16/ 01
2020
18/ 01
2020
FAO Side Event Digital Council: Towards the establishment of an International Digital Council for Food and Agriculture
Berlin, Germany 16/01/2020 – 18/01/2020
- Time: Thursday, 16 January 2020, 4:00 pm – 05:30 pm
- Location: Room M4-M5
- Languages: English, German
- Organiser: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
During the Global Forum for Food and Agriculture 2019, 74 Agriculture Ministers and high level representatives from international organizations called the FAO, in consultation with stakeholders including the World Bank, the African Development Bank, IFAD, OECD, WTO, ITU, OIE and the Technical Centre for
10/ 12
2019
Digital Innovation Dialogue on Blockchain for Sustainability in Agriculture
Rome, Italy 10/12/2019
This Digital Innovation Dialogue will address the opportunities and challenges of using blockchain-based systems in agriculture, focusing the discussion around the following key questions:
Submit your application to speak for the 12th ICT4D Conference
19/11/2019
With next year’s 12th ICT4D Conference confirmed to take place on April 21 – 23 in Abuja, Nigeria - please note that there are now only just under 2 weeks for you to submit your speaker application. Deadline December 14, 2019. The event is an excellent platform to emphasize your position as a...
Food System Vision Prize: Envisioning Regenerative and Nourishing Food Futures
30/10/2019
The Food System Vision Prize has opened for submission until the 31st of January 2020 in phase 1 (Open Submission). This is an invitation for organizations across the globe to develop a vision of regenerative and nourishing food system that they aspire to create by the year 2050. Are you a legally...
The multi-stakeholder consultation on the establishment of the International Digital Council for Food and Agriculture gathers momentum at CFS46
18/10/2019
CFS delegates attend the side event for the establishment of the digital council Rome. 18 October 2019. The Food and Agriculture Organization hosted and led a multi-stakeholder consultation on the establishment of the International Digital Council for Food and Agriculture in a side event of the...
“Innovating together: connectivity that matters” – ITU Telecom World ‘19
10/09/2019
The International Telecommunication Union in conjunction with partners is holding the ITU Telecom World ’19, in Budapest, Hungary from the 9th to the 12th of September 2019. The theme of this edition is ‘ Innovating together: connectivity that matters’ and brings a cross spectrum of participants...
Digital Agriculture Knowledge Sharing - AGRF Side Meeting
04/09/2019
The African Green Revolution Forum is underway in Accra, Ghana and the FAO E-Agriculture team is participating and facilitated a parallel session on Establishing the International Digital Council for Food and Agriculture, on the 3rd of September and the FAO CIO director also spoke on the Panel...