Posts on the Topic "researchers"
28/ 02
2018
GSMA Mobile World Congress
Spain 28/02/2018
Mobile World Congress 2018
Mobile is creating a better future, and we want you to be a part of it. Here you’ll find everything you need to know about the event, and discover ways you can get involved with #MWC18 Source https://www.mobileworldcongress.com/about/
WSIS Prizes 2018 finalists announced!
02/03/2018
The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has announced the 90 finalists of the WSIS Prizes 2018 contests (also known as WSIS Champions). This year the competition had a record-breaking 492 nominated projects and more than 1 million votes were cast online. In a press statement, ITU noted...02/ 03
2018
Nairobi Mapathon
Kenya 02/03/2018
On 3rd March, 2018 is 7th International Open Data Day. In cities around the world, citizens will come together to discuss issues and find ways they can help by building applications and data visualizations using open data. KALRO through the CODATA ATG team have organized an “Open Mapathon
AFITA/WCCA 2018 Conference will focus on Precision Agriculture
01/03/2018
The Asia-Pacific Federation for Information Technology in Agriculture (AFITA) announces the upcoming conference which will focus on precision agriculture. This year in October 2018, AFITA/WCCA2018 is going to be co-located with World Congress on Computers in Agriculture (WCCA). As stated on our...
Check out the latest “ICT Update” on Precision Agriculture
26/02/2018
ICT Update is a regular newsletter from CTA that focuses on topical issues in ICT for agriculture. The latest issue focuses on Precision Agriculture for Smallholder Farmers. This issue is hinged on the estimates that it is projected that by 2050 the population growth will have outgrown food...
Using CATI to collect data on nutrition indicators
25/02/2018
mVAM at the World Food Programme and World Agroforestry Centre published a case study where Computer-Assisted Telephone Interviewing (CATI) was used in Kenya to collect data on nutrition indicators. In most projects in the field, it is expensive to collect data in some cases in remote areas or...
Call for articles on blockchain opportunities for agriculture
22/02/2018
This announcement is shared for informational purpose to the e-Agriculture Community as announced by CTA in dgroups . CTA is looking for articles for the forthcoming issue of ICT Update, which will deal with blockchain in agriculture Blockchain can be defined as a digital ledger that allows storage...
Invitation to e-Agriculture Twitter chat on "The use of blockchain for Agriculture"
22/02/2018
The e-Agriculture Team is inviting interested person to a Twitter chat on "The use of blockchain for Agriculture" which will be held on Twitter The following are the details:- Date : Tuesday 27 February 2018 Time : 11:00 to 18:00 (CEST) ( Time convertor) Hashtag: #AgBlockchain Blockchain technology...
Can drones help reforest our forests?
19/02/2018
Forests are part of our ecosystem and they cover 30% of the earth’s surface. Forests provides lumber, provides fuel to cook and boil water, provide nutritious food, offer medicines, animal fodder and homes for animals and are a source of income for many. Due to climate change and unstainable human...