Posts on the Topic "decision-makers"
Measuring the Information Society Report 2017
15/11/2017
The International Telecommunications Union (ITU) has released the " Measuring the Information Society Report 2017". This report was launched during the World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Symposium (WTIS) 2017, in Hammamet, Tunisia. According to ITU, the Measuring the Information Society Report...
Regional Forum on e-agriculture for Central and South-East Europe Agenda
13/11/2017
The regional forum on e-agriculture for Central and South-East Europe began on the 13th of November 2017. The forum is themed, “ Precise and integrated response for sustainable farming and inclusive food systems” is being held in Novi Sad, Serbia. The agenda of the event is available here, and is...
New app to diagnose crop diseases, alert smallholders
13/11/2017
The CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers and Bananas team won US$100,000 grant to refine a mobile application that uses artificial intelligence to diagnose crop diseases. This new app will attempt to solve the problem of pests and diseases that be face farmers with small holder farmers hardly hit...
Kukua: Weather Data and forecasting services for local farmers in Africa
09/11/2017
Africa’s economy is based largely agriculture and most of them being smallholder farmers. One of the challenges these family farmers face is access to weather information and forecasting services. Lack of access to relevant weather information is due to lack of access of weather source information...
International Symposium on Farmers' access to data
08/11/2017
On the 24th of November GFAR (Global Forum on Agricultural Research) has convened a syposium on farmers' rights and access to data in Johannesburg, South Africa. The event is co-funded by GODAN and CTA and organized by ITOCA. In order to learn more about the event or to register for the event, click...
Use of mobile phone in rural area for agriculture development.
07/11/2017
In most developping countries, agriculture is the main source of the population’s income. Lack of acces to relevant informations leads to low yields, famers stress and low income. Nowadays Information and communication technologies (ICTs) have the potential to transform agriculture in rural area...
Submit your “Call for good and promising practices for the region of Europe and Central Asia”
06/11/2017
Do you have a good and promising practices in agriculture? And you are in the Europe and Central Asia region? Then why not submit your good and promising practice before the 30th of November 2017. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the e-Agriculture Community of...
ICT-centric economic growth, innovation and job creation
01/11/2017
" ICT-centric economic growth, innovation and job creation", is the title of a book written by leading scholars and experts. The book's objective is to address the challenges and opportunities offered by ICTs in the areas of innovation, governance, education, job creation and economic growth. The...
ICTs for development: the good intentions of the mobile phone
30/10/2017
The role of the mobile phone in accelerating Africa’s social and economic development was reflectedby the UCT Vice-Chancellor’s Inaugural Lecture, titled “ ICTs for development: the good intentions of the mobile phone”. This lecture was delivered by Professor Rivett is the first woman to be...