Posts on the Topic "cloud computing"
Call for Innovative Digital Solutions for agriculture (Apply by 8th of June 2023)
25/05/2023
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...18/ 05
2023
Digital Villages in action in Europe and Central Asia - LAUNCH EVENT
Budapest, Hungary 18/05/2023
FAO in Europe and Central Asia (REU), along with its partners in Albania, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Türkiye, and Uzbekistan, is taking action to accelerate the digital transformation of agriculture and rural areas through the Digital Villages Initiative (DVI). Join us for the “Digital Villages in Action in Europe and Central Asia” virtual event, where we will launch DVI actions in eight countries, bringing together policy actors, stakeholders, partners, and beneficiaries.
14/ 12
2022
LAUNCH EVENT: RuralInvest
14/12/2022
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Investment Centre is delighted to invite you to attend the launch event for the new RuralInvest – a free toolkit to build bankable, sustainable agribusiness proposals, developed by FAO division of Digitalization and Informatics.
Date: 14 December 2022
Time:
- 14:00-16:00: Presentation of the new RuralInvest
- 16:00-18:00: Technical session for RIV users
Languages:
16/ 12
2022
Pitch Event of Global AgriInno Challenge 2022
16/12/2022
16 December Friday| 13:00-15:00 CET 20:00-22:00 Beijing Time
The Global AgriInno Challenge 2022, co-organized by FAO and Zhejiang University, encourages youth and women to harness innovation, entrepreneurship, and technologies to address challenges related to the agrifood transformation.
07/ 10
2022
RegTech, Governance and the Future of Forests
07/10/2022
October 7th, 2022 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM CETRegister here
This event is a one-time event organized by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and Wageningen UR (The Netherlands) to discuss the latest developments on blockchain for sustainable forest management. It is a free event where you can expect insightful discussions and presentations, inspiring and hands-on examples, and interesting speakers and attendees to chat and network with.
Apply now for the 2022 Champion and Partnership Awards by 15 March 2022
01/02/2022
Nominations are now open for the FAO Champion Award and the FAO Partnership Award until 1 March 2022. The new annual Awards acknowledge progress in achieving FAO's objectives and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The Awards are open to individuals, organizations, governments, foundations...
2021 Innovation Award winners announced
01/10/2021
FAO and Switzerland celebrate annual awards at World Food Forum [ As published on FAO News] 1 October 2021, Rome – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Federal Government of Switzerland have announced the winners of the 2021 edition of the annual International...
COVID-19 and e-commerce: a global review
22/03/2021
The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development and the United Nations Regional Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean have published a report entitled, “COVID-19 and e-commerce: a global review”. The report notes that the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated digital transformations...
Special issue on Internet of Everything
16/02/2021
Theme The Internet of Everything (IoE) is the interconnection of people, processes, data, and things. It was conceptualized by CISCO as the natural evolution of the Internet of Things (IoT), in the aim of including the entire realm of information sources and destinations in one paradigm.Although...