mawaki chango
| Organization type | Civil Society Organization/NGO |
|---|---|
| Country | Côte d'Ivoire |
Mawaki Chango is a researcher and a consultant, with current main consulting assignment with the Association for Progressive Communications on Internet governance and policy issues in Africa. He recently co-authored a study report on scoping an African Community Informatics framework for the NEPAD and CTA. Blending scholarship and practice, Chango's research interests include digital identity, Internet governance, ICT4D as well as information technologies & the humanities. Chango has also served within Internet governance bodies, including as policy councilor for Internet domain names at ICANN, and as consultant on projects to numerous organizations, including UNESCO, International Development Research Centre, OSIWA (Open Society Initiative for West Africa),etc. He has authored or co-authored a number of scholarly articles and a book chapter on Internet governance, e-government and broadband civic networks. Chango has earned a graduate degree at Pantheon-Sorbonne University in Paris and a PhD degree at Syracuse University in New York state. He speaks French, English and Portuguese.
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Forum Forum: 2013 CTA ICT OBSERVATORY “Strengthening e-Agriculture Strategies in ACP Countries”
Question 3 (opens 28 Feb.)
Submitted by mawaki chango on Sat, 03/02/2013 - 18:59
Emmanuel's post has brought to my mind a variety of constraints related to building an effective market place. We may well talk about e-agriculture, etc. but at the end of the day, goods (crops, produces, etc.) have to be moved around when it comes to agricultural market transactions (but not only...)
Are physical and administrative infrastructures to facilitate such movements specifically addressed in the national e-strategies you know of?
What about electronic payment infrastructures to enable (specifically in the agricultural sector) secure payments to parties at distance and indeed in different countries?
Are physical and administrative infrastructures to facilitate such movements specifically addressed in the national e-strategies you know of?
What about electronic payment infrastructures to enable (specifically in the agricultural sector) secure payments to parties at distance and indeed in different countries?
Submitted by mawaki chango on Fri, 03/01/2013 - 23:59
Dear Nganwani,
Thank you for that clarification. My misperception came from the fact that you mentioned those were the key TAs and VCSs that *should* be considered while the origin of those choices was not made explicit in your post. What do you or does Esoko mean by "cultural practices in farming"?
Thanks
Thank you for that clarification. My misperception came from the fact that you mentioned those were the key TAs and VCSs that *should* be considered while the origin of those choices was not made explicit in your post. What do you or does Esoko mean by "cultural practices in farming"?
Thanks
Submitted by mawaki chango on Thu, 02/28/2013 - 19:51
Dear all,
So far I note that the responses tend to be prescriptive/normative, in the form of "this is what should be." Two things:
1) The question refers to "these e-agriculture strategies" as referenced in the previous question, that is, examples of national strategies you may know of. In other words, it is more desirable that you address things that are, as they are.
2) In the unlikely case you don't have any examples at hand or in case you just really want to make a conceptual or normative contribution, then I would appreciate you do it in such a way to convince your readers about why you think some things SHOULD be as you say.
Thanks,
Mawaki
So far I note that the responses tend to be prescriptive/normative, in the form of "this is what should be." Two things:
1) The question refers to "these e-agriculture strategies" as referenced in the previous question, that is, examples of national strategies you may know of. In other words, it is more desirable that you address things that are, as they are.
2) In the unlikely case you don't have any examples at hand or in case you just really want to make a conceptual or normative contribution, then I would appreciate you do it in such a way to convince your readers about why you think some things SHOULD be as you say.
Thanks,
Mawaki
Submitted by mawaki chango on Thu, 02/28/2013 - 19:42
You're probably right, Eugene, about the importance of extension delivery in the agricultural value chain. But what are those other segments in the value chain (in cases of e-agriculture startegies you may be thinking of) and key target areas? Please also see my next entry to the general forum.
Submitted by mawaki chango on Thu, 02/28/2013 - 19:34
Nganwani,
Do you know of e-agriculture strategies (or ICT Policy chapter on agriculture) that actually have those key target areas and value chain segments?
If no, at least you could please elaborate a bit more on the rationale of your targets.
In general, beyond the conceptualization level, we would like to hear primarily about what is actually happening in the countries and related issues as experienced on the ground.
Thanks
Do you know of e-agriculture strategies (or ICT Policy chapter on agriculture) that actually have those key target areas and value chain segments?
If no, at least you could please elaborate a bit more on the rationale of your targets.
In general, beyond the conceptualization level, we would like to hear primarily about what is actually happening in the countries and related issues as experienced on the ground.
Thanks
Submitted by mawaki chango on Thu, 02/28/2013 - 09:49
Dear All,
We've been having some good discussion so far and I appreciate your valuable and diverse contributions. I hope you stay engaged while we address the third and last question of this week (keeping in mind that we still have three more questions coming up next week.)
What are the key target areas and value chain segments for these e-agriculture strategies? And why?
Wherever you have identified e-agriculture strategies, what are the key areas targeted for changes/transformations/improvements as a result? And what are the segments in any agricultural processes where the strategies are expected to add value? Why are those targets chosen?
Let us hear from your experience and expertise, focusing specifically, please, on this set of questions.
Thank you.
Mawaki
We've been having some good discussion so far and I appreciate your valuable and diverse contributions. I hope you stay engaged while we address the third and last question of this week (keeping in mind that we still have three more questions coming up next week.)
What are the key target areas and value chain segments for these e-agriculture strategies? And why?
Wherever you have identified e-agriculture strategies, what are the key areas targeted for changes/transformations/improvements as a result? And what are the segments in any agricultural processes where the strategies are expected to add value? Why are those targets chosen?
Let us hear from your experience and expertise, focusing specifically, please, on this set of questions.
Thank you.
Mawaki
Question 1 (opens 25 Feb.)
Submitted by mawaki chango on Thu, 02/28/2013 - 20:29
Welcome, Justin!
You make a solid case for articulating a strategy:
1) we need strategy to get ahead or get a chance in a context of competition for limited resources/funding
2) we need a strategy for making various initiatives into a coherent set of actions and prioritization of (possible) objectives
Regarding regional strategies, can you think of a well-formed regional e-agriculture strategy at this point, with some real implications in the way business is conducted in the sector and across that region? It is true that we explicitly refer to national e-dtrategies, but if there is any significant regional ones, especially in ACP regions, I'd welcome discussing or referencing them.
You make a solid case for articulating a strategy:
1) we need strategy to get ahead or get a chance in a context of competition for limited resources/funding
2) we need a strategy for making various initiatives into a coherent set of actions and prioritization of (possible) objectives
Regarding regional strategies, can you think of a well-formed regional e-agriculture strategy at this point, with some real implications in the way business is conducted in the sector and across that region? It is true that we explicitly refer to national e-dtrategies, but if there is any significant regional ones, especially in ACP regions, I'd welcome discussing or referencing them.
Question 2 (opens 26 Feb.)
Submitted by mawaki chango on Thu, 02/28/2013 - 20:14
Really, really interesting what is happening over there in the Pacific rim with youths in agriculture. We often hear often about the literacy challenges when talking about ICT introduction in rural areas. Getting youths involved with a business approach in agriculture sounds like an excellent entry point for a positive snowball effect. Thanks for sharing these experiences, Anju.
Submitted by mawaki chango on Wed, 02/27/2013 - 17:17
Thanks Aparajita for your focused and relevant posts so far. While I'm afraid you'll tell me to go "google it," I still venture to ask if you could share a link to this Agenda. Are we already seeing any effect on the ground, at least in terms of those tranformations envisioned? Thanks
Submitted by mawaki chango on Wed, 02/27/2013 - 17:11
And how is the youth responding? I'm not sure for how long those strategies have been set up, but is there already some evidence of positive response and impact?