Michael Riggs
| Organization | FAO |
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| Organization type | International Organization |
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| Country | Italy |
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An enthusiastic member of the e-Agriculture Community since its founding, and a former Team Leader (lead facilitator). Active in the field of information and communication technologies for development. Currently a programme officer at the Asian and Pacific Training Centre for Information and Communication Technology for Development (unapcict.org), supporting ICTD capacity development intiatives in the Asia-Pacific region. A member of the ICTD Collective and of Orbicom.
This member participated in the following Forums
Forum Introduce Yourself
Hi I'm Michael Riggs - FAO Asia-Pacific
Submitted by Michael Riggs on Tue, 03/11/2008 - 10:58
Hi Fred. FAO is very much involved in fisheries and aquaculture, and there are projects running in Aceh. I am not directly involved in the project you refer to, but let me look into it and I will get back to you. Ideas about new partnerships are very interesting to me as well as many others in this forum. We will focus on new partnerships, projects and next steps during week 3 of this forum, so I hope we can discuss more on this then. Cheers, Michael (FAORAP)
Submitted by Michael Riggs on Thu, 03/06/2008 - 05:53
Michael Riggs, Information Management Specialist, FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific Hi! :D My name is Michael and I am FAO's information and knowledge management officer in the Asia-Pacific region. Collaborating with partners around the region I work to improve sustainable development through the application of modern ICT, conduct information assessments, foster partnerships and communities of practice, formulate knowledge strategies, increase the impact of good practices, etc. I have been with FAO for eight years in various capacities related to ICT4D. My educational background is in economics and organizational management. Before joining FAO I was an international project development manager in the private sector. Look me up on LinkedIn.com [url]http://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelriggs[/url] if you want to know more about my professional experiences! This is such an exciting field and working together I think we can enhance the positive impact of ICT on agriculture and rural development in Asia-Pacific. I'm really happy that e-Agriculture's first regional forum is focused on this dynamic region! There is a wealth of experience here and I look forward to hearing from everyone and working together to build on our experiences and solve problems together.
Forum Week I: “Sharing and expanding upon experiences, successes, issues, and challenges”
Knowledge & Information is the key intervention
Submitted by Michael Riggs on Mon, 03/10/2008 - 09:59
Raj, thank you for joining and for your interesting introduction. From reading this, :question: I wonder if you have any examples of where the private and public sector have come together, either formally or informally, using e-tools to bridge the gap and/or promote sustainable practices? From my past experience, India has started quite a bit of activity in this area. Anything you could share with us would be great! Cheers, Michael (FAO RAP)