AgInfo management system for Southern Africa
Accra, 15 July 2009: Speaking in the opening plenary of the IAALD Africa conference, Krishan Bheenick of the SADC Secretariat traced the development of AIMS – the Agricultural Information Management System of SADC.
The idea is that AIMS will be an integrating platform - according to Bheenick, “ we are being asked to integrate and package and make sense across all the projects.”
AIMS, when fully developed, will give access to numeric data, spatial data, directories and repositories, and a range of content management and networking tools.
AIMS has emerged from a series of consultations and discussions in recent years. The strategy adoped was to “start by providing a common interface to these various information sources; then we can look at ways to integrate the various subsystems.”
Guiding principles adopted by AIMS participants:
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The idea is that AIMS will be an integrating platform - according to Bheenick, “ we are being asked to integrate and package and make sense across all the projects.”
AIMS, when fully developed, will give access to numeric data, spatial data, directories and repositories, and a range of content management and networking tools.
AIMS has emerged from a series of consultations and discussions in recent years. The strategy adoped was to “start by providing a common interface to these various information sources; then we can look at ways to integrate the various subsystems.”
Guiding principles adopted by AIMS participants:
- Focus on people and networks in instititutions in the regions
- Content – quality, accessible, timely
- International standards to allow sharing and re-use of content
- Satisfy multiple needs with multiple functionalities
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posted by Peter Ballantyne at Wednesday, July 15, 2009
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