CIARD publishes framework for sharing data and information for global agricultural research
In 2011, CIARD partners organized international consultations to understand and analyze the features of data and information sharing problems. The major product was the design of a framework and action plan to improve data and information sharing, and enhanced collaboration, worldwide.
The framework (the 'Beijing Agenda' comprises three dimensions, each with specified 'action areas where CIAR partners can take specific concrete actions':
Technical issues and technologiesAction Area 1 - Services, Tools and Infrastructure
Action Area 2 - Standards and Systems Architecture
Institutional and organizational aspectsAction Area 3 - Policies, Strategies and Institutional Structures
Action Area 4 - Development of Skills and Competencies
Action Area 5 - Appropriate Organizational Structures and Work Practices
Action Area 6 - Global Improvement of Data and Information Flows
Championing change in policy and practice
Action Area 7 - Advocacy and Evidence
Download a 'technical issues paper' in support of the Framework for Sharing Data and Information for Global Agricultural Research is available online.
View a presentation on the 'Beijing Agenda':
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The latest development of the CIARD (Coherence in Information for Agricultural Research for Development) initiative has been launched on its website – namely the CIARD virtual Fair. For those who are involved in the capture, management and communication of research information and knowledge, the Fair provides a rich environment for discovery, learning and sharing.
A Framework for Data and Information sharing for ARD - Ajit Maru


