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April 1-30, 2003
BAR joins Asia IT and C
workshop
by Likha C. Cuevas
The Bureau of Agricultural Research (BAR)
Information and Communication Technology Section (ICTS),
represented by Mr. Winston Tabada, participated in the
InterSard workshop on, "Asia IT and C: Sharing
Local Knowledge and Innovations," at the International
Institute of Rural Reconstruction (IIRR), Y.C. James
Yen Center, Biga, Silang, Cavite recently.
The workshop aimed to lay the foundation
for sharing information on good practices/methods for
sustainable rural development and natural resources
management. This concerns 'good practices/methods',
technologies and approaches that have been applied successfully
and can help improve the situation of the rural poor.
Participants helped in drafting policy guidelines for
the implementation of the InterSard initiative based
on concept papers on the themes: best practices, intellectual
property rights, information management, institutional
framework and information technology. During the workshop,
participants also drafted functional design for the
WISARD/InterSard and developed a draft strategic action
plan for the future of the initiative. The workshop
is participatory wherein concept papers were presented
and critiqued by participants and partner organizations
made revisions on their work.
InterSard is an initiative, "to build
a global network of Southern and Northern partners to
share information on good practices and technologies
for urban, peri-urban, and rural development and sustainable
management of natural resources through a web-based
information system." InterSard Asia believes that
these initiatives may contribute greatly from the use
of innovative information and communication technologies
(ICT) although, according to the people behind InterSard,
"the use of the web-based ICTs is still hampered
by connectivity problems and hardware/software limitations
in the South." In the present InterSard - Asia
project, good practices of technologies and methodologies
will be investigated, documented, and made accessible
via a process of collaboration and dialogues between
grassroots organizations, farmers' organizations, NGOs
and professional public information providers, and expert
networks.
Information on lessons learned, practices
and technologies in agricultural production and natural
resources management are important for local communities
to improve their situation. According to InterSard,
"access to information on proven technologies and
good practices in other regions can be very valuable
for grassroots organizations." InterSard's role
is to apply appropriate new technologies for information
and knowledge sharing. 
April 1-30 2003 Articles:
::
DA
creates open academy for Philippine agriculture
::
PCA
collaborates with international institutions to unravel
coconut genome
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EU
tariff preferences benefit RP
::
Making
his mark
::
GIS
application in irrigation emphasized
::
BAR
joins Asia IT and C workshop
::
Philippine
agri’l engineering standards launched
::
El
Niño and coping with it
:: What’s
ailing our sweet potatoes?
::
The
world’s first GM peanut
::: More April 2003 articles :::
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