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Why communication and knowledge sharing in our Megaprograms?

Posted on Sat, 08/21/2010 - 09:05


As new  Megaprograms were being finalized, research defined, new partnerships forged for a new more impactful agriculture research agenda… as the  texture, the vital structure of the new CGIAR  was being defined it became apparent that communication and knowledge sharing related issues were “missing in action”…. but not everywhere… signs that there was a growing awareness of the value of knowledge sharing in research became apparent… the heads of communication of the various CGIAR centers started to make noise around the fact communication and knowledge sharing were being neglected… so these topics made it back to the “must be there” list in a Megaprogram.

Home again … but what a journey

Posted on Mon, 06/28/2010 - 08:40

As summer dawns in the Northern Hemisphere and many of us begin making plans for our long annual holidays, I look back on the past few months with a sense of satisfaction. Although it’s nice to be able to take a break away from all things office, I’m proud of the work that has been undertaken by many people (both within and outside the Program) in their bid to make the results of CGIAR research more accessible, and to make people and organizations more connected with one another.

Social media and institutional communications: the CGIAR experience at COP15

Posted on Wed, 02/17/2010 - 18:01

When I blogged about social media and agriculture at COP15 back in December, the adventure of the CGIAR and its partners at the Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen had just begun. It was an exciting time with the tag “Copenhagen” gaining the top 10 trending topics on the opening day of the Conference. In the following days, sitting in Rome and watching the #cop15 tag on Twitter was like being in the middle of the crowds demonstrating in the streets. But there was a lot going on behind the scenes and away from the TV cameras.

Google Maps, Open Source and Plotting Ongoing Research: Demonstrating Innovation

Posted on Wed, 02/17/2010 - 10:59

It is the perfect time to celebrate CGX 2.0’s birthday by talking about the tangible differences made by ICT-KM’s choice to shift away from proprietary technical architectures and move towards a more ample and sustainable technical landscape.  This technical landscape is epitomized by what is called Enterprise 2.0, “a system of web-based technologies that provide rapid and agile collaboration, information sharing, emergence and integration capabilities in the extended enterprise” (

Show me the goods! The Research map is out!

Posted on Tue, 02/09/2010 - 04:32

If by “goods” you mean our Global Public Goods, and more specifically, the research projects of the CGIAR in Africa, the CGIAR Research Map for Africa – does just that!

Knowledge Share Fair: Latin America and Caribbean at CIAT, Cali, Colombia, 25 – 27 May 2010

Posted on Tue, 02/02/2010 - 07:51

We are pleased to announce the Knowledge Share Fair Latin America and Caribbean which will take place in Cali, Colombia, 25 – 27 May 2010.

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