Updates from "CGIAR ICT-KM blog"

Moving on from a moving story: following the AAA pathways
How do we make agricultural research available, accessible and applicable? This is a key question for improving the impact of our agricultural research. And...
Research’s “missing link”: the communications budget
On Tuesday, at the Share Fair in Rome, Rob Burnet presented an inspiring keynote speech entitled “How can we make agriculture more attractive to young people...
‘Do blogs lead to increased dissemination of research papers?’ask WorldBank researchers
Everyone knows that agricultural research is vital if we are to overcome the current threats to food security, natural resources and the environment. Right?...
A global survey on communicating research outputs launched by CIARD
A major challenge faced by researchers today is how to communicate their research outputs more effectively. The  CGIAR (Consultative Group on International...
Want to get started with AAA pathways? It’s as simple as ABC
Last week I posted a blog about why agricultural research Centres, programs, projects and even individuals should be adopting a ‘new brand’ of agricultural...
Selling a new ‘brand’ of agricultural research for development: “Use new pathways to make your knowledge travel”
So we’ve got something to ‘sell’. But are you going to buy it? Well, I guess that depends on how and how well we ‘sell’ it to you. Right? If you are a research...
Finding the right pathways for making ‘Rice Advice’ Available, Accessible and Applicable
During the week of  15-18 February 2011, I visited the Africa Rice Center in Cotonou, Benin, and found out that they are doing a lot to make ‘rice advice’...
Innovative reporting – you can do it!
Reports serve a very useful purpose in our work. They capture and document meetings, activities, processes, projects and events. They help those involved as...
Our knowledge sharing philosophy in action at ICRISAT
“The spread of the web invites us to look at the future from a different vantage point, to see that what we share is at least as important as what we own; what...
ICRISAT: Changing the way we communicate
ICRISAT,  the International Crop Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics, sister to the other 14 centers of the CGIAR is holding this week in its...