Making open data more effective through local workshops and ICT capacity building initiatives | CGIAR Platform for Big Data in Agriculture

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Summary:

"Open Data has become a global issue. Fortunately, some institutions are doing well in making data open using the internet. This is highly attributed to the call for open data by institutions who know the worth of open data and the opportunities it brings.

There have been many calls for open data in agriculture, and the result is gradually taking effect. As the supply of open data is increasing, it is equally important to consider the demand and usage of these data by the group targeted to benefit. Smallholder farmers, policy makers and development agents are willing and ready to use any information or data that would contribute to better yield, productivity, profitability and economic growth, without causing any adverse effects.

The most used platform for publishing open data is the internet. But the question is: how many of these actors, especially smallholder farmers, have access to the internet? How many of smallholder farmers use Internet of Things? How many will be able interpret what has been published or delivered to them if they do have access to the data and information? These makes it relevant for all actors of the open data chain—from “data publishers” to “data users and beneficiaries like small shareholder farmers” to come to a common platform to take decisions which would yield effective and efficient use of Open Data...."

Link:

http://bigdata.cgiar.org/making-open-data-more-effective-through-local-workshops-and-ict-capacity-building-initiatives/

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oa.new oa.data oa.open_science oa.stem oa.agriculture oa.access oa.south oa.development oa.cgiar

Date tagged:

03/01/2018, 15:27

Date published:

03/01/2018, 10:29