"The challenge is not to make data theoretically accessible, but also practically usable." An interview with Johannes Keizer | Agricultural Information Management Standards (AIMS)

Use the link to access the interview introduced as follows: "Johannes Keizer, Information Systems Officer at FAO of the United Nations, will actively participate in the G-8 International Conference on Open Data for Agriculture which will take place in Washington, D.C., from 29-30 April, 2013.  The goal of this conference is to obtain commitment and action from nations and relevant stakeholders to promote policies and invest in projects that open access to publicly funded global agriculturally relevant data streams, making such data readily accessible to users in Africa and world-wide, and ultimately supporting a sustainable increase in food security in developed and developing countries.  The AIMS editorial team invited Mr. Keizer to share his views on the importance of Open Data for agriculture, the goal of the conference and the role of AIMS in contributing to this goal."