Web 2.0 and Social Media Learning Opportunities
C7 e-agriculture category
Giacomo Rambaldi Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation ACP-EU (CTA)WageningenThe Netherlands
The origin (2007)
Web 2.0 for Development Conference Rome, Italy, 2007
The projects (2008-2015)
Within the e-agriculture thrust
Build individual capacities in interacting and collaborating to generate, access, utilize and share informationEnhance institutional capacities to better engage in agricultural value chain, policy development and advocacy
The product (2010 – today)
The Web 2.0 and Social Media Learning Opportunities
5-day “branded” events (25-40 trainees)Modular curriculum (CC licensed) English and French versionsPartnerships with national & international host institutionsTrainers … and trainersBusiness model based on cost-sharing
As of 30 April 2013
2,181 People trained inAfricaPacificCaribbean
83 5-day events
39% women trained
46% youth trained
98% Satisfaction rate
Face 2 face events
23 countries
46Nationalities
6Online courses
UNITAR/FAO/CTA
Keys for success
The Web 2.0 and Social Media Learning Opportunities
Cost sharing => quality of participantsTraining of Trainers => replicationCommunities of Practice => continuity, mutual supportMany national rather than few regional eventsIntense and regular M&E => learning from practice, improvement of processes
CTA support …
~3 event per countryNurturing Communities of PracticeEstablishing training hubsSupporting replicationBuilding online reputationExchanging skills and acquired knowledgeFavouring access to ARD information
2008-2010 Impact assessment
Improved access relevant & to up-to-date ARD information
88%
85%More engaged in Information sharing
45 %Developed content via remote collaboration
79%Engaged in social networking
67%Increased work efficiency
41%Published content online38%
Trained colleagues
Web2.0 for Dev Online
www.web2fordev.netLinkedIn: http://goo.gl/EROq6 www.twitter.com/web2fordevwww.facebook.com/web2fordevwww.vimeo.com/channels/web2fordevwww.dgroups.org/groups/web2fordev www.dgroups.org/groups/web2pourdev
