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

C7: ICT applications e-agriculture

Th@nk you

rambaldi@cta.int