Workshop on ICT/ICM for National Agricultural Research Information Systems in the Asia‐Pacific Region

Asia Pacific Association of Agricultural Research Institutions (APAARI) along with Global Forum on Agricultural Research (GFAR), FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (RAP) and AIT Extension of Asian Institute of Technology are hosting a three day workshop on ICT/ICM for National Agricultural Research Information Systems in the Aisa-Pacific Region at the Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok, Thailand (14 – 16 September, 2010).

The participants comprised twenty-four Senior Information and Communication Managers of the National Agricultural Information Systems (NAIS) and members of the Asia-Pacific Agricultural Research Information System (APARIS) steering committee. The aim of the workshop is to assist the member National Agricultural Research Systems (NARS) with new capacities for better agricultural information management through revitalizing APARIS activities and through which strengthening global Information Communication Management for Agricultural Research for Development initiatives to improve effective use of information by all ARD stakeholders in the region and the world over.