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| ICTs
- transforming agricultural extension? |
| WICC
/ CTA, Wageningen, The Netherlands |
| 23
- 25 September 2003 |
| Programme |
Tuesday, 23 September, afternoon: Public session at WICC
| 14:00 - 14:10 |
Welcome by Carl B. Greenidge, Director CTA |
| 14:10 - 15:30 |
Introductory papers |
| 14:10 - 14:30 |
ICTs and rural development - handmaid or mirage? (Carl B. Greenidge) |
| 14:30 - 15:00 |
Demand-driven extension - challenges for extension managers and policy makers (Clive Lightfoot) |
| 15:00 - 15:30 |
ICTs in agricultural extension - overview and focus on regulatory issues (Don Richardson) |
| 15:30 - 16:00 |
Coffee |
| 16:00 - 17:00 |
Regional overviews |
| 16:00 - 16:30 |
Africa (Joseph Kiplang'at) |
| 16:30 - 17:00 |
Pacific (Siosiua Halavatau) |
| 17:00 - 17:45 |
Public discussion |
| 17:45 - 18:00 |
Conclusions and closure (Carl B. Greenidge) |
| 18:00 - 19:30 |
Reception |
| 19:30 - 21:00 |
Dinner for invited participants at WICC |
Wednesday, 24 September (CTA)
| Morning: Focus on country level experiences |
| 9:00 - 9:30 |
Welcome; introductions (facilitator, participants, conceptual framework) |
| 9:30 - 11:00 |
Presentation of country case studies (15 min each):
Nigeria (Tunji Arokoyo)
Uganda (Joseph Oryokot)
Trinidad (Joseph Seepersad)
Fiji (Kamlesh Prakash)
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| 11:00 - 11:15 |
Coffee |
| 11:15 - 11:30 |
Introduction to Working Groups |
| 11:30 - 12:45 |
Discussions / Working Groups (75 minutes) |
| 12:45 - 14:00 |
Lunch at Asia Plaza |
| 14:00 - 14:40 |
Reporting back to plenary (10 minutes per group) |
| Afternoon: Focus on technologies |
| 14:40 - 15:00 |
Technology options (Kevin Painting) |
| 15:00 - 15:40 |
Presentation of case studies:
MANOBI - market information through mobile telephony/Internet linkages (Daniel Annerose)
RUN - the Rural Universe Network, combining e-mail, Internet and CD-ROM (Marc Bernard)
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| 15:40 - 16:00 |
Coffee |
| 16:00 - 17:15 |
Discussions / working groups (75 minutes) |
| 17:15 - 18:00 |
Reporting back to plenary (15 minutes per group) |
| Evening |
| 19:00 - 22:00 |
Dinner at Campman
Incl. presentation on IC4WARD (Marc Bernard)
and presentation on the Neuchâtel Initiative (Clive Lightfoot)
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Thursday, 25 September (CTA)
| Morning: Focus on actors and partnerships |
| 9:00 - 9:30 |
Gender, ICTs and agricultural extension (Clare O'Farrell) |
| 9:30 - 10:30 |
Presentation of case studies:
JAMEX, a public-private partnership (Huntley Manhertz)
Linking agricultural research and rural radio (John Atibila)
VERCON, FAO's Virtual Extension-Reserach Communication Network (Clare O'Farrell)
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| 10:30 - 11:00 |
Coffee |
| 11:00 - 12:15 |
Working Groups (75 minutes) |
| 12:15 - 13:00 |
Reporting back to plenary (15 minutes per group) |
| 13:00 - 14:00 |
Lunch at CTA |
| Afternoon: Building the framework |
| 14:00 - 14:30 |
Results of the e-discussions - additional issues (Desta Bokre and participants) |
| 14:30 - 15:30 |
Putting the pieces together |
| 15:30 - 16:00 |
Coffee |
| 16:00 - 17:00 |
Agreeing on the framework and recommendations |
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Wrap-up and closing: Carl B. Greenidge |
| 18:00 - 22:00 |
Reception / dinner at Junushoff |
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