Making e-Agriculture Work through Public Private Partnership (PPP) in Asia

A Global Knowledge Partnership Event Sponsored by Katalyst and FAO. Moderated by Katalyst, a multi-donor funded market development project implemented by Swisscontact, the Swiss Foundation for Technical Cooperation and co-implemented by GTZ-International Services. e-agriculture.org is currently hosting a special online forum on the Role of Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) running from 10 -28 March 2008. Areas which are being explored include: The scope of Public Private Partnerships to implement e-Agriculture successfully; Understanding the major & common constraints in PPP based on past experiences and current practices; Suggestions and solutions to overcome the challenges and focus on bringing practical solutions; and the roles of stakeholders: government, private sector, and others. Subject Matter Experts Participating include: - M. Asaduzzaman, Research Director, Agriculture and Rural Development, Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS) - Amit Dasgupta, General Manager, IBM Global Services India - Philip DesAutels, Academic Evangelist, Microsoft Corporation - Noel Magor, Head, IRRI Training Center - Naimur Rahman, Director, OneWorld South Asia - Sunit Shrestha, Director, TNR Institute, Thailand Moderated by: - Manish Pandey, Deputy General Manager of Katalyst - Michael Riggs, Information Management Specialist, FAO - Charlotte Masiello-Riome, World Summit on the Information Society Communications Focal Point, e-agriculture and e-agriculture.org Coordinator This Forum is a lead up to the e-Agriculture INDIA 2008 Conference to be held in New Dehli, India 29-31 July 2008. Outcomes will also be reported to the World Summit on the Information Society Follow-up Action meetings to be held in May 2008. Week III: 24 – 28 March -“Strategies and next steps” In the final week we will begin by reviewing the key points identified in Week I with linkages to content (existing and potential) identified in Week II, and then seek a more in-depth review of these priority areas. We will look for ideas on where the e-Agriculture community should consider going next with PPP, and we will discuss how the valuable output from this forum can be further disseminated, including at key international venues. A summary report of all three weeks will be written and circulated once the Forum is finished. To register, to to www.e-agriculture.org

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Contributor: Charlotte Masiello
Published Date: March 25, 2008