An Introduction to GODAN and the Secretariat

Jaime Adams

~ Brenda Schoepp

● World population is predicted to grow to around 10 billion by 2050, global demand for food, feed and fiber is predicted to nearly double.

Agriculture

● Open access to research, and open publication of data, are vital resources for food security and nutrition.

Data & Agriculture

● Supports global efforts to make data relevant to agriculture and nutrition available, accessible, and usable for unrestricted use worldwide.

● Encourages collaboration and cooperation among existing agriculture and open data activities, without duplication, and seek to bring together all stakeholders to solve long-standing global problems.

Global Open Data for Agriculture and Nutrition

www.GODAN.info

● 2012 G-8 Summit, world leaders committed to, “…share relevant agricultural data available from G-8 countries with African partners.”

● Also committed to convening a G-8 International Conference on Open Data for Agriculture (April 2013)

Led to the establishment of GODAN

● Launched at the Open Government Partnership meeting (October 2013)

● Secretariat launched late 2014 with 5 year timeline, 2015-2019

● 120+ partners and growing

History

GODAN network

Brings together agricultural, nutritional and open data fields and actors in order that:

● Use of open data is stimulated and implemented

● The successes of GODAN are understood &

replicated

● GODAN can learn from the successes elsewhere

● GODAN benefits from innovative work practices

The Secretariat will:

● support GODAN as a network● enhance community ownership● retain an umbrella supporting function● identify working groups ● recruit a strong and visible leader and focal point● enhance coordination amongst partners● scale up advocacy and profiling activities● improve lesson learning and knowledge

exchange

Secretariat Activities

1. High level advocacy

2. Harmonize activities with others, share knowledge and identify evidence of impact

3. Manage a framework of national and international events and dialogues

4. Operational organization of GODAN and the Secretariat itself

The Secretariat lifetime

Total lifetime: 2015 to end 2019

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