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Association of Agricultural Research Intuitions
in the Near East and North Africa
(AARINENA)
Tentative program for the focal units workshop
Muscat- Oman
8-10 January, 2008
8 January, 2008 (Tuesday)
8:30-9:00
Registration
9:00-10:00 Welcome and Introductory Remarks Chairman: Dr. M. Sallam
Dr Ahmed
Al-Bakry- President of AARINENA
Dr. Ajit Maru, GFAR, Rome
Dr. Stephen Rudgard, FAO Rome
10:00-10:30 Coffee Break
10:30-11:30 Presentation on “An overview of Information Needs for Agricultural
Innovation and the possible role of AARINENA and WANA Region NARS to satisfy
these needs”: by Dr. Ajit Maru
11:30-12:30 Presentation on “Elements of good practice in institutional
information networks and systems”: by Dr. Stephen Rudgard
12:30-14:00 Lunch Break
14:00-15:45 Working Groups on analyses of national experiences in information
networks and systems (participants’ contributions)
15:45-16:00 Coffee Break
16:00-17:00 plenary presentations of working group outputs and discussions
9 January, 2008 (Wednesday) Chairman Dr. A. Maru
09:00-10:00 Working groups on preparing future plan and approach for
strengthening National Information Focal Units (NIFUS) and national agricultural
research information systems
10:00-10:30 Coffee Break
10:30-11:30 Working Groups continued
12:00-12:30 Plenary presentations of working group outputs
12:30-14:00 Lunch Break
14:00-15:00 Plenary discussion on working group outputs
15:00-15:30 Tea/Coffee Break
15:30-16:15 Presentation on enhanced web-based NERAKIN: by Dr M. Latif
16:15-17:00 Presentation on lessons learned from national case study of
institutional information system and NARIMS tools: by Dr M. Rafea
17:00-17:30 Plenary discussion on further development of information systems
tools
10 January, 2008 (Thursday) Chairman Dr. S. Rudgard
09:00-10:00 Plenary Discussion on next actions
10:00-10:30 Coffee Break
10:30-11:30 Finalizing recommendations
11:30-12:30 Closing session: Statements by Dr. Ibrahim Hamdan, Dr. Stephen
Rudgard, and Dr. Ajit Maru
12:30 Lunch Break