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Near East Rural & Agricultural Knowledge and Information Network - NERAKIN
Near East Rural & Agricultural Knowledge and
Information Network (NERAKIN)
Magdi Latif
Knowledge Exchange and Capacity Building Division
FAO of the U.N
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Near East Rural & Agricultural Knowledge and Information Network - NERAKIN
Outlines
 NERAKIN Objective
 NERAKIN Expected Outputs
 NERAKIN Regional Components
 NERAKIN National Components and Portals
 Demonstration for Online NERAKIN Regional
Network and National Portals
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Near East Rural & Agricultural Knowledge and Information Network - NERAKIN
What is NERAKIN?
NERAKIN is a platform for knowledge sharing
and collaboration for Agricultural Research
and Development (ARD) for target groups and
stakeholders on a regional level in NENA.
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Near East Rural & Agricultural Knowledge and Information Network - NERAKIN
What are the Objectives of NERAKIN Network?
1- To strengthen the capacity of the Ministries of Agriculture
& Agricultural and Rural Research Institutions for
effective information management and knowledge
exchange in support of rural and agricultural
development in the region
2- To enhance information and knowledge access and
exchange within the region for ARD in Near East and
North Africa, and at the global level. This network would
provide mechanisms to strengthen, coordinate, and add
value to national, regional and international initiatives in
order to increase agricultural production and improve
food security in Near East countries, and for the benefit of
improving performance of farmers and agrarian
businesses.
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Near East Rural & Agricultural Knowledge and Information Network - NERAKIN
What are the outputs expected to be produced
from NERAKIN during its first phase of three
Years of operations (2007-2010)?
1- A pilot Rural and Agricultural Knowledge and Information
Network (NERAKIN) through building a Regional Gateway
function and a collaborative network of technical
institutions and organizations committed to capacity
building in this area.
2- A pilot NERAKIN knowledge and information
management system of national components including
modules (information systems) on documents, institutions,
experts and projects; facilitating access to other
agricultural information services and databases relevant
to the rural and agricultural sector; and enabling the
exchange of information and knowledge among
stakeholder groups.
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Near East Rural & Agricultural Knowledge and Information Network - NERAKIN
3- All ARC agricultural institutions Networked through
a regional portal as well as through national portals.
4- A team of national selected focal points and technical staff
at the agricultural institutions trained on how to adopt and
integrate information from their institutions into the
NERAKIN and to maintain it as a high-quality information
and communication resource using NERAKIN content
management system and modern information management.
5- Development of operational plans for the network that
would strengthen knowledge-sharing and learning process
and foster partnerships for broader knowledge-sharing and
learning at national and regional levels.
6- Development of an operational framework that would
define the roles and responsibilities of all the stakeholders
at the national level.
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Near East Rural & Agricultural Knowledge and Information Network - NERAKIN
A platform for knowledge
sharing and collaboration for
ARD - (K4D)
National Networks
Collaboration
with National
Counterparts
FAO
National Coordinating Unit
with Focal Point
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Near East Rural & Agricultural Knowledge and Information Network - NERAKIN
NERAKIN SPECIFICATIONS
 The NERAKIN architecture on the one hand will enable all participating
institutions to upload their materials in a centralized system, and on the other
hand will allow for the development of distributed systems in each country.
 NERAKIN is designed for the whole region with focus on the countries that
are lacking networking infrastructure facilities and technical/human
resources capabilities.
 NERAKIN is now available online for all member states in NENA.
 The Structure of the NERAKIN applications built to support
 Region (Near East and North Africa )
 Countries (Egypt, Iran, Jordon, Oman, Kuwait, Morocco, Lebanon,
Libya, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Yemen, …etc )
 Communities (Ministries, Research Centers, Specialized Research
Centers, Universities, Libraries, Farmers Organizations, and
NGOs….etc)
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Information Standards and Tools
for Content Management
 AGMES – Agricultural Metadata Element Set
 AGRIS Application Profile
 AGROVOC
 Software – MySQL Open Source
 Open Archives
www.fao.org/aims
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NERAKIN SPECIFICATIONS
 NERAKIN is designed for building regional infrastructure with state of the
art platform open source technology and in compliant with New Initiative
on Agricultural Science and Technology Information and Knowledge
sharing and international standards including AGRIS AP/Dublin Core
Unqualified Elements/Open Archives Initiative/Open Access publishing
standard.
 All modules in NERAKIN are absolutely portable, to be deployed easily in
other machines and to be operated on Windows and Linux platforms.
 Offline system will also be available with capability for
exporting/importing facilities with the regional network as well as with
International AGRIS Network. Each information centre or library in each
individual country in the region will be an AGRIS Resource centre.
 Technology is only one factor that will help in achieving other key factors
for successful implementation on a regional basis, such as institutional
development, implementation capacity, mobilization of human resources
for a strong capacity building efforts.
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Near East Rural & Agricultural Knowledge and Information Network - NERAKIN
Near East Rural & Agriculture Knowledge Exchange Network (NERAKIN)
(Building on RAIS – Regional Agricultural Information System)
PHASE I
NERAKIN Components
NE Agriculture Research Knowledge &
Information Network
(AGRIS Regional Network )
NE Regional Agriculture News
(WANIS)
PHASE 3
PHASE 2
NE Digital Library
(EAKRA-Net)
NE Regional Knowledge Gateways
(Regional Thematic Knowledge
Networks such as Cotton network)
NE Regional VERCON Network
Other Components
Building on
NARIMS
system
+ Information
with different
types of format
Related Links
Latest News/ Events
FAO Links
Meetings and Events
Related Websites
National Coordinating
Units/Focal Points
Useful Links
NERAKIN
Community/ Forum
Includes
Regional
Collaborative
Networks *
Success Stories
Best Practices
NE Regional Marketing Information
System
NE Regional Statistical Information
System (Regional FAOSTAT based on
national CountrySTAT)
Innovations
To be
activated
later
Other Regional Specialized Networks
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Near East Rural & Agricultural Knowledge and Information Network - NERAKIN
National Rural & Agriculture Knowledge and information Portal
PHASE I
National Components
National Agriculture Research
Knowledge &Information Network
(AGRIS National Network )
Other
National Components
Building on
NARIMS
system
Related Links
Latest News/ Events
Related Websites
Meetings and Events
Useful Links
National Rural and Agriculture News
National Digital Library
Community/ Forum
+ Information
with different
types of format
Success Stories
National Knowledge Gateways
(National Thematic Knowledge Networks)
IP
National VERCON / RADCON
PHASE 3
National Food Security Information
System
Includes
National
Collaborative
Networks
Best Practices
Innovations
PHASE 2
National Marketing Information
System
National Statistical Information System
Other National Specialized Networks
(Based on CountrySTAT)
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Operational Framework at the National Level
 Assign and build capacity of Coordinating Unit that includes
National Admin/Focal point.
 Develop the system steering committee that includes
a national coordinator, technical director and members.
 Assign stakeholders who will be responsible for managing their own
information (1- Centre Admin 2- Data Entry Users).
 Connect institutional entities that are not connected and enhance the
infrastructure within the different connected institutions (hardware
installation).
 Install software system in institution servers (Plug and Work).
 Building capacities of institution staff on the use of system (training).
 Data collection/validation/publishing and feeding to system.
 Conduct awareness workshops and promote the system.
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Benefits of partnerships & networking
• A collaborative system and effective communication,
• Exchange of information and knowledge,
• Enhanced technical cooperation,
• Reduced costs of operation,
• Synergies in information management,
• Use of agreed standards, methodologies and tools.
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Challenges
• Decentralization: establishment of national
networks – institutions and policies
• Capacity building: supporting decentralization
• Standards and tools: common approaches
• Partnership: at regional and international level
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