Dgroups Online Peer Exchange – 16 April 2013
After the successful event held last November, the second Dgroups Peer Exchange session will take place on 16 April 2013 from 1400 to 1600 (Amsterdam time). This is an open session for all with an interest in Dgroups, to discuss how to use Dgroups to effectively support communications, knowledge sharing and learning in their work. Two presentations …
New feature – Mapping your Dgroups members
When they started working on the new Dgroups interface, WA-Research promised that this would not be just a facelift. The new Dgroups is clearly much more stable and user friendly and new features are continuously being added. Some are already in production, and offer users and administrators new tools to improve the way the use …
Towards Next Dgroups and beyond
On April 24th, 2012 a meeting was held in The Hague to review the progress and future of Dgroups. The meeting brought together all Dgroups board members and Damir Simunic, director of WA Research, which has provided the technical platform for Dgroups for the past 2 years and has led the redesign of next Dgroups. …
New Board, new platform, renewed commitments – Dgroups partners meeting 2011
The Dgroups membership met last week in Rome during the Rome 2011 Share Fair for the 2011 Partners meeting. This was the first face to face meeting of the Dgroups partners since 2009, when we met in The Hague just after the Foundation was created and the migration of the platform to WA-Research was completed. The meeting …
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New Dgroups Board members nominated
During the 2011 Dgroups Partners meeting that took place in Rome on 27 September 2011, the partnership council nominated 3 new members to the Dgroups Partnership Board: Giacomo Rambaldi, from CTA Kristin Kolshus, from FAO Neil Pakenham Walsh, on behalf of INASP The three new members join Caroline Figuères (IICD, Chairman of the Dgroups Board), …
Dgroups at PICNIC 2011
In the context of the International Cross Media Festival PICNIC in Amsterdam, on Friday 16 September 2011, Dgroups member IICD co-organised the session Digital Media for a Better Future. The meeting addressing the issue of contributing to a better world through digital connection between the Netherlands, other western countries and developing and emerging economies. In …
Rural Water Supply Network (RWSN) joins Dgroups
As of September 2011, the Dgroups partnership welcomes the Rural Water Supply Network (RWSN) as new Dgroups member. RWSN is global knowledge network for rural water supply technologies and approaches. As it reads on their website: RWSN focuses its work in specific areas where it believes it can make a significant contribution. RWSN’s aims to: Maximise impact …
Dgroups partners meeting 2011
The 2011 Dgroups partners meeting will take place in Rome on 27 September 2011 in the context of the Second Global AgriKnowledge Share Fair. The Share Fair will be an exciting and “out-of-the-box” event, offering participants creative and innovative learning and sharing opportunities, and equipping them with tools to better influence future rural development activities. …
Dgroups new look – More than a facelift
During the two online technical sessions organised in the context of the 2010 Dgroups Partners meeting, representatives from member organisations as well as groups administrators had the opportunity to preview the new look and improved functionalities of the redesigned Dgroups website. For the sessions, Damir Simunic of WA Research prepared a video to show the new look …
Dgroups partners meeting 2010
As agreed by the Dgroups Board, the 2010 Dgroups partners meeting will be held on line in the week beginning 29 November 2010. It will consist of a series of online conversations, through emails and other e-tools, where Dgroups members will have the opportunity to discuss and interact with each other, with the Board of …