Dgroups at Share Fair 2011
From next Monday to 29 September 2011 IFAD in Rome will host the the second AgriKnowledge Share Fair. After the previous Share Fairs in Addis Ababa (2010) and Rome (2009), also the programme and design for this year event looks impressive: more than 150 sharing and learning sessions on issues related to rural development and agriculture; …
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 …
Dgroups: Still going and growing – and blogging again!
Welcome to the revived Dgroups blog! There have been a number of important developments in the past few months. The new Board of the Foundation has been busy since its election in April 2009, while WA Research has keep on improving the platform and its performances – unfortunately in both cases the communications have not been at the same …
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The Global Mechanism joins Dgroups
As of July 2009, the Global Mechanism (GM) joined the Dgroups Partnership. From the GM website: The Global Mechanism (GM) was established by Article 21 of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD). It began its operations in October 1998. The GM is a subsidiary body of the UNCCD. Its original functions of general …
Dgroups platforms updates
As you might have already noticed WA Research has recently released some new updates in functionalities and features to further develop the Dgroups platform. Public interface From the Dgroups homepage, users can now login to their groups or join new groups in a much clearer way. Directory of groups When clicking on ‘Join a group’ …
Reflecting on the Dgroups partnership
Earlier today, members of the Dgroups Partnership completed their meeting in The Hague. It was followed by a brief meeting of the new Board. For the first time, members could participate virtually in some parts of the discussions, opening a new chapter for Dgroups. New Helvetas Board member Riff Fullan reflects on the discussions: [youtube_video …