Scientific and technical information in partnership

CIRAD develops training courses in scientific writing and publication and dissemination of scientific information for information professionals and scientists in southern countries. It also supports international initiatives through its involvement in sectorial networks.

What CIRAD can offer partners in southern countries

Advice on and expertise in scientific and technical information

CIRAD supports documentation centres in southern countries through its research platforms in partnership.

Training design and organization

CIRAD plans and runs training courses for scientific information professionals, tailored to the requirements of organizations in the South. Each module associates skills transfers and the dissemination of knowledge generated by more global initiatives.

As part of the global e-learning initiative IMARK (Information Management Resource Kit) headed by the FAO, CIRAD is involved in either developing or producing French versions of information management training modules.

For further information:
Appui en information scientifique et technique : une offre adaptée aux institutions de recherche agricole des pays du Sud. Montpellier, France: CIRAD. 4 pages (in French)

Production of the CoopIST website

CoopIST, Cooperating on scientific and technical information is a CIRAD website that includes resources and advice for researchers and scientific information professionals in southern countries on publication and information management.

Participation in collaborative projects

• Observatoire des sciences et des techniques (OST): this French public interest group, of which CIRAD is a member, designs and produces research and development indicators.
• International Association of Agricultural Information Specialists (IAALD): CIRAD was involved in organizing the 13th Congress in Montpellier in 2010.
• Agropolis is the focal point of pilot scientific information projects being conducted by its member research and teaching establishments.
• Coherence in Information for Agricultural Research for Development (CIARD) is a global initiative launched in 2008 to make information on public agricultural research widely available.

Update date: 20/03/2012