Framework for open data and impacts in agriculture
and nutrition
Ministry of Economic Affairs, The Hague
Nov. 10th 2015
Ben Schaap, GODAN Secretariat & Jacques Jansen, Wageningen UR
Participants
Open Data?
• Increased importance of data
• Open Data: “Share information with minimal
restrictions for reuse”
• Farmers and equipment connected
• Is open data new?
– Weather data
– Satellite data
How to apply the concept of open
data?
• 1st Workshop
– Demonstrated the potential
– How to practically engage
– Underlying business models or sustainability
models
• Find impact case studies
Current vs. Potential Impact
Jellema et al, 2015
GODAN Stimulates collaboration and
cooperation among existing agriculture
and open data activities
We avoid duplication of work already
being done
We aim to bring together all
stakeholders to solve long-standing
global problems
GODAN’s aims
Phase in policy lifecycle Status
1. Initial reconnaissance phase
How important is it to further explore this issue?
The issue is not yet accepted by policy makers as real,
relevant and serious enough to take action.
2. Recognition phase
How important is it to develop specific initiatives
for policies and actions?
There is sufficient consensus within science and society
to convince politicians, the press and the general public,
that the issue is relevant enough to be examined in more
detail.
3. Policy development phase
What are the options for action?
What will be the estimated cost and
potential benefits?
The attention shifts toward action-oriented questions such
as: which measures can be taken and what will they
cost? What will be the effects in relation to the costs? Can
the situation be tackled on a national scale or does it
require international co-operation? Scenario studies are
undertaken and policies are developed. New techniques
are tried out on an experimental scale and evaluated on
their possible impacts and costs.
4. Implementation phase
How to design and actually implement the policies
and measures?
The issue is actually tackled: policy measures are
designed in more detail and executed.
5. Operational control phase
Is the system performing according to plan? Are
corrective measures needed?
The infrastructure is maintained and the impacts are
monitored and evaluated. Corrective actions are taken
when necessary.
From: Jacques Jansen et al, 2015
Where to start?
• Broad domains
• Different type of datasets
• Different data suppliers
• Huge variety of stakeholders
• Variety in data (radio <--> Linked OD)
From (Open) Data to impacts
Wisdom
Knowledge
info + application
Information
data + added meaning
(Open) Data
raw material
User Domain
Interests (economic, social,
environmental), values, preferences, trade-
offs, risks, intangibles, ethics, …
Options, Scenario’s, Impact
Assessments, Decision Support
Systems, Integrated models, …
Data analysis and integration, Models,
Artificial Intelligence, Linked Open Data,
Semantic web technologies, …
Databases, Satellites, Sensor
networks, Social media,
Citizen observations, …
Open(data)Standards,(Meta)data
repositories,Visualizationtoolsand
methods,Contextualization,Knowledge
Societal stakeholders
(farmers, food-industry, policy-makers)
Decision Support Systems Irrigation
Price Information Vegetable Farmers
Transparancy info
for decision making
Service delivery
Data –based
business creation
Actors
empowerement
Evidence based
decision-making
Outcomes
FoodSecurity,Sustainable
Agriculture,Betternutrition
Development agencies
Data publishers
Entrepeneurs
Researchers
Farmers
organisations/CSOs
Journalists
Your
contribution?
Stakeholders ImpactsWhat are the pathways
to create impact?
Questions for the workshop on day 1
1. What is the impact of open data for different
stakeholder groups in agriculture and nutrition?
2. What are indicators of success for the stakeholder
groups?
3. What are the key questions you should ask yourself
when you want to achieve impact with open data?
Questions for the workshop on day 2
1. How to link the thematic introductions to the issues
discussed on day 1 (choose where to make
linkages)?
2. Actions needed to actually use opportunities for
creating impact on the short term (action list).
3. Potential for future developments (develop vision)?
Questions for the workshop on day 1
1. What is the impact of open data for different
stakeholder groups in agriculture and nutrition?
2. What are indicators of success for the stakeholder
groups?
3. What are the key questions you should ask yourself
when you want to achieve impact with open data?
Thanks for listening!
Ben Schaap (ben.schaap@godan.info) / @benschp
Jacques Jansen (jacques.jansen@wur.nl)
Questions?
Framework for open data and impacts in agriculture and nutrition
Framework for open data and impacts in agriculture and nutrition
Framework for open data and impacts in agriculture and nutrition
Framework for open data and impacts in agriculture and nutrition
Framework for open data and impacts in agriculture and nutrition
Framework for open data and impacts in agriculture and nutrition

Framework for open data and impacts in agriculture and nutrition

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    Framework for opendata and impacts in agriculture and nutrition Ministry of Economic Affairs, The Hague Nov. 10th 2015 Ben Schaap, GODAN Secretariat & Jacques Jansen, Wageningen UR
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    Open Data? • Increasedimportance of data • Open Data: “Share information with minimal restrictions for reuse” • Farmers and equipment connected • Is open data new? – Weather data – Satellite data
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    How to applythe concept of open data? • 1st Workshop – Demonstrated the potential – How to practically engage – Underlying business models or sustainability models • Find impact case studies
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    Current vs. PotentialImpact Jellema et al, 2015
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    GODAN Stimulates collaborationand cooperation among existing agriculture and open data activities We avoid duplication of work already being done We aim to bring together all stakeholders to solve long-standing global problems GODAN’s aims
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    Phase in policylifecycle Status 1. Initial reconnaissance phase How important is it to further explore this issue? The issue is not yet accepted by policy makers as real, relevant and serious enough to take action. 2. Recognition phase How important is it to develop specific initiatives for policies and actions? There is sufficient consensus within science and society to convince politicians, the press and the general public, that the issue is relevant enough to be examined in more detail. 3. Policy development phase What are the options for action? What will be the estimated cost and potential benefits? The attention shifts toward action-oriented questions such as: which measures can be taken and what will they cost? What will be the effects in relation to the costs? Can the situation be tackled on a national scale or does it require international co-operation? Scenario studies are undertaken and policies are developed. New techniques are tried out on an experimental scale and evaluated on their possible impacts and costs. 4. Implementation phase How to design and actually implement the policies and measures? The issue is actually tackled: policy measures are designed in more detail and executed. 5. Operational control phase Is the system performing according to plan? Are corrective measures needed? The infrastructure is maintained and the impacts are monitored and evaluated. Corrective actions are taken when necessary. From: Jacques Jansen et al, 2015
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    Where to start? •Broad domains • Different type of datasets • Different data suppliers • Huge variety of stakeholders • Variety in data (radio <--> Linked OD)
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    From (Open) Datato impacts Wisdom Knowledge info + application Information data + added meaning (Open) Data raw material User Domain Interests (economic, social, environmental), values, preferences, trade- offs, risks, intangibles, ethics, … Options, Scenario’s, Impact Assessments, Decision Support Systems, Integrated models, … Data analysis and integration, Models, Artificial Intelligence, Linked Open Data, Semantic web technologies, … Databases, Satellites, Sensor networks, Social media, Citizen observations, … Open(data)Standards,(Meta)data repositories,Visualizationtoolsand methods,Contextualization,Knowledge Societal stakeholders (farmers, food-industry, policy-makers)
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    Transparancy info for decisionmaking Service delivery Data –based business creation Actors empowerement Evidence based decision-making Outcomes FoodSecurity,Sustainable Agriculture,Betternutrition Development agencies Data publishers Entrepeneurs Researchers Farmers organisations/CSOs Journalists Your contribution? Stakeholders ImpactsWhat are the pathways to create impact?
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    Questions for theworkshop on day 1 1. What is the impact of open data for different stakeholder groups in agriculture and nutrition? 2. What are indicators of success for the stakeholder groups? 3. What are the key questions you should ask yourself when you want to achieve impact with open data?
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    Questions for theworkshop on day 2 1. How to link the thematic introductions to the issues discussed on day 1 (choose where to make linkages)? 2. Actions needed to actually use opportunities for creating impact on the short term (action list). 3. Potential for future developments (develop vision)?
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    Questions for theworkshop on day 1 1. What is the impact of open data for different stakeholder groups in agriculture and nutrition? 2. What are indicators of success for the stakeholder groups? 3. What are the key questions you should ask yourself when you want to achieve impact with open data?
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    Thanks for listening! BenSchaap ([email protected]) / @benschp Jacques Jansen ([email protected]) Questions?

Editor's Notes

  • #4 We are all advocates for open data and we want to make a step forward and create impact. The question is how. Expertise in the room is unique and glad we have experts from the ground as well as policy makers.
  • #9 To estimate the current and potential impact is not enough.
  • #10 We encourage activities in agriculture and nutritiion related to open data and vice versa We avoid duplication We bring together stakeholder to solve long-standing global problems
  • #11 1. Aan de kaak stellen 2. promotie 3. De meeste beleidsmaker binnen het GODAN initiatief zijn in phase 3 aanbeland en dit is een duidelijk signaal dat wat GODAN voor ogen heeft tijdig is en waarom we deze twee dagen aan het creeren van impact. 4 impementeren 5 volgen en bijstellen
  • #12 The agriculture and nutrition are very broad domains There are many different type of data sets, think of geospatial data, genome sequencing data Suppliers can be European Space Agency or can be crowd source by a local farmer in Uganda Quality and added information varies enormously
  • #13 This diagram may help us to identify the pathways from open data to impacts. Data or open data itself is of course not enough to create impact. We need to add meaningful information but it does not create impact That can then be used to create knowledge about a system, for example crop growth. The ultimate goal is to support the user with knowledge so he can benefit to use the knowledge to create impact (individual wisdom) such as interpretation of a DSS tool for operational farm management. Impacts are created in the user domain ( Farmers, food-industry and policy makers ) Concreet werken aan outcomes. Zodat je de stappen kan doorlopen. Identificatie van informatie en knowledge creation waarbij open data een grote bijdrage kan leveren. Take the DSS tool for farm operations, we may need soil data (unavailable), weather data (mostly available).
  • #14 How to identify pathways from open data to impact if we look at the example of a dss tool for irrigation. A farmer can use a dss tool for advice on how much and when to spray to optimize risk and cost efficiency. A crop growth model will inform this DSS but a wealth of information needed. You need weather data from the met office, water quality and quantity data from water authority, remote sensing data for growth monitoring of the crop, additional weather data from on farm sensors, soil data from a sols survey and possible up to date
  • #15 A different, less complex example is price information for vegetable farmers. The data about the location of the markets and de price of products is first collected. Data may be cleaned, translated and then made available to farmers. A farmer can subscribe or ask the application for price information about only the crops he is interested in. On the basis of the price information the farmer makes decisions where to sell and when, and possible also on when to plant what crop.
  • #16 Stakeholders have their own roles to achieve impact However we would like to identify the pathways to impact with open data If we have a common understanding of pathways to impact we can work to together. We can identify what the individual actions for the different stakeholders are for common pathways to achieve the final desired impact
  • #17 Daarom stellen we deze vragen waar jullie aan gaan werken! Concrete examples of open data use for impact creation.
  • #19 Daarom stellen we deze vragen waar jullie aan gaan werken! Concrete examples of open data use for impact creation.