Register now! MOOC on Open Data Management in Agriculture, Nutrition and Land starting Oct 1st 2018
Calling all land enthusiasts! In collaboration with our colleagues at GODAN Action, we are excited to announce a new call for applications for the Open Data Management Online Course. The content of the course has now expanded to include land, in addition to agriculture and nutrition! This edition of the course has been revised particularly for communities managing and storing data with regards to land. We invite anyone handling data in their studies or work in the areas of land, agriculture and nutrition to apply for the course which will be held from 1-19 October 2018.
Do you want to learn more about how your land data and information can be best exposed and reached by those in need of it? Do you often ask yourself what concrete issues poor land users face when it comes to accessing data and information? Join us to help have these questions answered!
The curriculum consists of four units of Open Data Principles, Making Data Open, Sharing Open Data, and IPR and Licensing.
By the end of the course, participants will be able to:
- Understand the principles and benefits of open data
- Understand ethics and responsible use of data
- Identify the steps to advocate for open data policies
- Recognize the necessary steps to set up an open data repository
- Define the frameworks and FAIR data principles
- Understand the basics of copyright and database rights
- Apply open licenses to data
The course will last 3 weeks and is offered in English. Participants are expected to spend on average eight hours per week completing lessons and engaging in activities such as discussion forums and webinars.
For more information, please visit the e-learning course homepage.
To apply for the course, please complete this online form by 17th September 2018.
The course will run between 1 - 19 October 2018 for 3 weeks.
For further information, you can always contact us at godanaction@godan.info
This online course is the result of a collaboration between the Land Portal and GODAN Action partners, including Wageningen Environmental Research, AgroKnow, AidData, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the Global Forum on Agricultural Research (GFAR), and the Institute of Development Studies (IDS), the Open Data Institute (ODI) and the Technical Centre for Agriculture and Rural Cooperation (CTA).
