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Action team</span></a></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#444444"> is pleased to re-open the <b>applications</b> for the</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Raleway",serif;color:#6D9CAA">Free e-Learning course on Open Data Management in Agriculture and Nutrition. </span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#444444">This e-Learning course aims to <b>strengthen the capacity of data producers</b> and <b>data consumers </b>to manage and use open data in agriculture and nutrition.</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"inherit",serif;color:#333333">Call for applications - Deadline - 27 June, Wednesday 12:00 GMT.</span></b><span style="color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"inherit",serif;color:#333333"><a href="https://goo.gl/forms/p8p4Nqo90YWmJsd82" target="_blank" id="LPlnk394881"><b><span style="color:#2BA6CB">REGISTER ME HERE</span></b></a></span><b><span style="font-family:"inherit",serif;color:#2BA6CB">: </span></b><span style="font-family:"inherit",serif;color:#333333"><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfpHoAjf31GbP9j-dNL27cTFafYBBMQE0gVeJ7pU9Cy97_jGg/viewform" target="_blank" id="LPlnk260900"><b>https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfpHoAjf31GbP9j-dNL27cTFafYBBMQE0gVeJ7pU9Cy97_jGg/viewform</b></a></span><span style="color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"inherit",serif;color:#333333">The course will run between <b>2 July - 27 July 2018</b></span><span style="color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#444444">The course aims to be used widely within agricultural and nutrition knowledge networks, in different institutions throughout the world. The course is open to
infomediaries (including ICT workers, technologist-journalists, communication officers, librarians and extensionists), policy makers, administrators, project managers, researchers and scientists working in the area of agriculture, nutrition, weather and climate,
and land data.</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#444444">The course is provided in English and lasts for 4 weeks. </span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Raleway",serif;color:#6D9CAA">By the end of the course, participants will be able to:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#444444">* Understand the<b> principles </b>and<b> benefits</b> of <b>open data</b><br>
* Understand ethics and <b>responsible use of data</b><br>
* Identify the steps to <b>advocate for open data policies</b><br>
* Understand how and where to <b>find open data</b><br>
* Apply techniques to <b>data analysis and visualisation</b><br>
* Recognise the necessary steps to <b>set up an open data repository</b><br>
* Define the<b> FAIR data principles</b><br>
* Understand the basics of <b>copyright </b>and <b>database rights</b><br>
* Apply <b>open licenses to data</b></span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#444444">Source: </span></u></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#444444"><a href="http://aims.fao.org/activity/blog/apply-27-june-2018-free-e-course-open-data-management-agriculture-nutrition" target="_blank" id="LPlnk730704"><b>http://aims.fao.org/activity/blog/apply-27-june-2018-free-e-course-open-data-management-agriculture-nutrition</b></a></span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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