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Second Technical Consultation on Information Technology Support for the Implementation of the Multilateral System of Access and Benefit-sharing
Rome, Italy, 2-3 December 2008
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IT/TCIT-2/08/REPORT
Report of the Second Technical Consultation on Information Technology Support for the Implementation of the Multilateral System of Access and Benefit-sharing
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INTRODUCTORY SESSION
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Opening speech
Mr Carmine Damiano, Director of the 'Centro di Ricerca per la Frutticoltura' |
PRESENTATION
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Introduction: objectives, background and rationale of the development of the information technology tools for the implementation of the Multilateral System of Access and Benefit-sharing (MLS)
Mr Shakeel Bhatti, Secretary of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGRFA) |
PRESENTATION
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Update on progress in the operation of the Standard Material Transfer Agreement (SMTA) and the Multilateral System
Mr Clive Stannard, International consultant and former Interim Secretary of the ITPGRFA, and
Mr Shakeel Bhatti
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FIRST SESSION: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INITIATIVES TO MAKE AVAILABLE INFORMATION ON MATERIAL INCLUDED IN THE MULTILATERAL SYSTEM
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Inclusion of material in the MLS: the German and the European information management system on PGRFA
Mr. Frank Begemann, Head, Information and Coordination Centre for Biological Diversity (IBV), Federal Agency for Agriculture and Food |
PRESENTATION
DOCUMENT 1
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Identification of material in the MLS: the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) experience
Mr Ruaraidh Sackville Hamilton, Senior Scientist, Genetic Resources Center, IRRI |
PRESENTATION
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The Global Information on Germplasm Accessions (GIGA) project
Mr Michael Mackay, Coordinator, Biodiversity Informatics Project, Bioversity International |
PRESENTATION
DOCUMENT 2
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SECOND SESSION: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY WORKS ON STANDARD MATERIAL TRANSFER AGREEMENT OPERATIONS |
 Background and introduction
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Presentation of the prototype information technology tools demonstrated at the Second Session of the Governing Body
Mr Rajesh Sood, Information System Analyst, Bioversity International
Video 1 - How to order material
Video 2 - Sign up for the PID Server
Video 3 - Aceptance of the SMTA with the Click-wrap option
Video 4 - Information about the order already placed
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PRESENTATION
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Presentation of SMTA information technology tools: a general overview
Mr Selim Louafi, Senior Treaty Officer, Secretariat of the ITPGRFA |
PRESENTATION
DOCUMENT 3
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Application of offline information technology tools: Gene-IT
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Presentation of Gene-IT, a stand-alone software for the Generation of SMTAs and the management of SMTA related information
Mr Roland Cottin, Senior Scientist, BIOS, Centre de coopération internationale en recherche agronomique pour le développement (CIRAD), Montpellier, France. |
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Application of online information technology tools
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General overview of legal issues in the digital environment: integrity, liability and confidentiality
Mr Luca Castellani, Secretary of Working Group IV (Electronic Commerce), UN Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) |
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Presentation of the further developments of the information technology online modules: Provider Ordering Tool Kit (POTK), Permanent Identifier (PID), and Data Store (DS)
Selim Louafi - IT modules on SMTA operations -
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N. Ruaraidh Sackville Halminton - Prototype of Online Ordering System - PRESENTATION
Theo J.L. Van Hintum - Online ordering of material from the CGN/PGR - PRESENTATION
Leontino Renzende Taveira -
Zulhairil Ariffin - |
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