1. IBP Future

2. IBP Future
The Integrated Breeding Platform
will survive GCP

3. IBP Users
 Primary target:
 NARS partners wanting to enhance the effectiveness of
their breeding programmes by integrating molecular
methods
 All interested CGIAR breeding programmes and
networks
 SMEs working in developing countries, without the in-
house capacity to build a breeding workflow system
 Secondary target:
 Basically anyone running breeding activities
 Both the public and the private sectors

4. The IBWS – Product Concept
 IBWS = Integrated Breeding Workflow System
 Simple and easy-to-use application containing all informatics
tools needed by a breeder
 Seamless flow of data between applications
 Targets routine breeding activities and will not replace
research tools (association mapping, etc.)
 Develop a simple intuitive user interface based on breeding
workflows
 Implementable as a standalone system
 Access central and local DB, as well as the IBWS on a local PC
 Will also be implementable through the internet via iPlant
cyber-infrastructure
 For computationally intensive analyses or large data storage needs

5. GIS
Centralized
Crop DB
(CGIAR)
Crop
Ontology
Crop
info
Local
Pheno
DB
Breeding
Services
Geno/Pheno
Genotyping
DB
IBWS
Predictive markers
Crop Simple traits
Atlas
Capacity
Building
Elearning
Communities
of Practice
Social
Network
Forum
Problem
solving
Professional and Technical Support Service: Central team and Regional Hubs
Protocols
Access to Germplasm and Genetic resources
IBP Core business
Manuals
Tutorials
DM good
practice
policy
DB Breeding information Services Info/Knowledge
Courses
IBP: Components and Products

6. The Promotion and
implementation Plan
June–December 2013 (testing version):
 Limited promotion
 GCP/CG circle, by word of mouth, by chance (Google), etc
 Establishment of the first Regional Hubs
 Development of the e-learning platform & support documents
 Link with Universities and academic institutions
January–December 2014 (broadly tested version):
 More active promotion through proactive communication
 Consolidation of the Regional hubs
 Implementation of the decentralised CB workplan
 Online, Universities, hubs, etc
 Establishment of the commercial team
January 2015: Full-speed promotion and implementation
(commercial version)

7. The Support Services
Considering the nature of IBP and the very diverse potential users of
the IBWS, it is critical to provide a top-quality support services to
ensure sustainable adoption
 Professional Support to be provided in three ways:
 Client-oriented breeding support primarily targeting developing-
country breeders
 Capacity building support to provide professional and
comprehensive training in orientation to, and using, the tools
 Interaction with peers through social networks and CoPs
 Technical Support to be provided at two levels to all users:
 Level 1: installation technical support
 To overcome any difficulties in downloading, installing and
getting started with the IBWS and related tools
 Level 2: operational technical support
 for users that might encounter problems in day-to-day use of
the IBWS and related tools

8. Central Support Team:
Managers plus ad hoc
specialists
Promotion and commercialisation Team
Users from Tier 2
C&S America African Asia
(Europe, North America)
DB/DM
IBWS CB
Breeding
Coordinate and
facilitate access to IBP
tools and services
User Feedback to
influence IBWS
development and
implementation

9. Mission
Priority
SocialNetwork
CoPs
IBWS + Tech Support Courses
Crop
Support
Commercial
Priority
IBWS
Customizatio
n
Professional Support
Free for
Committed users
from the public
sector
Charged for
users from the
private sector
Introduction/Functionalities
Field
Management
Data
Management
Phenotyping
Breeding
Price for private sector will be scalable in 4 dimensions:
♦ Economic: level of net income
♦ Activities: Usage of the different IBWS components
♦ Diversity: number of crops
♦ Size number of people
User Tiers, Pricing and Packaging

10. Committed user: What does it
mean?
Institutions accessing the IBWS under a free licence
will make an institutional commitment to:
♦ Implement IBWS in their own breeding programme(s)
♦ Provide user feedback for IBP product and service
improvement
♦ Contribute to IBP CB activities in the region
♦ Availability for promotional activities and endorsement
♦ Each hub to share its network (public and private)
♦ Agree to host an IBP regional hub (not mandatory)
In case of no compliance to the above requirements, the
free licence will be cancelled

11. The Workplan (proposal phase II)
Phase II will build on five major activities:
♦ Maintenance and improvement of the IBWS and the portal
(must have)
♦ Development of new functionalities for the IBWS and
database improvement (good to have)
♦ Implementation of support services (must have)
♦ Proactive capacity building programme (good to have)
♦ Promotion and awareness (must have)

12. The potential users
We will focus our effort on having the buy-in at Institutional level rather than
individual level

13. The way forward:
Next steps for IBP phase II implementation:
♦ Need to push for the GF proposal
♦ Need to define a host agent for the IBP Phase II
initiative
♦ Need to define a governance structure
♦ Need to find additional money

14. In designing Phase II:
Bear in mind…
 The importance of the GCP legacy
 Build on existing and true partnerships
 Keep the doers on board (ownership), same for SiMAC
 Apply broad range of lessons learnt
 Do not underestimate the human component
 The community of practice (At all levels, including the private sector)
 Why IBP is unique – its comparative advantage
 The enthusiasm and dedication of the (early) user will make a difference
 The networking element: key for the support services
 Be agile and flexible to adjust
 Request in-kind contribution from host Institute
 This is not just a business
 The R4D component remains at the heart of this Initiative
It should be a win-win situation with clear added
value for every actor

15. THANK YOU