Presentation by Pascal Bonnnet (CIRAD) at the IAALD 2010 World Congress - 26-29 April 2010, Montpellier, France

1. The LIMS Community and its collaborative Livestock Information Management System for managing livestock statistics and sharing information in the SADC region (Southern African Development Community) P. Bonnet CIRAD; [email_address] (formerly CTA PRINT SADC) Berhanu BEDANE , Krishan J. BHEENICK , Xavier JUANES , Benoit GIRARDOT , Caroline COSTE , Cyrille GOURMENT , Gift WANDA , Welbourne MADZIMA , Gerard OOSTERWIJK , Thierry ERWIN Scientific and Technical Information and Rural Development IAALD XIIIth World Congress, Montpellier, 26-29 April 2010 Theme 4 Session 2 : Integrated Information system

3. Introduction

8. Aim and Methodology

9. Collaboration - Dimensions Local Area Network WHO WHY HOW HOW WHAT, WHERE, WHEN SoftWare ContentWare HumanWare HardWare

10. HumanWare: Two different schemes of organization and collaboration to consider Vertical & Hierarchical links: STKH subject to Regulatory bodies (CSO, DVS..) Horizontal & Functional Links: cooperation, alliance, networking, collaboration academia LIMS National LIMS Infra National Public sphere Private sphere parastatal Farmer’s unions / commodity associations / confederations Industry Meat Dairy boards MoA DAHP / CSO

13. Coll. Software: Ingredients for Fostering Collaboration Some ingredients within overarching AIMS Other ingredients used specifically for LIMS community

14. Results and Solutions experimented

16. Portal CMS

17. SADC AIMS - LIMS Integration to AIMS portal / links with External Systems (National - International) LIMS AIMS

20. Contents from Networking activities posted => keep the institutional memory of networks and institutions

21. WIKI

22. Wiki: http://wiki.printlims.org powered by MediaWiki

23. Main purpose: use a common e-manual for the collaborative LIMS database Hard copies also published and disseminated (regular editing planned)

24. WIKI to allow addition of comments and illustrations by MS: comments - discussions - images – maps etc..

25. Forum

27. Dgroups Forum: sharing the same address for the community [email_address]

28. It uses emails but keep records of all discussions on line (web portal) We can start a discussion and close it!

29. LIMS- Themes Forum used to Sustain & Foster Horizontal integration of SADC Networks : Regional S ub Committees = thematic task forces Contribution may vary from SC to SC 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 L&W Agric R&D SC Production SC epidemiology SC VPH SC Labs CSO Meteo-rological

30. LIMS- Themes 15 national networks : “ LIMS task forces & forums “ => reliable stats & information sharing amongst users and providers from various ministries etc.. Forum used to Sustain & Foster Vertical integration of SADC Networks : LIMS national networks 1 2 3 4 15 L&W NRM Industry SC APVM SC EIS SC VPH FS SC Labs CSO

32. WebMapping

33. Webmapping tools combined: centralized & decentralized Based on experience of a central solution => need for adding a decentralized tool (GEOCLIP) Centralized WMS, needs good bandwidth Decentralized Flash -Based « GeoClip » 1 2

34. Architecture of LIMS: 1/ hierarchical institutions Analyse Disseminate / Centrally Access / Consult Need for a full hierachical chain of submission Centralized WEBmapping LIMS Regional SADC scale 1 National LIMS scale 2 Provinces Sources of data in MS Spatial / Social Partitions of a country Technical / Institutional partitions or Administrative partition set up e.g. Commodity associations partitions e.g. Region / District / … AIMS-LIMS

35. Architecture of LIMS: 2/ allow non hierarchical institutions or individuals to post information as flash map (Geoclip) (CMS linked) : decentralized option & collaboration and alliance 1 LIMS scale 1 regional 2 LIMS scale2 National 3 LIMS scale3 Infra national Institutional: Networks / LIMS task force AIMS Use existing local database (industry, farmers associations..) Submit online in CMS = direct map sharing Access / Consult SADC LIMS scale 1 National LIMS scale 2 Sources of data in MS Spatial / Social Partitions of a country Technical / Institutional partitions or Administrative partition set up e.g. Commodity associations partitions e.g. Region / District / …

36. Geoclip: Webmapping decentralized, associated with local data (no regional submission needed) Portal: Instructions and Manuals on how to use Access maps themes and data

38. LIMS “Skeleton” – Proper Timeline for introduction + adoption of Tools 2010 Networks meetings / Community workshops / PPP Humanware: Continuous Support + Building regional networks, PPP, Training 2006 2009 ContentWare : colllaboration for standardizing LIMS contents 2006 Software : Collaborative LIMS Database and WMS, manuals Integration into AIMS 2008 Software : Collaborative Portal CMS (AIMS & LIMS) WEB20 new tools Dgroups Forum Geoclip WIKI 2009

40. Data Reporting rates = Database adoption monitored at regional level by SADC (transfer of files)

42. Understanding technical difficulties & training needs, convert into « training programs » « Simply creating an account seems a problem sometimes » « generation effect »

43. Combining Wiki and Webmaps: Launch a regional Disease Virtual Atlas Animal Disease Situation in Africa? to replace current hard copies

44. Conclusion

47. Misaotra Thank you for your attention Merci Muito obrigado pela vossa attenção Asanti Sana RE A LEBOGA Dankie…