Presentation made by GODAN s Executive Director in Cambridge UK during the 2017 Global Nutrition Summit

1. If networked science is to reach its potential,
scientists will have to embrace and reward the
open sharing of all forms of scientific knowledge,
not just traditional journal publication.
Networked science must be open science.’
Michael Nielsen (OKF)

2. Nutrition Policies:
The global scene
André Laperrière, Executive Director
Cambridge, August 2017

3. Data that anyone can access,
use and share:
● Readily available
● Useful/meaningful
● Interoperable
What is open data for nutrition?

4. Why GODAN?
● Demographics:
Tripling of the world population
● Climate change:
Warmest years so far, natural
catastrophes, agricultural zones
changing
● Nutrition gaps; weak capacity
 Technology costs down, data
availability unprecedented

5. 550+ partners from all
sectors

6. Science
Capacity
Building
Partnerships
Strategy:
Impact-driven engagement
Integration
Impact

7. Opportunity: Data integration

9. High tech data loops

10. Direct user interaction:
Ethiopia: Data – driven Agriculture
HOTLINE
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11. Obstacle 1: Make data available (right):
Response: Open Data Portals

12. Godan 2nd international workshop
Ministry of Economic Affairs12
2003: PSI Directive (2003/98/EC)
2010: Digital Agenda for Europe
2013: Revision of Directive
2011: Digital Agenda NL
2012: member of Open Government
Platform
2013: Open geodata breakthrough project
2015: Wet hergebruik van
overheidsinformatie
Under construction: NODA
Obstacle 2: Funding
Policies response (Dutch example)

13. 3- Obstacle: Horizontal nomenclature integration
Response: Global Agricultural Concept Scheme (GACS)

14. ● New Zealand/Australia (2013):
• Health claims of healthier nutrient/disease reduction
● EU Mandatory nutrition labelling (2011):
• Nutrient content required/front pack labeling
● Finland salt warning label (1993):
• Encouraged product reformulation under salt limits
Policies across the world:
Nutrition labels + claims
Food marketing:
● South Korea’ s advertising for children (2008):
• Bans specific food ads during children prime time viewing
• Restricts gratuitous incentives

15. ● Mexico’ s sugary drinks tax (2013):
● Hungary’ s public health tax (2012): Salt, sugar, caffeine
● French Polynesia’ s tax on sugary products (2002):
Taxes and subsidies:
Public institutions:
● NYC Food Standards (2008):260 million daily meals/snacks
● Slovenia’ s school nutrition law (2013): Vending machines,
school fruit prog
● Argentina’ s salt law(2013): foods and restaurants
● South Africa’ s mandatory salt reduction targets (2013)
● Denmark’ s trans fat law (2003)
● Ghana’ s fat content standards (1990s)
Food supply:

16. ● Australia’ s Go for Fruit and Veg Campaign (2005)
• Multi-strategy social marketing campaign
• Clear solutions delivered by credible sources
● France’ s National Nutrition & Health programme (2001-)
• Widespread, comprehensive and sustained
• Across settings, mandatory health messages for all TV ad for
processed food and drinks
Public awareness:
Supply chain:
● Singapore’ s Heathier Hawker Programme (2011): Supply

17. ● Public research policies and priorities: Productivity and
quality of nutrient rich commodities ,production, reduce
price, and diversify food (Bangladesh)
● Input subsidies: Reduce farm-level adoption costs of
more nutritious crops; ex: local distribution of seeds or
fertilisers through market channels.(Afghanistan)
Policies influencing through Ag production:
● Agricultural extension , Extension programmes that
promote crop diversification as part of integrated pest
management and/or adaptation strategies = opportunities
for dietary diversification.(Bangladesh, Liberia)
● Resource access: ensuring that marginalised and
vulnerable smallholders (especially women) are able to
invest in improved production

18. ● Trade policies influence the cost and cross-border
movement of nutritious foods, including taxation or non-
tariff barriers, encouraging importation of unhealthy foods.
● Infrastructure policies influence the movement, storage
and marketing of foods, and have an important role to play
in more perishable (but often nutrient-rich) foods, such as
certain fruits and vegetables or fresh animal products
Policies influencing through Ag production:

19. ● Agribusiness policy Policies and investments in market
improvements support effective price signals, allowing farm
and other businesses to respond to demand.
● Food price policies Consumer subsidies or price ceilings for certain
categories of promote their consumption + taxing some foods
● School feeding (or food-for-education) programmes represent a
commonly-used policy intervention that cuts across many parts of the
food system by seeking not only to educate and acculturate children,
but potentially also to improve the diets of school aged children (or
meet specific nutrient gaps
Policies influencing Ag production:

20. ● Fortification policies:direct nutrient-enhancement of
various food “vehicles”
● Consumer information policy: Creating demand for (and thus
stimulating production, processing and retail of) nutritious foods, and
for ensuring that food in the household is optimally prepared,
distributed and consumed so as to meet individuals’ nutritional needs.
● Advertising legislation is increasingly called for by consumer and
public health groups seeking to have better oversight of consumer
exposure to products deemed unhealthy
● Food quality and safety standards are important to improve the
accessibility of nutritious but safe foods – not only those intended for
trade and export.
Policies influencing Ag production:

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