IFPRI has developed open data tools and portals to improve the delivery of impact from open data in agriculture and nutrition. Their Agricultural Science and Technology Indicators (ASTI) program collects data on agricultural research investment and capacity in developing countries through institutional surveys. ASTI makes this data openly available online through interactive tools that allow users to compare indicators across countries, access detailed country profiles, and download datasets. These tools help ensure ASTI's findings better inform policymaking by facilitating access and analysis of indicators on topics like R&D spending, staffing, and research focus areas.

1. Developing open data tools and portals:
experiences with impact delivery
GODAN 2nd international workshop: Creating Impact with Open Data in
Agriculture and Nutrition
The Hague, The Netherlands | 10-11 November 2015
Nienke Beintema
Program head
International Food Policy Research Institute
AgriculturalScienceandTechnologyIndicators

2. IFPRI
DATA
Students
Scientists
Organi-
zations
others
Policy-
makers
Faculty
Addis Ababa University
Centre for Policy Dialogue
Columbia University
George Washington University
Islamic Development Bank
Jawaharlal Nehru University
Min. of Economic Planning & Dev.
MIT
University of Amsterdam
University of California, Berkeley
University of Michigan
University of Tokyo
Wageningen University
IFPRIdataonifpri.org(dataverse)
From 2008-present, users around
the world have accessed 230
datasets (ca. 35,000 downloads)

3. GlobalandRegionalFoodSecurityPortals
 Global, Africa, Central America-Caribbean, India.
 Will host a broad set of open data related to food and
nutrition security, and early warning mechanisms.
 Provide opportunities for dialogue among policymakers,
researchers, and other stakeholders.

4. AgriculturalS&TIndicators
 Open-access data and analysis on agricultural research
investment and capacity in developing countries.
 Primary data collection in partnership with focal points
through institutional survey rounds in 70 countries.
 First version of online datasets in 2001.
ASTI indicators
• Institutional arrangements
• R&D spending by cost category
• Funding sources
• R&D staff by degree, gender, and age
• R&D focus by commodity and theme
• Output indicators
ASTI outputs
• Country factsheets
• Regional and global reports
• Online datasets and tools
• Analytical assessments
• Seminars and presentations
• Media outreach
• Data and tools on asti.cgiar.org

5. Improvingusethroughonlinetools/interfaces
 In recent years, ASTI has stepped up outreach of its
indicators and analysis in order to ensure that its key
outputs and findings better inform policy and decision-
making processes.
 Facilitated through an automated back-end system and API.
 ASTI has developed a set of easy-to-use tools that can be
tailor-made and embedded in partner websites (global,
regional and national).
 Datasets can be shared through the ASTI API.

6. www.asti.cgiar.org: Onlinetools(1)
 ASTI’s benchmarking tool
allows users to rank and
compare agricultural
research investment and
capacity levels across
countries.
 ASTI’s interactive country
pages allow users to access
detailed investment and
human resource trends in
agricultural research, and
download factsheets and
other information.

7. www.asti.cgiar.org:Onlinetools(2)
 ASTI’s data download tool
allows users to explore in-
depth datasets on
agricultural research
spending and staffing and
filter the data by country
and indicator.
 Complementary tools and interfaces are currently being
developed for national and regional partners.
 Interactive overview of current ASTI website on
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=js3hVna3-5g

8. Thank you
www.asti.cgiar.org

9. ASTI’s wide range of stakeholders
ASTI
National
agricultural
R&D agencies
and
policymakers
Multilateral
Organizations
International
policymakers,
advisors, and
donors
Regional/sub-
regional
organizations
CGIAR
GFAR
Academic
Community
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WHO and
HOW?