Information and communication technologies for small-scale fisheries (ICT4SSF)

Time:  1400 hrs (Bangkok time)

This webinar looks at the findings of a joint FAO-WorldFish publication on how information and communication technologies for small-scale fisheries (ICT4SSF) might enable and support the implementation of the Voluntary Guidelines for Securing Sustainable Small-Scale Fisheries in the Context of Food Security and Poverty Eradication (SSF Guidelines). The webinar also presents ICTs that are being used in Asia and the potential and real impacts of such use by small-scale fisheries stakeholders.

Moderator: Susana Siar, FAO/APFIC Secretariat

Resource persons & Presentations

Susana Siar, FAO/APFIC Secretariat
Welcome and introduction to the webinar  

Alex Tilley, WorldFish  
Highlights of the FAO-WorldFish publication: Information and communication technologies for small-scale fisheries (ICT4SSF)

Constancio da Silva, Head of Marine Spatial Planning (MSP) Department, National Directorate of MSP, Capture and Management of Aquatic Resources, Directorate General of Fisheries, Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Timor-Leste
PeskAAS: A near real-time monitoring for small-scale fisheries in Timor-Leste: Perspective from the government

Afrina Choudhury, WorldFish Bangladesh
ICTs for women’s economic empowerment

Nicole Franz/Lena Westlund, FAO
Next steps:  Guiding questions to frame the evaluation, design and development of ICT4SSF initiatives within the context of the SSF Guidelines

Q&A  
Moderator

Closing
FAO/APFIC Secretariat

Registration:  http://infofish.org/APFIC/index.php/information-and-communication-technologies-for-small-scale-fisheries-ict4ssf