21-28 September 2007
Food and Agriculture Organization Headquarters, Viale delle Terme di Caracalla, Rome, Italy
Web: http://www.web2fordev.net/

Networking, collaborating and exchanging knowledge in agriculture, rural development and natural resources management

Web2ForDev 2007 is the first conference devoted to exploring the ways in which international development stakeholders can take advantage of the technical and organizational opportunities provided by Web 2.0 methods, approaches and applications.
The Conference will promote the adoption and dissemination of appropriate, low-cost and replicable Internet-based applications by actors in agriculture, rural development, and natural resource management. It aims to inspire participants to use and develop their own information management and communication systems based on these applications.
The Conference targets agriculture, rural development, and natural resource management stakeholders, particularly those from developing countries, experienced with or interested in the potential of Web 2.0, including technology intermediaries, policy makers, information and communication specialists, software developers, application and system providers and information service providers. Participants are expected to have experience and understanding of information and communication technologies (ICTs) and to be in a position to understand, adopt and disseminate the showcased applications and approaches.

There are three conference tracks dealing with the following main topics:
- Shared virtual spaces, remote collaboration and knowledge sharing
- Appropriate technologies for online publishing
- Online information retrieval and access