Inaugural 50x2030 Global Data Use Conference looks to boost awareness and demand for use of survey data
The conference will have sessions showcasing examples of the application of 50x2030 survey data in 50x2030 partner countries with a particular focus on the results of the 50x2030 research grant competition, which issued small grants – from US$1,000-$10,000 –for projects that employ 50x2030 survey data to generate practical research that can be applied to national policymaking, program (re)design or investment decisions.
Other conference sessions will explore constraints on data use in countries and strategies to overcome them as well as deep dives into how data use is being approached in the context of the 50x2030 Initiative, which aims to support 50 countries to increase their capacity to produce, analyze, interpret and use high-quality, timely agricultural survey data for evidence-informed decision- and policymaking. There will also be dedicated sessions for networking and training, and exhibition booths for partner presentations and informal interaction.
The conference will unfold for roughly four hours daily, with a staggered start times across the three days to accommodate participants in different time zones. Each day will begin with a plenary keynote or success story relevant to the thematic focus of the day. The theme of Day 1 is the Current State of Data Use; Day 2’s theme is Constraints and Gaps; and Day 3’s theme is Capacities and Interventions. The conference will open with statements from Jyotsna Puri, Associate Vice-President, Strategy & Knowledge Dept, IFAD, and José Rosero Moncayo, Director FAO Statistics Division, Chair 50x2030 Partnership Council.
Access is free and open to anyone upon registration although the programming has been designed specifically for decision makers, data intermediaries and data producers and for national, global and regional stakeholders representing the policy, research and private sectors. Please see the provisional program below (an updated agenda can always be found on the conference website here) and mark your calendars!
Register for the 50x2030 Data Use Conference here and follow the conversation on Twitter #GDUC2021
Day 1 - (30 November 2021, 10:00 Central European Time)
| Time | Session/Topic | Format/Speakers |
| 1000 | Opening (Purpose, agenda, format, technical info) Importance/Challenges of Data Use
Role of the 50x2030 Initiative | Lead Facilitator (5 min)
Jyotsna Puri, Associate Vice-President, Strategy & Knowledge Dept, IFAD (15 min)
José Rosero Moncayo, Director FAO Statistics Div, Chair 50x2030 Partnership Council (15 min) |
| 1045 | 50X2030 Approach to Data Use | Video (15 min) |
| 1105 | Expert Panel Discussion
Current State of Data Use, Barriers/Constraints, Capacity Development and Intervention Needs
Question and Answer with Speakers | Video (30 min) Francois Fonteneau, Deputy Head Paris21 Greenwell Collins Matchaya, Senior International Researcher –Economics, IWMI/CGIAR José Rosero Moncayo, Director FAO Statistics Div, Chair 50x2030 Partnership Council
Interactive (20 min) |
| 1200 | Introduction to the 18 Research Grants
3 Research Grants: “Towards Commercialization”
Question and Answer with 3 Research Grant Teams
Round Tables with each Research Grant Team | Research Grant Managing Editors (2 min)
Videos (18 min)
Live (10 min)
3 Breakout Rooms (20 min) |
| 1300 | 3 Research Grants: “Land Rights and Productivity through the Gender Lens”
Question and Answer with 3 Research Grant Teams
Round Tables with each Research Grant Team | Video (20 min)
Live (10 min)
3 Breakout Rooms (20 min) |
| 1400 | Thematic Breakout Sessions, Training, Exhibition Booths, Networking
“Making Data Use more Appealing & User-Friendly”
“Opportunities to Enhance Data Use in Cambodia”
“Opportunities to Enhance Data Use in Georgia”
“50x2030 Data Use Assessment Methodology”
Exhibition Booths, Networking | Events in different Venues (up to 1 hr) |
| 1500 | Close of Day 1 |
Day 2 - (1 December 2021, 14:00 Central European Time)
| Time | Session/Topic | Format/Speakers |
| 1400 | Opening (Summary of Day 1, Agenda for Day 2) | Lead Facilitator (10 min) |
| 1415 | 50X2030 Constraints to Data Use (Results and Lessons Learned to date) | Video (15 min) |
| 1435 | Live Round Table Discussion “Building a Research–to-Policy Bridge”
Question and Answer with Speakers | Facilitated Discussion (25 min)
Sara Savastano, Director Research and Impact Assessment Division, IFAD
Paul Winters, Keough-Hesburgh Professor of Global Affairs, University of Notre Dame
Gero Carletto, Manager Data Production and Methods Unit, World Bank
Interactive (20 min) |
| 1530 | 3 Research Grants: “Looking at Employment and Migration in Ag-Rural Development“
Question and Answer with 3 Research Grant Teams
Round Tables with each Research Grant Team | Videos (20 min)
Live (10 min)
3 Breakout Rooms (20 min) |
| 1630 | 3 Research Grants: “Adoption of Improved Agricultural Practices”
Question and Answer with 3 Research Grant Teams
Round Tables with each Research Grant Team | Video 20 (min)
Live (10 min)
3 Breakout Rooms (20 min) |
| 1730 | Expert Panel Discussion 50x2030 Data and SDG Reporting
| Jenna Slotin, Senior Director of Policy, Global Partnership for Sustainable Development Data
Pietro Gennari, Chief Statistician, FAO
Giorgi Sanadze, Head of the Agriculture and Environment Statistics Department, National Statistics Office of Georgia Live (45 mins) |
| 1820 | Thematic Breakout Sessions, Training, Networking
“Putting data into practice: achieving impact through data-informed policies and decisions (AATI, ReSAKKS)” “Data Ecosystem Mapping” “Opportunities to Enhance Data Use in Senegal” Exhibition Booths, Networking | Events in different Venues (up to 1 hr) |
| 1920 | Close of Day 2 |
Day 3 – (2 December, 10:00 Central European Time)
| Time | Session/Topic | Format/Speakers |
| 1000 | Opening (Summary of Day 2, Agenda for Day 3) | Lead Facilitator (10 min) |
| 1015 | 50X2030 Data Use Country Engagement (Capacity Development and Intervention Needs) | Video (15 min) |
| 1035 | Expert Panel Discussion “Donor Perspective on Intensifying Data Use”
| Video (30 min)
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| 1110 | 3 Research Grants: “Using Data to Analyse Agricultural Productivity and Crop Distribution”
Question and Answer with 3 Research Grant Teams
Round Tables with each Research Grant Team | Videos (20 min)
Live (10 min)
3 Breakout Rooms (20 min) |
| 1210 | 3 Research Grants: “Improving Rural Welfare”
Question and Answer with 3 Research Grant Teams
Round Tables with each Research Grant Team | Video (20 min)
Live (10 min)
3 Breakout Rooms (20 min) |
| 1310 | Thematic Breakout Sessions, Training, Networking
“Opportunities to Enhance Data Use in Uganda” “Opportunities to Enhance Data Use in Ethiopia” “Using Data for Evidence-based Policymaking and Implementation in support of the CAADP “
Exhibition Booths, Networking | Events in different Venues (up to 1 hr) |
| 1415 | Closing Remarks | Michael Steiner, Acting Manager 50x2030 Data Use Component, IFAD |