Digital Innovation and Transformation

This initiative aims to develop and support digital innovations to stimulate inclusive and sustainable transformation of food, land and water systems in the areas of investments that policy makers could make to bridge the digital divide, information delivery systems that enable more people to take action against anticipated risks, and ways for partner organizations and marginalized communities to improve digital capabilities. This objective will be achieved through: Generating evidence on the impacts of digital innovations and collaborative partnerships to create an enabling environment for digital ecosystems, unlocking access for local innovators to investments and advanced technologies; Developing a set of tools and guidelines to bridge the digital divide, ensuring that gender equality and social inclusion are the development of digital innovations, research programs and their implementation; System dynamics modeling to understand the complex dynamics of agri-food systems and support natural resource management authorities in equitable land and water resource allocation and risk management; Real-time food system monitoring to provide timely and reliable information to stakeholders through the application of AI-driven analytics from satellite remote sensing, internet-connected sensors, and other ground-based data from multidisciplinary sources; Strengthen partners' capacity to collect real-time data, perform data analytics, and make data-driven decisions to enable equitable digital platforms and services.