Day 1:
Thursday,  9 June

Session

Speakers/facilitators

08.30-9.00

Registration

9.00 -9.30

Welcome remarks
Objectives, expected outputs and programme of workshop, and workshop facilitation process

NPC, FAO officer, facilitator

9.30-10.00

Introduction of participants

10.00 -10.20

Opening remarks

FAO, MoAFCP, UN non resident

10.20 -10.40

Research and extension system in Albania: functional linkages between stakeholders and use of information and communication technologies (ICTs)

Tatjana Dishnica(NPC)

10.40-11:20

Coffee break

11.20 -11.40

UNJP/ALB/006/UNJ: achievements and recommendations from phase one
(presentations and discussion)

Nevena Alexandrova (FAO, LTO),
FAO International and national consultants

11.40-12.10

Agricultural innovation system in Albania

Nevena Alexandrova (FAO)

12.10-12.30

Visioning: How would you foresee Albanian agriculture in 2020? How the stakeholder community and ICTs can contribute to achieve this goal?

Facilitator, Nevena Alexandrova (FAO)

12.30-13.30

Lunch break

13.30-15.00

Stakeholders presentations on knowledge provision, brokerage and receival (needs)
- Agricultural University of Tirana
-ATTCs
-Private sector company (e.g. input suppliers)
- NGO
-Youth Agribusiness network for Markets - Hydro-metereological information  in agriculture

AUT: Prof Anila Hodo
ATTC:  Prof.as  Kostandin Hajkola  (Agriculture)
ATTC: Prof.as: Fatmira Leka
NGO: Enver Isufi,
 Farmer supported by donors (USAID) : Vesaf Musai 

15.00 -15.40

Working groups (WG): Information and communication needs of intermediaries (WG1), producers (WG2) and users (WG3) of knowledge

Task: revisit need assessment study results and complete and refine the needs in light of the AIS model

Participants with Facilitator and FAO consultants

15:40 -16:00

Coffee break

15.40 -16.40

 WGs reports and discussion

Rapporteurs,  Facilitator and all participants

16.40 -17.30

Market Place (WG):
- offering existing information/knowledge by participating stakeholders (what, where, in which format, for whom and how accessible: free or fee?)

Participants with facilitator and FAO consultants and staff

17:30 -17:50

Preparation of group work presentations for the next day

Working group participants with Facilitator

17.50 -18.00

Evaluation of day 1 by participants on flip chart

Participants

18:00 -18.30

Meeting of organizing team, reflection on day 1 and adjustment of programme for day 2

Organizing team only: NPC, facilitator, consultants

Day 2: Friday, 10 June

Session

Speakers/facilitators

8.30 -9.30

Presentation of group work to plenary and  summary of day 1 including market place

Facilitator, rapporteurs

9.30 -10.15

FAO VERCON-related experiences and lessons learned

• VERCON
• VERCON Armenia

Nevena Alexandrova, Laszlo Papocsi

10.15- 10.30

Coffee break

10.30-10.40

FAO VERCON-related experiences and lessons learned (continued)

• TECA

Estibalitz MorrasDimas (via skype)

10.40-11.20

UNJP/ALB/006/UNJ: expected results and workplan of phase two

Nevena Alexandrova (FAO, LTO),
FAO International and national consultants

11.20 -12.40

Functionalities of Albanian virtual extension and research information and communication network

– Priority setting for the pilot phase
WGs (40min), plenary (20min)

Facilitator
Laszlo Papocsi, FAO International Consultant
National consultants

12.40 -13.40

 Lunch break

13.40-14.40

Matching functionalities with IC needs, and existing offers:
- Main functions
- Stakeholders’ participation in VERCON (roles, responsibilities).
WGs: 40 min, plenary: 20 min

Facilitator, FAO consultants

14.40 -15.30

 Training needs for VERCON stakeholders (who? what? - ICTs, ComDev, writing for web, knowledge sharing, repackaging and design etc)

Facilitator FAO consultants

15.30 -15.50

Coffee Break

15.50-16.50

Action plan for pilot phase (activity, by when, by whom, resources required)
Plenary session

Facilitator and FAO consultants

16.50 -17.10

 Summary of the results, evaluation of the workshop

Facilitator, participants

17.10-17.15

Closure of the Workshop

Tatjana Dishnica
Nevena Alexandrova