ICT as a driver of change in the Agri and Food Sektor The role of ICT - A Policy Brief Elke Saggau & Krijn Poppe SCAR AKIS Members Results of the AKIS 3 Report AKIS Meeting - Pre- meeting of the DG Agri event January, 27th, 2016, Brussels

 The role of ICT – Strong ICT trends  The role of the governments / EU in research and innovation with ICT for Agriculture  Organising research and innovation on ICT  The way forward - Conclusions & recommendations Content of presentation

Strong ICT Trends ICT as driver of changes in the agri and food sector  Satellite and (remote) sensing technology, geo-informatics  Sensor technology, robotica in tractors and machines; computer vision;  Bio-sensors and bio-informatics  Internet of Things: ‘everything’ gets an IP-address  Cloud computing: service delivery via (broadband) infrastructures  Smart phones and tablets with data ‘in the cloud’  Social media (Facebook, Twitter, Wiki, etc.)  Web of data, Linked Open Data, Big Data  E-knowledge, E-science (2 nd chapter) Key issue for solution is Research & innovation

Much is invested by multinational companies – Why should government intervene and plan research in ICT? Public objectives like food security, employment, rural development are not automatically guaranteed by the market There could be systemic bottlenecks in collaboration agriculture with ICT-sector or logistics. There is a need for common pool investments (Standards, infrastructure like ABCDEFs = Agri-Business Collaboration and Data Exchange Facility. There are (negative) external effects of ICT that needs attention: privacy, data ownership, power balance, effects on small farms, remote regions… There are (negative) external effects in agriculture that can be solved by ICT better than by regulation (environment, animal welfare...) Government is user of ICT: simplification issue CAP; E-science

What does this mean in the AKIS thinking? How to organise research and innovation on ICT?

 The “next revolution” in agriculture and food is based on ICT  ICT will change the research and innovation process significantly – there is a need of interdisciplinary research and system approach  A better utilization of research is needed on national, European and global level  European Innovation Partnerships (EIP), ERA-Nets (like the ERA-Net ICT-Agri) and JPIs are well-suited instruments for introducing interdisciplinary research – further development is needed  There is a need to bring together research, education, business and practise – (multi actor approach / KIC)  Innovation in AKIS is needed (sharing of knowledge, knowledge exchange, OPEN science (access, data) The way forward: conclusion & recommendations

ICT Visions for the future Thank you for attention