Vision: AIT will strive to become
a leading and a unique regional multicultural institution of higher learning, offering state of the art education, research and training in technology, societal development and management.
AIT will achieve this vision by working together with its international partners and international faculty and staff, at its main campus, satellite campuses in the region, and partner institutions.
The Asia-Pacific Association of Agricultural Research Institutions (APAARI) during its Sixth General Assembly Meeting, in November 2000 resolved to begin implementation of APAARI vision 2025 (APAARI 2000a). As part of this process, the Association decided to revisit the regional and sub-regional research priorities that were formulated in 1996 (APAARI 1996).
Agenda: Historical Background; Framework of Action to develop the WANA/RAIS on the National and Regional Levels; Implementation Plan;Collaborative Programs;
Implementation Priorities; A Project Proposal to implement Phase-I of the plan; Current Status
On title page: This paper is based on the presentations of the country papers/notes and
deliberations at the Workshop on Research Priority Setting in the Agriculture,
Forestry and Fisheries Sectors in the Pacific Sub-Region, held from 28 to
30,October 2001 in Nadi, Fiji. The paper synthesises the workshop notes
prepared by Ms. Christina Tuitubou and Mr. Stephen Hazelman of SPC, and
the workshop report prepared by Mr Timothy Healy, and incorporates a
section on the feedback obtained from the APAARI Expert Consultation on
The first part of this paper presented the outcomes of the initial phase of APARIS (Asia-Pacific Agricultural Research Information System) that have been achieved and developed during January 2001-July 2002. The second part provided an overview of further processes for the organization of the ICT Expert Consultation on the Development of Second Phase of APARIS, as well as the main considerations that shall be taken into accounts during the Expert Consultation.
The East and Southeast Asia Regional Priority Setting Workshop was held at the
International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), Los Baños, Laguna, Philippines, from 27-28
June 2001. The workshop is an initiative of the Asia Pacific Association of Agricultural
Research Institutions (APAARI) in order to harmonize and program the activities
conducted in the East and Southeast Asian Regions. The workshop is co-hosted by the
Philippine Council for Agriculture, Forestry and Natural Resources Research and
These notes emerged from a consultation that took place between APAARI, FAO/WAICENT, CABI and the GFAR Secretariat to specify the next steps to support in the process of strengthening information management capacity in APAARI, and to explore the possibility of evolving in the direction of establishing an Asia/Pacific Regional Agricultural Information System (APRAIS).
The APARIS gateway component is envisioned to provide access to high quality, intellectually evaluated Internet resources for agricultural research and development in the Asia Pacific region.
The project objective (goal) is sustainable improvement in rural livelihoods and agricultural production in the Asia-Pacific through uptake of new technologies at farm level. The purpose of the project is to improve knowledge exchange and outreach, and increase efficiency in Asian agricultural R&D through provision of a framework and enabling mechanism for scientists and managers to exchange and disseminate experiences and technological developments.