DIGITALFAO– THEYEAROFEXCELLENCE ©Pexels DIGITALFAO–THEYEAROFEXCELLENCE FoodandAgricultureOrganizationoftheUnitedNations Rome,2024 Requiredcitation: FAO.2024.DigitalFAO–TheYearofExcellence.Rome.https://doi.org/10.4060/cc9938en ThedesignationsemployedandthepresentationofmaterialinthisinformationproductdonotimplytheexpressionofanyopinionwhatsoeveronthepartoftheFoodandAgricultureOrganizationoftheUnitedNations(FAO)concerningthelegalordevelopmentstatusofanycountry,territory,cityorareaorofitsauthorities,orconcerningthedelimitationofitsfrontiersorboundaries.Thementionofspecificcompaniesorproductsofmanufacturers,whetherornotthesehavebeenpatented,doesnotimplythatthesehavebeenendorsedorrecommendedbyFAOinpreferencetoothersofasimilarnaturethatarenotmentioned. ISBN978-92-5-138618-7 ©FAO,2024 Somerightsreserved.ThisworkismadeavailableundertheCreativeCommonsAttribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike3.0IGOlicence(CCBY-NC-SA3.0IGO;https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/igo/legalcode). Underthetermsofthislicence,thisworkmaybecopied,redistributedandadaptedfornon-commercialpurposes,providedthattheworkisappropriatelycited.Inanyuseofthiswork,thereshouldbenosuggestionthatFAOendorsesanyspecificorganization,productsorservices.TheuseoftheFAOlogoisnotpermitted.Iftheworkisadapted,thenitmustbelicensedunderthesameorequivalentCreativeCommonslicence.Ifatranslationofthisworkiscreated,itmustincludethefollowingdisclaimeralongwiththerequiredcitation:“ThistranslationwasnotcreatedbytheFoodandAgricultureOrganizationoftheUnitedNations(FAO).FAOisnotresponsibleforthecontentoraccuracyofthistranslation.TheoriginalEnglisheditionshallbetheauthoritativeedition.” DisputesarisingunderthelicencethatcannotbesettledamicablywillberesolvedbymediationandarbitrationasdescribedinArticle8ofthelicenceexceptasotherwiseprovidedherein.TheapplicablemediationruleswillbethemediationrulesoftheWorldIntellectualPropertyOrganizationhttp://www.wipo.int/amc/en/mediation/rulesandanyarbitrationwillbeconductedinaccordancewiththeArbitrationRulesoftheUnitedNationsCommissiononInternationalTradeLaw(UNCITRAL). Third-partymaterials.Userswishingtoreusematerialfromthisworkthatisattributedtoathirdparty,suchastables,figuresorimages,areresponsiblefordeterminingwhetherpermissionisneededforthatreuseandforobtainingpermissionfromthecopyrightholder.Theriskofclaimsresultingfrominfringementofanythird-party-ownedcomponentintheworkrestssolelywiththeuser. Sales,rightsandlicensing.FAOinformationproductsareavailableontheFAOwebsite(www.fao.org/publications)andcanbepurchasedthroughpublications-sales@fao.org.Requestsforcommercialuseshouldbesubmittedvia:www.fao.org/contact-us/licence-request.Queriesregardingrightsandlicensingshouldbesubmittedto:copyright@fao.org. AllmapsinthispublicationhavebeencreatedusingshapefilesfromtheUnitedNations.Coverandbackcoverphotographs:©FAO©Pexels©Freepik©Artlist Dashboardsandscreenshots:©FAO Contents iii Foreword vi Abbreviations viii Highlights x 1.DigitalforImpact/Agro-informaticsdevelopments digitalsolutionsinactionfortargetedinterventions xii 1.1.Deliveringondigitalinitiativesandprojects 1 1.1.1.ThenewAgro-informaticsPlatform:expandingdigitalcapabilities 1 1.1.2.TheHand-in-HandGeospatialPlatform:ajourneytowardsdigitalexcellence 4 1.1.3.CollaborationsonFAOmajorcorporatetoolsandsubsites 16 1.1.4.Collaborationwiththefield 53 1.2.Digitalsolutionsforenablingandacceleratingagrifoodsystemstransformation 71 1.2.1.Providingadvisoryforbetterinvestmentandinterventions 71 1.2.2.Fosteringdialogueondigitalagricultureanddigitaltopics 74 1.3.Amplifyinginnovativedigitalagriculturesolutionsinandforthedigitalecosystem 81 1.3.1.Focusondigitalpublicgoodsanddigitalpublicinfrastructuregovernance forthefuture:FAO’sDPGFirstapproach 81 1.3.2.ExternalpartnershipsandUnitedNationscollaborationsto“build forwardbetter” 83 1.3.3.Newdigitalopportunitiesandtheresponsibleuseofartificialintelligence 91 1.3.4.DigitalFAOmakesamark:foraparticipationinlinewithFAO’smandate 96 2.Digitalcorporatetransformationcontinuedsupport forthedeliveryoffao'smandate 104 2.1.Establishingasustainableandsecureglobaldigitalenvironment 107 2.2.Enterprisearchitecture:definingandstrengtheningsynergiesthroughstrategicgovernance 109 2.3.Newdigitalcapabilitiesforgreatereffectiveness 111 2.4.Serviceupdates 113 iv 3.Strengtheningdigitaloperationsacross theOrganization116 3.1.Enterpriseresourceplanning117 3.2.Analytics,dashboardsandnewsystemcapabilitiesforimprovedinformationdeliveryandbetterinformationmanagement118 3.3.Informationtechnologyinfrastructuredevelopments126 4.Informationsecurityandriskmanagement: activatingleverage130 4.1.Cybersecurityaroundtheworld133 4.2.Theriskmanagementapproach134 4.3.TowardssustainablecomplianceandstrengthenedUnited Nations-levelsynergies135 Finalwords138 Acknowledgements139 v vi Reflectingon2023: Foreword Anotherhigh-pacedandrewardingyearhasflownby–theFAOYearofExcellence. Withonlyafewharvestsleftuntil2030,theimpactsofconflict,naturaldisastersandclimatechangearewideningthegulftoachievingt