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Suggested Citation:"Appendix A: Agenda." National Academy of Engineering. 2012. Using Data Sharing to Improve Coordination in Peacebuilding: Report of a Workshop by the National Academy of Engineering and United States Institute of Peace: Roundtable on Technology, Science, and Peacebuilding. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/13513.
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Appendix A


Agenda

Workshop on Using Data Sharing to Improve
Coordination in Peacebuilding
of the
National Academies and
United States Institute of Peace

May 23, 2012

U.S. Institute of Peace
2301 Constitution Avenue, NW
Washington, D.C.

The goals of this workshop are to identify what needs a data-sharing system must address in order to secure the participation of other federal agencies and nonfederal organizations with a role in peacebuilding, and create more effective coordination in conflict zones.

8:00 a.m.

Breakfast

8:30 a.m.

Welcome and Goals for the Day
Melanie Greenberg, Alliance for Peacebuilding; Elmer Roman, Department of Defense

9:00 a.m.

Defining the Challenges of Coordination
Despite rapid change in the capacity of technologies to manage and analyze data, coordination among government and nongovernment actors in peacebuilding interventions remains a challenge. Why? In this session, we will discuss the principal technological, ethical, and cultural challenges faced by peacebuilding actors as they struggle to break down the organizational information silos in which they work.

Suggested Citation:"Appendix A: Agenda." National Academy of Engineering. 2012. Using Data Sharing to Improve Coordination in Peacebuilding: Report of a Workshop by the National Academy of Engineering and United States Institute of Peace: Roundtable on Technology, Science, and Peacebuilding. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/13513.
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  Speakers: Robert Loftis, USIP
Randy Tift, World Vision International
Susanna Campbell, Columbia University
  Moderator: Melanie Greenberg, Alliance for Peacebuilding

10:15 a.m.

Break

10:45 a.m.

Overcoming the Challenges to Sharing Information
Across multiple crises and interventions in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Haiti, the USG and NGO communities have improved processes for managing inter-community interaction by developing guidelines to define when and where cooperation is possible. These guidelines enable cooperation while protecting both groups’ independence and security. What are the characteristics of a data-sharing process that would enable cooperative planning while securely maintaining executional autonomy?

  Speakers: Lisa Schirch, Eastern Mennonite University
Marcia Hartwell, USIP
  Moderator: Melanie Greenberg, Alliance for Peacebuilding

12:15 p.m.

Lunch

1:00 p.m.

Using Data for Impact
Establishing the processes that allow collection and sharing of data between organizations can be costly. Furthermore, not every stakeholder in the sharing process may see the same value. Monitoring and evaluation is a crucial element of the project management process that can increase the benefits from data sharing. Can innovations in data acquisition, data analysis, and data visualization when used properly create value that positively incents broader participation in the data-sharing process?

  Speakers: Stephen Lowe, USDA
Niall Keleher, Innovations for Poverty Action
Patrick Vinck, Harvard Humanitarian Initiative
  Moderator: Elmer Roman, Department of Defense
Suggested Citation:"Appendix A: Agenda." National Academy of Engineering. 2012. Using Data Sharing to Improve Coordination in Peacebuilding: Report of a Workshop by the National Academy of Engineering and United States Institute of Peace: Roundtable on Technology, Science, and Peacebuilding. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/13513.
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2:30 p.m.

Demonstrating Data Sharing – The UNITY Platform
In partnership, the Department of Defense and USAID have developed a platform for sharing unclassified planning information. By making the scope and scale of humanitarian and peacebuilding investment in a given conflict zone visible, the goal is to enable better allocation of scarce resources and thereby improve outcomes in the society receiving those resources. This session will demonstrate how even limited information sharing can positively affect intervention outcomes.

  Speakers: Mark Hainsey, USACE
Steven Wood, Integrasure
  Moderator: Elmer Roman, Department of Defense

4:00 p.m.

Final Thoughts
Melanie Greenberg, Alliance for Peacebuilding; Elmer Roman, Department of Defense

4:30 p.m.

Adjourn

Suggested Citation:"Appendix A: Agenda." National Academy of Engineering. 2012. Using Data Sharing to Improve Coordination in Peacebuilding: Report of a Workshop by the National Academy of Engineering and United States Institute of Peace: Roundtable on Technology, Science, and Peacebuilding. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/13513.
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Suggested Citation:"Appendix A: Agenda." National Academy of Engineering. 2012. Using Data Sharing to Improve Coordination in Peacebuilding: Report of a Workshop by the National Academy of Engineering and United States Institute of Peace: Roundtable on Technology, Science, and Peacebuilding. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/13513.
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Suggested Citation:"Appendix A: Agenda." National Academy of Engineering. 2012. Using Data Sharing to Improve Coordination in Peacebuilding: Report of a Workshop by the National Academy of Engineering and United States Institute of Peace: Roundtable on Technology, Science, and Peacebuilding. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/13513.
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Suggested Citation:"Appendix A: Agenda." National Academy of Engineering. 2012. Using Data Sharing to Improve Coordination in Peacebuilding: Report of a Workshop by the National Academy of Engineering and United States Institute of Peace: Roundtable on Technology, Science, and Peacebuilding. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/13513.
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Suggested Citation:"Appendix A: Agenda." National Academy of Engineering. 2012. Using Data Sharing to Improve Coordination in Peacebuilding: Report of a Workshop by the National Academy of Engineering and United States Institute of Peace: Roundtable on Technology, Science, and Peacebuilding. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/13513.
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On May 23, 2012, the Roundtable on Technology, Science, and Peacebuilding convened a workshop at the United States Institute of Peace (USIP) to investigate data sharing as a means of improving coordination among US government and nongovernment stakeholders involved in peacebuilding and conflict management activities. Using Data Sharing to Improve Coordination in Peacebuilding:Report of a Workshop by the National Academy of Engineering and the United States Institute of Peace: Roundtable on Technology, Science, and Peacebuilding addresses the following question: What needs must a data sharing system address to create more effective coordination in conflict zones and to promote the participation of federal agencies and nonfederal organizations in Peacebuilding?

In addition, the workshop served as a means to obtain feedback on the UNITY system, a data-sharing platform developed by the Department of Defense (DOD) and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The Roundtable was established in 2011 as a partnership between USIP and the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) to make a measurable and positive impact on conflict management, peacebuilding, and security capabilities by bringing together leaders from the technical and peacebuilding communities. Its members are senior executives and experts from leading governmental organizations, universities, corporations, and nongovernmental organizations.

Its principal goals are: 1. To accelerate the application of science and technology to the process of peacebuilding and stabilization; 2. To promote systematic, high-level communication between peacebuilding and technical organizations on the problems faced and the technical capabilities required for successful peacebuilding; and 3. To collaborate in applying new science and technology to the most pressing challenges faced by local and international peacebuilders working in conflict zones. The Roundtable is strongly committed to action-oriented projects, and the long-term goal of each is to demonstrate viability with a successful field trial. The Roundtable has selected a portfolio of high-impact peacebuilding problems on which to focus its efforts: 1. Adapting agricultural extension services to peacebuilding, 2.Using data sharing to improve coordination in peacebuilding, 3. Sensing emerging conflicts, and 4. Harnessing systems methods for delivery of peacebuilding services.

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