spac2

=2nd Science & Partnership Advisory Committee meeting= =Addis Ababa, 23 May 2013=

link back to : SPAC home page

2nd SPAC report and program responses

 * Report of the second meeting of the Livestock and Fish CGIAR Research Program Science and Partnership Advisory Committee, 20-23 May 2013
 * Livestock and Fish Program responses to the Science and Partnership Advisory Committee (SPAC) comments following its second meeting, ILRI Addis Ababa, 20-23 May 2013


 * Agenda**

The SPAC agenda is proposed to be constructed around a standing 5 point framework that represents the critical success factors (CSF) agreed at the program leadership retreat in November. This nests key issues within a framework that will assure that the SPAC is able to comment and advise in a manner that is aligned with that of the program. We would expect SPAC to focus much of its attention on the CSF related to science and partnership. Per value chain, per region, and globally: - Diagnosis - Scoping - Ex ante impact assessments - Setting priorities ||  || - Build work around addressing key issues - Theme and value chain teams with shared vision and coherent planning - Clear intervention logic as the basis for action and performance - Monitoring accountability and compliance ||  || a) Animal Source Foods; Identify knowledge gaps Create research questions to be answered by value chain work b) CRP – demonstrating effectiveness in the field Build innovation platforms Develop and test VC assessment tool box Documentation and communication of effective work ||  || - Collective action and results as the basis for partnership - Value chain partnerships formed around issues - Global partnerships formed to fill global gaps though round table engagement and co-shaped work ||  || - Role clarity between centres and program - Support team formation (increasing %age time committed) - Monitor governance relationships ||  ||
 * **Time** || **Agenda** || **Who/ Status** ||
 * 23rd May 9:00am || Welcome and interaction with ILRI Management || Shirley Tarawali ||
 * 9:45 || Introduction to the agenda framework; using the critical success factors || Tom Randolph ||
 * 10:00 || **CSF 1)** **Addressing the right issues**
 * || Developing Intermediate Development Outcomes (IDOs) || Proposal ||
 * || Theory of Change and Impact Pathway || Follow-up from last meeting ||
 * || Prioritizing technology generation research to contribute to value chain transformation and IDOs || Follow-up from last meeting ||
 * || Gender strategy and log frames: a framework for transforming gender relationships in societies || Follow-up from last meeting ||
 * || Other specific research areas of focus?? ||  ||
 * 12:00 || **CSF 2)** **Building Effective Delivery Teams**
 * || Alignment of Objectives Planning and Research; Developing value chain-level impact pathways and research-for-development strategies as a basis for collaboration with development partners. || Follow-up from last meeting ||
 * || Capacity Development; an early priority is to design and implement an introductory short course on value chains and their implications for agricultural research-for-development targeting our researchers and partners in selected value chains. || Follow-up from last meeting ||
 * 13:00 || Lunch ||  ||
 * 14:00 || **CSF 3)** **Selling Animal Source Foods and CRP program concepts**
 * || Update on action to be taken here || Update ||
 * 14:30 || **CSF 4)** **Build Partnerships**
 * || At the coming SPAC meeting, a partnership strategy will be presented that defines targets and results against which performance can be assessed || Follow-up from last meeting ||
 * || Update on alliances formed in Tanzania, Uganda, Egypt and Ethiopia || Update ||
 * 15:30 || **CSF 5) Governance and Leadership**
 * || Overview of ILRI’s structural changes and its impact on the program || Update ||
 * || Role and decisions as to the way in which SPAC will operate || Proposal ||
 * 16:30 || Initial Feedback and Comments ||  ||