"The Web Changes Everything" has become a popular term these
days. Albeit true only to some extent, facts are that the web has
changed and will change a lot within the agricultural extension
service.
In 1996 the Danish Agricultural Advisory Centre decided to begin
publishing its production of papers and handbooks online. Since then,
more than 20,000 documents in addition to a number of online
applications have been published - and much more is on the
schedule. Dina helped jumpstart this process and has been an important
player all the way up to now.
As the possibilities and complexities of the web are exploding, the
need for collaboration on content as well as on technology is as large
as ever. In the future, a key issue will be to serve the adviser or
farmer with information and decision support, precisely tailored to
his needs. To fulfill this goal, data and knowledge from many sources
need to be collected and combined in new ways. A challenge? Sure, and
we are ready to face it!