#38: Interview with Imma Subirats of UN's FAO on open access initiatives and practices at FAO
Dear Sir/ Madam, Greetings! Happy to share the 38th interview post on 'Open Interview'. In this interview, Imma Subirats highlights the growing importance of open science and the leading role of the FAO in advancing it through initiatives like FAO AGRIS, FAOSTAT, and its Knowledge Repository. She emphasizes the impact of Creative Commons licensing in enhancing data reuse, particularly in the Global South, and discusses efforts toward multilingual access, interoperability, and capacity development via the FAO eLearning Academy. Drawing on her work with the AGROVOC Multilingual Thesaurus and the Research Data Alliance, she also addresses ethical and governance considerations for AI use of open data, while encouraging greater engagement of LIS professionals in FAO’s open knowledge initiatives. -- Imma Subirats is a Senior Knowledge and Information Management Officer at the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), where she leads key programmes including AGROVOC, FAO AGRIS, and AGORA to improve the accessibility and visibility of agricultural knowledge from member countries. She also oversees capacity-building initiatives for researchers, librarians, practitioners, and policymakers. She serves as Chair of the IGAD Community of Practice at the Research Data Alliance and manages the AIMS Community of Practice. *--* *Imma Subirats: The emergence of open science ecosystems is one of the most transformative global trends today* https://openinterview.org/2026/04/29/imma-subirats-the-emergence-of-open-sci... Please read the post and share your valuable comments on the blog. Regards, Editor, Open Interview <https://openinterview.org/> -- Santosh C. H., PhD <https://santoshch.my.canva.site/home> University Librarian Central University of Haryana <http://cuh.ac.in/> | Virtual Tour of CUH <https://www.cuh.ac.in/virtual-tour-360.aspx> Mahendergarh-123 031 Haryana, India http://library.cuh.ac.in/ Cell: +91-99874 28147 -- Read the recent interview posts of: *Ashley Farley, Gates Foundation, USA <https://openinterview.org/2026/04/21/ashley-farley-reducing-barriers-to-accessing-and-reusing-research-increases-its-potential-impact/>* *Tracy Creagh, Queensland University of Technology, Australia <https://openinterview.org/2026/03/30/tracy-creagh-misconceptions-about-open-access-models-persist-even-after-two-decades/>* -- DISCLAIMER: This e-mail message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail & discard all copies of the original message.
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Santosh C. H.