We have trained local government people through our now spun-off Internet Learning Centers in Laos. High school teachers who knew IT and ran the centers in each rural locality taught local government people based on their needs as it related to the teachers experience - and charged them a below-market fee. This was part of their sustainability plan.
3 out of 4 of the high school programs we created in 2001 are totally self-sufficient by one means or another, by the way. The other one has been doing OK, but has until recently been hampered by inconsistent connectivity. That has been fixed, but I do not know their current results. Our representative in Laos is Vorasone Dengkayaphichit <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> He designed the curriculum for the high school teachers and encouraged the teachers and backed them up. I cc him here. Perhaps you would like to consult with him. We developed a process for sustainability for these schools that was one of the reasons we were lucky enough to win a Stockholm Challenge award in 2001. In my spare time I am supposedly writing a book about the Jhai reconciliation methodology which has led to self-sufficient plans and programs in all the areas we work. The upshot of what I am saying is that the more local the solution the more likely sustainability and success. Vorasone is quite expert in this kind of solution. Neighbor-to-neighbor training seems to work best...maybe because everyone gets the same jokes. I know that in the US jokes about Californians go over a little poorly in California but cause great hilarity everywhere else. This principle works in Laos, too. There is social science evidence of this phenomenum, but I prefer to follow the jokes. yours, in Peace, Lee Thorn chair, Jhai Foundation On 5/13/05, Femi Oyesanya <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > A friend of mine, Professor Vesper Owei of George Washington University, > is in the process of organizing a training seminar for Nigerian Local > Government officials. > > It is a 3 week session. I was working with him gathering information on > what would be the most appropriate ICT topics for rural local government > officials, most of whom have no formal training in basic computer > skills, as the traditional occupation of most people in their community > is farming. The challenge is to design an ICT training program for the > leadership of the local govenment in a way that exposes them to the > benefits ICT can have on the larger rural community. > > So my question is: Has anyone on this List worked on an IT training > curriculum for a rural population's local government? I am curious about > the list of topics covered. > > I will appreciate any inputs. ------------ This DOT-COM Discussion is funded by the dot-ORG USAID Cooperative Agreement, and hosted by GKD. http://www.dot-com-alliance.org provides more information. To post a message, send it to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To subscribe or unsubscribe, send a message to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>. In the 1st line of the message type: subscribe gkd OR type: unsubscribe gkd For past messages, see: http://www.dot-com-alliance.org/archive.html
