Dear GKD Members, I am Meddie Mayanja. I have been listening and following the exciting contributions since the start of the discussion. Many thanks to all...
I like Janice Brodman's itemization of the approach to assessing ICT needs of LGs (listed below for ease of reference). It's a great framework -- very systematic. I guess this can be applied to all other sub-sectors of development. > * Clarify the organization's mission and goals > * Assess the current information system and information flows > * Conduct a CSF process and determine the critical information needs > * Understand the gaps between the information needs and the IT > resources > * Identify the trade-offs among options > * Stakeholders assess and select the final option I believe that the framework calls for a more participatory process than just getting in the organisation to administer tools. In addition, I see a place for survey tools within the framework -- its always how one uses the tools, more than the tools themselves -- as the problem. Regards, Meddie ------------ 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
