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A sustainable model for ICT capacitybuilding in developing countries
Rudy Gevaert
Ghent University
About me
I GNU/Linux sysadmin
I Postmaster
I Devops
I ICT for developmentin Ethiopia and Cuba
I http://webworm.org
I @rgevaert
Rudy Gevaert 2/22
A sustainable model for ICT capacity building
in developing countries
I Context and background of our programmes
I Overview of the ICT projects in Cuba and Ethiopia
I What did we learn?
Table of contents Rudy Gevaert 3/22
I’m not going to talk about. . .
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Background and Context
Overall objective: academic capacity building in developing countries
Background and Context Rudy Gevaert 5/22
Overview of the ICT projects inCuba and Ethiopia
Projects in .cu and .et Rudy Gevaert 6/22
Cuba
La Universidad Central “Marta Abreu” de Las Villashttp://www.uclv.edu.cu
SantaClara
Projects in .cu and .et Rudy Gevaert 7/22
Ethiopia
Mekelle Universityhttp://www.mu.edu.et
Jimma Universityhttp://www.ju.edu.et
Jimma
Mekelle
Projects in .cu and .et Rudy Gevaert 8/22
Objectives of the ICT projects
Help the local university expand andprofessionalize their ICT services
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Accomplishments
I Establishment of a solid network infrastructure and associatedservices
I E-administration system developed
I Internet access improved and managed
I Establishment of a central data center
I Human capacity building in software engineering, system andnetwork administration
I Apply bandwidth management and optimization techniques
I University e-mail system created
I Capacity building in Free Software technologies
Projects in .cu and .et Rudy Gevaert 10/22
What did we learn?
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Bandwidth is limited, manage it!
Improve and manage Internet access by applying bandwidthmanagement and optimization techniques
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Capacity building is more important than
infrastructure building
I Iterative train the trainer process
I Be prepared for high staff turnover
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The level of knowledge is limited,
but the people aren’t!
I Level of education is different
I Adapt to local cultures
I Failures happen due to external circumstances
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Establish a good relationship with local
management
I Otherwise they won’t use the systems you helped with
I Development cooperation is big business
I Selection of trainees is tricky
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Purchase of IT equipment is difficult
I Purchasing procedure:I Locally? Painful procurementI Abroad? Painful shipment and customs clearance
I Add spare equipment
I Choose Free Software
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Small is beautiful
I Don’t over engineer!
I KISS
I Don’t become a dependency
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How to handle project follow up
I Two visits a year are the minimum
I This is when you get things implemented
I Experience conditions where you partners work in
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Conclusions
Model: keep sustainability in mind
Projects: Variable success
For myself: Don’t panic: Rome wasn’t built in a day!
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What’s next?
I EthiopiaI Mekelle: programme finishes March ’13, after that ?I Jimma: half way the programme, 5 years to come
I Cuba: from April ’13, two new 10-year programmes:I University of Oriente (Santiago De Cuba)I ICT network Cuba
What’s next? Rudy Gevaert 20/22
Thank you
Gracias
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Questions?
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