Online tools and innovations at Online tools and innovations at the Scotland Malawi Partnershipthe Scotland Malawi Partnership

Online tools and innovations at the Online tools and innovations at the Scotland Malawi PartnershipScotland Malawi Partnership

SMP websiteSMP websiteOnline forumOnline forumVisits notice boardVisits notice boardOnline mappingOnline mapping

Online MappingOnline Mapping Short-term objectivesShort-term objectives

– raise awareness of existing projects,raise awareness of existing projects,– establish strategic geographical links between establish strategic geographical links between

projects,projects,– avoid duplication of effort.avoid duplication of effort.

Long-term objectives:Long-term objectives:– Dovetail with non-Scottish operations,Dovetail with non-Scottish operations,– overlay needs assessment,overlay needs assessment,– overlay impact indicators,overlay impact indicators,– full web 2.0 interface,full web 2.0 interface,– identify service gaps.identify service gaps.

What already exists…What already exists…

Online SMP database:Online SMP database:

www.www.scotland-malawipartnership.orgscotland-malawipartnership.org

Project Plan:Project Plan: Phase 1Phase 1 – Research – Research (March – April ’09)(March – April ’09) Phase 2Phase 2 – Development of the online – Development of the online

facility facility (April – July ‘09)(April – July ‘09) Phase 3Phase 3 – Consultation with SMP – Consultation with SMP

members members (July – August ‘09(July – August ‘09)) Phase 4Phase 4 – Dissemination and promotion – Dissemination and promotion

of the product of the product (August – Sept. ‘09)(August – Sept. ‘09) Phase 5Phase 5 – Maintenance and development – Maintenance and development

(Sept. onwards)(Sept. onwards)

Where to from here:Where to from here:

Become an SMP memberBecome an SMP member (if not (if not already),already),

You will be contacted in July/August about You will be contacted in July/August about your spatial data,your spatial data,

Get involved – make your own mappingGet involved – make your own mapping Keep the SMP updated of any Keep the SMP updated of any

changes/developmentschanges/developments