SACIDS – InSTEDD Experience in Mekong Region 2009
InSTEDD Experience in South-East Asia and opportunities for Africa
Eduardo Jezierski(Engineering)not a [email protected]
SACIDS – InSTEDD Experience in Mekong Region 2009
SACIDS – InSTEDD Experience in Mekong Region 2009
SACIDS – InSTEDD Experience in Mekong Region 2009
SACIDS – InSTEDD Experience in Mekong Region 2009
SACIDS – InSTEDD Experience in Mekong Region 2009
MBDS“Strengthen national and Mekong sub-regional capabilities in disease surveillance and response to outbreaks of priority diseases, in order that they can be effectively controlled.”
Program Areas:
1. Strengthen sustainable national capacity in disease surveillance, outbreak investigation and responses;2. Strengthen health manpower development in field epidemiology;3. Establishment of a sub-regional surveillance network.
SACIDS – InSTEDD Experience in Mekong Region 2009
MBDS Conceptual Structure
MBDS CountriesCambodiaChina (Yunnan, LaoMyanmarThailandVietnam Land area: 2,570,426 sq kmPopulation: 313,642,000
StrategiesCross Border CooperationAnimal-Human interface Epidemiology CapacityICT CapacityLab CapacityRisk CommunicationsPolicy Research
Cross-Border SitesContact informationDirect communicationsJoint trainingsData sharing
SACIDS – InSTEDD Experience in Mekong Region 2009
Key Learnings
• Strengthen the government’s role in health• Sustainability through capacity building• Strengthen the existing networks• Partner with national tech and telcos• Up/Down/Horizontal communications• Simplify tracking and sharing progress, data
SACIDS – InSTEDD Experience in Mekong Region 2009
Strengthen The Government’s Role in Health
• Work through ministries• In support of gov’t strategies and goals• Provide staff support to government• Bring partners in under guidance of MOH
SACIDS – InSTEDD Experience in Mekong Region 2009
The lab is a Regional Resource – InSTEDD works with implementing partners to scale efforts in the region
InSTEDD Regional Innovation Lab
Sustainability through capacity building:InSTEDD Innovation Lab
SACIDS – InSTEDD Experience in Mekong Region 2009
SACIDS – InSTEDD Experience in Mekong Region 2009
Building Local Capacity: Regional iLab
Requirements are best understood by local constant dialogue
All technologies go obsolete or need maintenance
Technologies need to integrate with existing efforts and strategies
Establish local team that can design systems with end users
Local team builds modular, open source systems, train in QA; and build on existing & new systems
Train in interoperability and architecture. Extend existing apps.
SACIDS – InSTEDD Experience in Mekong Region 2009
Strengthen Existing NetworksRegional SurveillanceSupporting MBDS OfficeStrengthening National Surveillance With Govts & NGOs
Innovation Lab Catalyst AND informal hub Foster Regional network Technology design and
development for the region Training and Events Technical & Program staff
Implementing Partners Work in their countries
implementing local health programs with InSTEDD support
Use InSTEDD technologies InSTEDD provides training Exchanges with the Lab Regional Community of Practice
Vietnam 2010:TBD
Lao 2010: TBD
Thailand 2009+ Change FusionOpen Dream
InSTEDD Regional Innovation Lab
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A Platform for PartnersInSTEDD builds technology with design efforts in the Mekong using the Innovation Lab as a hub
Users and organizations have new ideas for communication and reporting technologies
InSTEDD or Implementing Partners extend and build the technologies on the existing foundation
Users get customized, locally owned ICT build on a strong foundation.
SACIDS – InSTEDD Experience in Mekong Region 2009
Simplifying local innovationInSTEDD builds technology with design efforts in the Mekong using the Innovation Lab
Users and authorities have new ideas for communication and reporting technologies
Implementing Partners build the technologies with InSTEDD extending the existing foundation
Users get customized, locally owned ICT build on a strong foundation.
Thank you!It works great
and local engineers can maintain it!
Let’s take GeoChat and build an ILI
application on it!
Maybe we can
use SMS to report
ILI…InSTEDD + Change Fusion (Thailand)
Let’s extend tools to do
mobile reports
SACIDS – InSTEDD Experience in Mekong Region 2009
Start with simple protocols
- req. Training on designing & evaluating protocols-Reinforce with self-run excercises, pocket cards- People will figure out what else can be done
SACIDS – InSTEDD Experience in Mekong Region 2009
Partnering with Telcos
• Imagine every road is a toll road… …and ambulances have to pay!
• Influence by business reason (easier) or policy
• Outcome: a national toll-free 2-way SMS & voice number, accessed by anyone via GeoChat apis in an easy-to-extend platform
SACIDS – InSTEDD Experience in Mekong Region 2009
InSTEDD GEOCHATSMS, email, web, twitter Location, unstructured chats, semi/full structure infoOpen or secure groupsExplicit Location (automatic w operator data)SMS-Only interaction possible, low bandwidth viewsSoftware as a Service and Free + Open Source6000+ users, ~35% + SMS only
SACIDS – InSTEDD Experience in Mekong Region 2009
Up/Down/Horizontal Communications
Collecting data…– Simplify getting unstructured, semi-structured and structured
information
Alerting…– Of whatever information you think is important– Targeted by geography and topics
Breaking Silos– National – sms chat across the border– Organizational – Local MOH, Pasteur, CDC, etc – Domains - animal & human health experts together
SACIDS – InSTEDD Experience in Mekong Region 2009
Example applications built locally
Veterinary hotline Very customized smartphone apps + SMS summaries and automated alerts for response & follow up
HIV treatment adherence – appointment reminders and follow up guidance – SMS and backend database connected to MRS
Rapid Response Address BookOutbreak Rapid Response
Team & contact guidance, who to call where when etc
SACIDS – InSTEDD Experience in Mekong Region 2009
Sharing data & transparency
• Growing a culture of transparency and goal orientation
• Technology can simplify how to share data, improving timeliness and quality
• In 2010: Shared resource maps, events, and improving“Regional Warehouse” modifications to DHIS2
SACIDS – InSTEDD Experience in Mekong Region 2009
Thank You!
With support from Google.org, Rockefeller, CDC and others
http://[email protected]
SACIDS – InSTEDD Experience in Mekong Region 2009
Appendix
SACIDS – InSTEDD Experience in Mekong Region 2009
InSTEDD Organization – iLab Cambodia
ExecsCEO, Programs, Tech
Innovation Lab, Phnom Penh- Program Mgmt & Liason
Grow local partners- Product Management
Design Products & Field Support- Engineering
Implement, extend and localize products
Int’l Program
Managers
Platform Engineers
• User Scenarios & Requirements•Complex Engineering Challenges•Bugs and issues in platform
•Training in Technology and Methods•Design Ideas•Platform tools and building blocks•Technical Support
• New projects and partner leads
• Int’l partner management
• Governance, Org Development, Operations• Program Strategy• Technical Strategy