ICT TECHNICAL SUPPORT PROJECT IN TANZANIAINFORMATION PROCESSING ASSOCIATION OF TAMPERE REGION (PITKY), INSTITUTION OF ENGINEERS TANZANIA (IET), UNIVERSITY OF DAR ES SALAAM (UDSM) AND TAMK UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES
PROJECT PROPOSAL SUMMARY
Kristina Nokso-Koivisto
PITKY
Jukka Siltanen
TAMK University of Applied Sciences
16.7.2008
ICT Support Project summary
Initiative Ongoing UDSM and IET Projects needing ICT
Support
Main Targets Help UDSM and IET to reach their strategic
objectives Speed up and complete UDSM and IET ongoing
and starting projects with ICT support of Finnish volunteering ICT specialists
ICT Capacity building Stimulate local ICT business
ICT Support Project backgound
UDSM strategic objectives Increase Access to University Education Improve Secondary Education in rural areas Investments in ICT Infrastructure
IET mission Promotion of engineering excellence in Tanzania
Mobile software development initiative Software Incubator plans Previous co-opeartion between UDSM – PITKY
- IET
ICT Support Project summary
Implementation model Working mode is mutually participatory ICT Technical Support Project is divided to five
projects each supporting a respective UDSM/IET project
UDSM and IET Projects are managed by UDSM/IET Project Managers with support from a dedicated Finnish Project Manager and Finnish volunteering ICT specialists
Support Project reports to UDSM and IET Project Coordination Committees and to PITKY CEO and COO
ICT Support Project summary
Implementation resources ICT Support Project Resource pool is
recruited and it includes volunteering members of Information Processing Association of Tampere
Region, PITKY, Information Processing Association of Helsinki
Region, HETKY, TAMK University of Applied Sciences.
ICT Support Project direct beneficiaries Supported UDSM Projects
ICT Mediated Distant Learning projects eLearning System for Rural Secondary Schools Mobile Software Development Software Incubator
UDSM staff and students New eLearning, technical and business skills
IET Engineers (including UDSM staff and students) Web development and project management skills
Support projects
1. Support eLearning System for Rural Secondary Schools -project
2. Support ICT Mediated Distant Learning and Teacher Training -projects
3. Support Mobile Software Development -project
4. Support Software Incubator -project5. Support IET Projects –project Web Development skills Project Management Skills Communication & Learning Portal for Engineers
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ICT Support Project timeline
Start2009 2010 2011
End2012
Spring Fall Spring Fall Spring Fall
16
1eLearn
2ICT m.
3mobile
4incub.
5iet/web
1 short term specialist TZ -> FIN
1 short term specialist TZ -> FIN
2 long term specialists TZ -> FIN
3 short term specialists TZ -> FIN
(own funding)
1 long term specialist TZ -> FIN
1 short term specialists TZ -> FIN
1 long term specialist FIN -> TZ
1 long term specialist TZ -> FIN
1 medium term specialists FIN -> TZ
1 short term specialists TZ -> FIN
Main Project Manager (10 days) FIN -> TZ Main Project Manager (10 days) FIN -> TZ Main Project Manager (10 days) FIN -> TZ
1 long term specialist FIN -> TZ
1 medium term specialist FIN -> TZ
1 long term specialist FIN -> TZ
1 long term specialist FIN -> TZ
3 short term specialists FIN -> TZ 3 short term specialists FIN -> TZ 3 short term specialists FIN -> TZ
2 medium term specialists FIN -> TZ
1 long term specialist TZ -> FIN
1 short term specialists TZ -> FIN
1 medium term specialist FIN -> TZ
1 long term specialist FIN -> TZ
1 medium term specialist FIN -> TZ
1 medium term specialist FIN -> TZ 1 long term specialist FIN -> TZ
1 medium term specialist FIN -> TZ
1 medium term specialist FIN -> TZ
1 short term specialists TZ -> FIN
1 long term specialist TZ -> FIN
Short term = 2 weeksMedium term = 1 monthLong term = 5 months