CRS ICT4D Strategy
Getting ICT solutions into the field
ICT4D Strategy
• Goal:
– Mainstream the use of ICT 4D solutions
• Background:
Technology
– Cross-divisional ICT4D Team established
– Strategy developed in FY2010
• Approach:
1. Build commitment to use ICT4D
solutions
2. Establish an ICT4D knowledge
exchange program
3. Build and maintain a portfolio of
ICT4D solutions
4. Develop CRS’ capacity to deploy
and sustain ICT4D solutions
Change Strategy
Processes
People
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Agriculture aims to balance community
needs with information management
Enhance
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Productivity
Profitability
Skills
Asset management
Financial guides
Enable
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Distance learning
Data collection*
Data sharing*
Data Mapping*
Data services
Key Issues in
Development and Deployment
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Support innovation to create portfolio of pilots
Build capacity to take pilots to production
Establish a help desk to support users
Share information broadly
– Webinars
– ICT4D conferences
– Mar 2010
– Sep 2010
– Mar 2011
– Mar 2012
Nairobi
Washington
Lusaka
Kigali
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Farmbook components
IFormBuilder
Digital forms
Project set
up
Distance
learning /
training
materials
Baseline /
impact
Crop
monitoring
MEAS Learning
products
Agilix LMS
Platform
Farmer
registration
Farm log
Business
planning
Profitability
analysis
Farmbook Forms
Baseline
Register clients
Develop business plan
Profit analysis
Production schedule
Farm visit log
Performance monitoring
Impact
Distance Learning with
Agilix “To Go” Course
Monitoring Distance Learning
Great Lakes
Cassava Initiative
• 1,116,651 farmers
• 3023 farmer groups
• Click on for data
– By year
– By M&E points
Relational
Database
Forms
input
Reports
Services
Biz
Plan
Cloud hosted
services and
databases
outputs
Consolidated Database
clients
Data cleaning facility
Device
options
Data process management
MAPS
Trends
Polls
Data
Market
impact
Super users
set up and
filtering
Demonstration: Data and mapping
Register Beneficiaries
Deliver Services
Track/Report
What are we working towards?
• Cloud based: Standardized processes and products with
streamlined management and costs.
• Farmer facing data: provide customized information that
helps farmers first and then assists our record keeping
• Improved capacity: Develop a system that assists field staff
to learn new skills and provide better training.
• Benchmark technology: New tools enable field staff to
monitor effectiveness of technology and training.
• Data Management: Field workers engaged in data sharing,
management as well as project managers
• Accountability: Data that has multiple audiences over
time and locations