[Kictanet] ECDPM / GAMOS invite you to join an online discussion about examining evidence from communication and information activities that support development outcomes from 28 August 2006

[alice at apc.org]

KICTAnet members welcome to join this discussion on examining evidence from 
communication and information activities that support development outcomes.

best
alice

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bridget McBean" <bmb at ecdpm.org>
To: <alice at apc.org>
Cc: "Nigel Scott" <nigel at gamos.org>
Sent: Friday, August 25, 2006 2:10 PM
Subject: ECDPM / GAMOS invite you to join an online discussion about 
examining evidence from communication and information activities that 
support development outcomes from 28 August 2006


> Dear Ms Munyua
>
> You recently answered a survey for my colleague Dr Scott, for which we are
> grateful.  We found your answers very helpful.  We are about to have a
> discussion on the same subject and wondered if you would like to join in
> an online discussion.  The online discussions begin on Monday 28 August
> 2006 and will run for three weeks. The ECDPM and GAMOS will moderate and
> managed the discussion as part of a DFID funded initiative.
>
> Process so far
> This invitation is a follow up to an email sent out at the beginning of
> August to raise awareness of the international initiative.
>
> The organisations and individuals who submitted their interest have ready
> been registered as participants to the online discussion group. Over sixty
> individuals in numerous organisations have already received an email
> welcoming them to the D-group website and providing them with access to
> the website, the resources and, from Monday, the discussion.  They can
> enjoy reading some background papers and making some of their own
> contributions to the online resources.
>
> For those interested to participate, please send a request to join the
> D-group to join-communication-evidence at dgroups.org
>
> Overall objective
> The policy makers invited to the forum for discussion will contribute to
> greater understanding of the evidence base related to communication and
> information activities that support development outcome.  This will occur
> by the exchange of information promoted by the initial questions and by
> the report on the discussion.  As this is the first discussion of this
> nature, a community of interested policy makers may materialise out of the
> interactions.  As the discussion is part of a DFID funded project that is
> developing the evidence base, the feedback report from the discussion will
> contribute to clarity regarding the needs of policy makers.  The
> discussions are part of an iterative process designed into the 18 month
> project
>
> Format of the discussion
> From the project this far, three questions have been identified and will
> be presented as the basis for first discussion. The first process will run
> over three weeks.  Each week, the discussion will be guided by a question.
> Each session will be moderated and a summary posted at the end of the
> discussion. The summarized discussion will become part of the project
> documentation.
>
> Question one – week one
> Within the range of sectoral policies (affecting developing countries),
> what level of importance is generally attributed to integrating the use of
> information and communications into policies in order to deliver outcomes
> more effectively?
>
> Question two - week two
> Given the results last week, what type of evidence would be most helpful
> in raising the profile of Information and Communication?
>
> Question three – week three
> Given the results last week, how can we get the right information in front
> of the right people at the right time?
>
> Members
> The members of the group are policy makers in government, non government
> organisations, donors and academia.  So far, the reregistered members are
> from a spread of countries from Papua New Guinea, South Africa, Ethiopia
> Tanzania, Uganda, Kenya, Guyana, Peru, the UK and Belgium. Organisations
> represented include Belgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, UNECA,
> Development Bank of Southern Africa, Ministry of Finance, EU Delegation,
> Oxfam, Regional and Local government office, Ministry of Health, local
> governance reform programme, Ministry of Education and an array of
> interesting NGOs.
>
> To build the community of interest, it is important that the members
> identity themselves When you post a comment, please let everyone know who
> you are by sending a short (around 30 words) introduction including your
> name, position, affiliation and country with your first posting to the
> discussion.
>
> It would be useful to categorise yourself as from one of these five
> sectors (health, education, livelihood/agriculture, governance and
> economy/growth and as from one of these four groupings (donor agencies,
> government, civil society, ICD)
>
> The attachment outlines key information about the content and format of
> the discussion.
>
>
>
> We look forward to a vibrant and interesting discussion.
>
> Yours sincerely
>
> Bridget McBean
> Head: Communication and Information
>
> European Centre for Development Policy Management (ECDPM)
> Onze Lieve Vrouweplein 21
> NL 6211 HE Maastricht
> The Netherlands
> Tel: + 31 43 350 2913 (direct)
> Tel: + 31 43 350 2900 (general)
> Fax: + 31 43 350 2902
>
> Email: bmb at ecdpm.org
> Website: www.ecdpm.org
>