[Kictanet] March 2006 - IMARK launches new e-learning for managers in international development a

[alice at apc.org]

March 2006 - IMARK launches new March 2006 - IMARK launches new e-learning 
module to help managers in
international development address the challenges of the new
information environment.

1 March 2006 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United
Nations (FAO) is pleased to announce on behalf of the Information
Management Resource Kit (IMARK) Steering Group, the release of the
English version of the latest IMARK e-learning module "Investing in
Information for Development". The module addresses the needs of
managers and decision-makers for new awareness and skills related to
development and implementation of strategies, policies, structures,
and procedures for effective management of information. "Information
management has evolved rapidly in recent years, in relation to the
powerful but complex digital technologies that are now available.
This latest module considers the impact of technology on the
information environment, and on the decisions that managers in
development organizations have to take", explains Anton Mangstl,
Director of FAO's Library and Documentation Systems Division.

The module was developed by FAO, with support from the Technical
Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA) and the German
Agency for Technical Cooperation (GTZ). A series of lessons and
resources is provided to assist managers in developing an information
strategy, and in implementing new structures and procedures for
effective information management and exchange. The module includes a
series of lesson plans, learner notes and presentations which can be
adapted by trainers developing their own curricula for face-to-face
seminars and courses.

This, and all IMARK modules, are available at no-cost either through
the IMARK website www.imarkgroup.org or on CD-ROM upon request.
Learners are encouraged to register and select a course.

IMARK now has over 30 partners and collaborating institutions since
its inception in 2001, and its activities are coordinated through a
Steering Group whose members are: the Association for Progressive
Communications (APC), FAO, the Agence Universitaire de la
Francophonie (AUF), Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on
Agriculture (IICA), the Centre de coopération internationale en
recherche agronomique pour le développement (Cirad), the Technical
Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA) and the United
Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).



1 March 2006 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United
Nations (FAO) is pleased to announce on behalf of the Information
Management Resource Kit (IMARK) Steering Group, the release of the
English version of the latest IMARK e-learning module "Investing in
Information for Development". The module addresses the needs of
managers and decision-makers for new awareness and skills related to
development and implementation of strategies, policies, structures,
and procedures for effective management of information. "Information
management has evolved rapidly in recent years, in relation to the
powerful but complex digital technologies that are now available.
This latest module considers the impact of technology on the
information environment, and on the decisions that managers in
development organizations have to take", explains Anton Mangstl,
Director of FAO's Library and Documentation Systems Division.

The module was developed by FAO, with support from the Technical
Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA) and the German
Agency for Technical Cooperation (GTZ). A series of lessons and
resources is provided to assist managers in developing an information
strategy, and in implementing new structures and procedures for
effective information management and exchange. The module includes a
series of lesson plans, learner notes and presentations which can be
adapted by trainers developing their own curricula for face-to-face
seminars and courses.

This, and all IMARK modules, are available at no-cost either through
the IMARK website www.imarkgroup.org or on CD-ROM upon request.
Learners are encouraged to register and select a course.

IMARK now has over 30 partners and collaborating institutions since
its inception in 2001, and its activities are coordinated through a
Steering Group whose members are: the Association for Progressive
Communications (APC), FAO, the Agence Universitaire de la
Francophonie (AUF), Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on
Agriculture (IICA), the Centre de coopération internationale en
recherche agronomique pour le développement (Cirad), the Technical
Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA) and the United
Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).



Alice  Wanjira
National Coordinator, Catalysing Access to ICTs in Africa (CATIA)
Association for Progressive Communications (APC)
alice at apc.org
http://www.apc.org
http://www.catia.ws