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SCAN - ICT MOZAMBIQUE

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SCAN - ICT MOZAMBIQUE

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    1. SCAN - ICT MOZAMBIQUE “MECHANISM AND SOURCES FOR DATA COLLECTION” Presented by: Francisco Mabila Eduardo Mondlane University mabila@uem.mz http://www.uem.mz

    3. MOZAMBIQUE COUNTRY PROFILE Located in Southern Africa Area: 780,000 km2 Population: 18 mil. Inhabitants GDP per capita: USD240 Iliteracy Rate: 53,6% (2003) Poverty Rate: 54,1% (2003) Teledensity: 0,5% (2002) E-mail Subscribers: 65,000 (2002)

    4. MAJOR CHALLENGES IN ICT DATA COLLECTION IN MOZAMBIQUE AT PRIMARY SOURCE LEVEL - Lack of ICT awareness - Iliteracy - Geographical barriers - Poor communication infrastructure - Language diversity - Inquiries fatigue - Limited financial resources

    5. MAJOR CHALLENGES IN ICT DATA COLLECTION IN MOZAMBIQUE AT PRIMARY SOURCE LEVEL (Cont.) - Cultural aspects at family level - Role of local Govt (responsiveness higher in rural areas than in urban)

    6. MAJOR CHALLENGES IN ICT DATA COLLECTION IN MOZAMBIQUE AT SECONDARY SOURCE LEVEL - No institutional culture of keeping statistics - No statistics available - Little and/or unsystemised data - Lack of standards (indicators) - Lack of skills - Lack of ICT awareness - Existing information not published

    7. MAJOR CHALLENGES IN ICT DATA COLLECTION IN MOZAMBIQUE LEGAL ASPECTS - People are only obliged to respond to inquiries conducted by the National Institute of Statistics or under creditation - Law protects right for privacy

    8. NOW, WHAT DO? MAJOR RECOMMENDATION: The need to institutionalise the Scan process is an imperative, i.e., Scan-ICT MUST be transformed from the current project-oriented approach into a national program.

    9. WHY? ADVANTAGES: Ensure continuity of the process Reduce donor dependency Build ownership Increase flexibility

    10. SUGGESTED MODEL COORDINATION UNIT: National Institute of Statistics National network of Scan focal points Eduardo Mondlane University ICT Policy Commission

    11. SUGGESTED MODEL (Cont.) COMPOSITION OF THE NETWORK Education institutions (schools and universities) Public institutions Private Sector

    12. SUSTAINABILITY OF THE MODEL AT TECHNICAL LEVEL Human Resources capacity building program at all levels required Adequate organisational aspects Strong coordination among all parties ICT awareness campaigns

    13. SUSTAINABILITY OF THE MODEL (Cont.) AT FINANCIAL LEVEL Govt. must allocate necessary budget Selling services (consultancies & products) Other sources (e.g. donor funding)

    14. SUGGESTED MODEL (Cont.) CURRENT SITUATION: Discussions on governance issues of the model going on Software application for data collection in testing phase (Software will allow online update by selected institutions)

    15. SUGGESTED MODEL (Cont.) THE WAY FORWARD Have final approval from the Govt Integration of Scan in the model Harmonisation of indicators Design of action plan

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