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ICT TECHNICAL SUPPORT PROJECT IN TANZANIA INFORMATION 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. Jukka Siltanen
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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 SCIENCESPROJECT PROPOSAL SUMMARY Jukka Siltanen TAMK University of Applied Sciences Kristina Nokso-Koivisto PITKY 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 • Support eLearning System for Rural Secondary Schools -project • Support ICT Mediated Distant Learning and Teacher Training -projects • Support Mobile Software Development -project • Support Software Incubator -project • Support IET Projects –project • Web Development skills • Project Management Skills • Communication & Learning Portal for Engineers
ICT Support Project timeline Start2009 2010 2011 End2012 Spring Fall Spring Fall Spring Fall 3 short term specialists FIN -> TZ 3 short term specialists FIN -> TZ 3 short term specialists FIN -> TZ 1eLearn 2ICT m. 3mobile 4incub. 5iet/web 1 short term specialist TZ -> FIN 1 long term specialist FIN -> TZ 2 long term specialists TZ -> FIN 1 medium term specialist FIN -> TZ 1 medium term specialists FIN -> TZ 1 long term specialist FIN -> TZ 1 medium term specialist FIN -> TZ 1 long term specialist FIN -> TZ 1 medium term specialist FIN -> TZ 1 long term specialist FIN -> TZ 1 long term specialist TZ -> FIN 1 short term specialist TZ -> FIN 1 short term specialists TZ -> FIN 1 short term specialists TZ -> FIN 1 long term specialist TZ -> FIN 1 long term specialist FIN -> TZ 1 long term specialist FIN -> TZ 1 long term specialist TZ -> FIN 1 long term specialist TZ -> FIN 1 short term specialists TZ -> FIN 1 short term specialists TZ -> FIN 1 medium term specialist FIN -> TZ 2 medium term specialists FIN -> TZ 1 medium term specialist FIN -> TZ 1 medium term specialist FIN -> TZ Main Project Manager (10 days) FIN -> TZ Main Project Manager (10 days) FIN -> TZ Main Project Manager (10 days) FIN -> TZ 3 short term specialists TZ -> FIN (own funding) Short term = 2 weeks Medium term = 1 month Long term = 5 months