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CHANNEL MANAGERS’ TRAINING. The CIVIC web 2.0 platform Juan Dolio, DR, 11-14 November 2008 Stéphane Bruno, sbruno@websystems.ht. FACTS. Since 2002, CIVIC has relied mainly on a mailing list and a basic resource repository based on Dgroups
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CHANNEL MANAGERS’ TRAINING The CIVIC web 2.0 platform Juan Dolio, DR, 11-14 November 2008 Stéphane Bruno, sbruno@websystems.ht
FACTS • Since 2002, CIVIC has relied mainly on a mailing list and a basic resource repository based on Dgroups • The platform is supported by IDRC, and provides limited functionality • In survey conducted in 2006, members expressed desire to use more advanced, web 2.0 platform to enrich user esperience and participation • Working groups in dec. 2006 and oct. 2008 produced terms of reference and specifications for new CIVIC web 2.0 platform • The new CIVIC web is based on a Content Management System (CMS), drupal
OBJECTIVES • Provide an improved environment and more advanced tools to allow CIVIC members to better interact, share resources, work collaboratively on projects and documents; • Provide an online “home” for the CIVIC community which provides an identity to the network and allows others to learn about its purpose and activities; • Provide tools to better manage activities conducted by CIVIC members: • internal (as governance mechanisms, working groups, sub-networks, knowledge sharing and creation, collaborative project development) • external (advocacy actions, promotion, outreach activities, fundraising and brokering, etc.) • Provide a knowledge base and resource repository for practitioners, academics, donors, research, businesses, development workers, agencies and multilateral organizations, policymakers in ICT for Development (ICT4D): a one-stop destination for information and data on ICT4D in the Caribbean
USER ROLES • Anonymous User • CIVIC member • Content Manager • Channel Manager • Administrator • Moderator
THE CONCEPT OF CHANNELS • A CIVIC channel is a sub-section within CIVIC 2.0 web platform and a sub-group of members who have a specific area of interest • A channel can be: • Thematic: as ICT and education in the Caribbean, ICT for disaster management in the Caribbean, ICT business networking in the Caribbean, • Transversal/processoriented: as ICT4D advocacy, ICT4D monitoring and evaluation, ICT4D project management, ICT4D planning, ICT4D policy in the Caribbean, etc.; • Geographic: as ICT4D in the OECS, ICT4D in Dominican Rep, ICT4D in St Kitts, ICT4D in leeward islands, etc.
FEATURES OF THE WEB PLATFORM • Multilingual • Extended user profiles • Clearinghouse • Mailing list and forum integration • Event calendar and management • Resource section • Annoucements section • Poll and voting mechanism • Search