CRS ICT4D Strategy

Getting ICT solutions into the field

Change Strategy

Technology

PeopleProcesses

ICT4D Strategy• Goal:

– Mainstream the use of ICT 4D solutions

• Background:– Cross-divisional ICT4D Team established– Strategy developed in FY2010

• Approach:1. Build commitment to use ICT4D

solutions2. Establish an ICT4D knowledge

exchange program3. Build and maintain a portfolio of

ICT4D solutions4. Develop CRS’ capacity to deploy

and sustain ICT4D solutions

Agriculture aims to balance community needs with information management

Enhance

• Productivity • Profitability• Skills• Asset management• Financial guides

Enable

• Distance learning• Data collection*• Data sharing*• Data Mapping*• Data services

4

Key Issues in Development and Deployment

• Support innovation to create portfolio of pilots• Build capacity to take pilots to production• Establish a help desk to support users• Share information broadly

– Webinars

– ICT4D conferences– Mar 2010 Nairobi– Sep 2010 Washington– Mar 2011 Lusaka – Mar 2012 Kigali

Distance learning / training

materials

Farmer registration

Business planning

Profitability analysis

Crop monitoring

Farm log

Project set up

Baseline / impact

MEAS Learning products

IFormBuilderDigital forms Agilix LMS

Platform

Farmbook components

Register clients

Develop business plan

Profit analysis

Production schedule

Farm visit log

Baseline

Performance monitoring

Impact

Farmbook Forms

Distance Learning with Agilix “To Go” Course

Monitoring Distance Learning

Great Lakes Cassava Initiative

• 1,116,651 farmers• 3023 farmer groups• Click on for data

– By year– By M&E points

clients

Services

Biz Plan

outputs

impact

Forms input

Cloud hosted services and databases

Relational Database

MAPS

Trends

Polls

Data Market

Data

cle

anin

g fa

cilit

y

Data process management

Cons

olid

ated

Dat

abas

e

Reports

Super usersset up and

filtering

Device options

Register Beneficiaries Deliver Services

Track/Report

Demonstration: Data and mapping

What are we working towards?

• Cloud based: Standardized processes and products with streamlined management and costs.

• Farmer facing data: provide customized information that helps farmers first and then assists our record keeping

• Improved capacity: Develop a system that assists field staff to learn new skills and provide better training.

• Benchmark technology: New tools enable field staff to monitor effectiveness of technology and training.

• Data Management: Field workers engaged in data sharing, management as well as project managers

• Accountability: Data that has multiple audiences over time and locations