UNEP/IW:LEARN ICT Workshop
The purpose of this workshop is to assist projects in creating and managing a project website using the freely available IW:LEARN Toolkit. In addition, related ICT subjects such as GIS and content syndication will be discussed.
| What | Workshop Africa |
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| When |
07-Dec-2009 02:00 AM
to 09-Dec-2009 11:00 AM |
| Where | Nairobi,Kenya |
| Contact Name | Damaris Waigwa |
| Contact Email | damaris.waigwa@unep.org |
| Contact Phone | 254-20-7623266 |
| Attendees | Project Managers,, Technical Assistants,, IT Specialists |
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NOTE TO PARTICIPANTS
Participants are requested to bring their own laptop computer for use at the workshop.
Target Audience
The workshop is appropriate for information specialists, IT managers and project members who are responsible for developing and/or maintaining a project website.
Outcomes
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Participants will gain a comprehensive overview of the Toolkit capabilities and functions including freely available resources on the internet. Participants will also gain hands-on knowledge on how to create, manage and maintain the website with little or no IT knowledge.
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Participants will be introduced to WebGIS using the Toolkit's GIS module including how it can be used to access data from other GIS map servers on the internet.
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IW:LEARN will have a better understanding of project needs and develop a joint work
Sponsorship
Unlike the other workshops, this will be a self sponsored workshop and projects are required to fully sponsor their appointed project staff attending the workshop.
Workshop IW:LEARN Presentations
Please note that to reduce file size the following presentations have been split into several parts.
Introduction to Plone and IW:LEARN Toolkit
Part 1 / Part 2
Advanced features of IW:LEARN Toolkit
Part 1 / Part 2 / Part 3 (WebGIS)
To know more about the IW:LEARN Toolkit, visit http://www.iwlearn.net/websitetoolkit.
PARTICIPANTS:
- Saskia A.E. Marijnissen, PhD Lake Tanganyika UNDP/GEF Project, Regional Project Coordination Unit, Bujumbura, Burundi
- Pacifique Ndoricimpa Lake Tanganyika UNDP/GEF Project, Regional Project Coordination Unit, Bujumbura, Burundi
- Cynthia Barwendere Lake Tanganyika UNDP/GEF Project, Regional Project Coordination Unit, Bujumbura, Burundi
- Hugh Gibbon COAST - Collaborative Actions for Sustainable Tourism Project, UNIDO Kenya Office
- Adelaide Odhiambo COAST - Collaborative Actions for Sustainable Tourism Project
- Fikir Alemayehu Woldemichael COAST - Collaborative Actions for Sustainable Tourism Project
- James Osundwa UNEP
- Esther Maina UNEP / WIOLAB
- Nancy Soi UNEP
- Joana Akrofi UNEP/TWAP
- Monica Morisson OKACOM Secretariat –BOTSWANA / Environmental Protection and Sustainable Management of the Okavango River basin
- Kevin Keyser UNEP
- Ednah Onkundi Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute/ South West Indian Ocean Fisheries Project
