Re: [GKD] POWERING ICT: An Energy Solutions Toolkit for ICT Projects

[Tom Abeles]

It would be interesting to know how much money was spent on the
development of this "tool kit". How much?

It would also be interesting to know whether the developers of the tool
kit reviewed the literature on "expert systems" and the attempts which
were made a number of years ago regarding what might be called first
generation knowledge management systems, where there were attempts to
capture the knowledge of professionals in the field.

David Snowden, one of the foremost experts in the field of KM currently,
has created his ASHEN model where the order of ease of knowledge capture
from easy to hard ran as follows:

A =artifacts- it is easy to give someone an object
S =skills - skills take time to transfer along with experience
H = heuristics or basic rules of thumb one learns that works from a
pragmatic perspective
E = experience- what comes from years in the field
N = natural talent- there are some whose skills seem almost inherited
and others who may try all their life and never reach this level of
capability

All of this points to the idea that such a tool kit is a nice academic
exercise, but one which will find little use.

thoughts?

tom abeles



On 7/8/05, Barbara Fillip wrote:

> I am pleased to announce that the Energy Solutions Toolkit for ICT
> Projects is now accessible through the DOT-COM Alliance web site
> 
> The toolkit is designed to help ICT program managers, decision-makers
> and entrepreneurs select the most cost-effective mix of ICT and energy
> systems for projects in off-grid and poorly electrified areas.

..snip...

> You can access the toolkit at:
> . On this page, you will
> find 1) a short presentation about the toolkit; 2) a link to the toolkit
> itself; 3) a link to the survey form to send us your feedback.





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[GKD] POWERING ICT: An Energy Solutions Toolkit for ICT Projects

[Barbara Fillip]

Dear GKD Members,

I am pleased to announce that the Energy Solutions Toolkit for ICT
Projects is now accessible through the DOT-COM Alliance web site. This
toolkit has been developed in collaboration with Winrock by the dot-ORG
program, implemented by the Academy for Educational Development (AED),
under funding from the U.S. Agency for International Development
(USAID).

The toolkit is designed to help ICT program managers, decision-makers
and entrepreneurs select the most cost-effective mix of ICT and energy
systems for projects in off-grid and poorly electrified areas.

The toolkit is still a prototype and we are looking forward to receiving
your feedback will help ensure that the toolkit is able to effectively
provide clear, accessible tools and information. If you would like to
help us improve the toolkit, we kindly request that you review the
prototype and fill out the online feedback survey by July 30, 2005.

You can access the toolkit at:
. On this page, you will
find 1) a short presentation about the toolkit; 2) a link to the toolkit
itself; 3) a link to the survey form to send us your feedback.

Feel free to forward this information to colleagues who might have an
interest in the toolkit. I look forward to the feedback and will be
working on revisions in August.


Best regards,

Barbara Fillip, Ph.D.
Communication Specialist
DOT-COM Alliance
http://www.dot-com-alliance.org
(202) 884-8003




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