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Date and Venue
The Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) in
close collaboration with United Nations Children’s Fund Middle
East and North Africa Regional Office (UNICEF) and United
Nations Development Group Office (UNDGO) are organizing a
training workshop on DevInfo v5.0 to be held in Cairo from 18-22
September 2006. The meeting is hosted by the Information and
Decision Support Center, address 1, Magless El-Shaab St., Cairo,
Egypt.
Background information
DevInfo is a tool designed to support governments in MDG
monitoring, and can be adapted to include additional
user-defined indicators that are linked to key national
monitoring frameworks. This software offers a cost-free and
effective solution to address the needs of UN agencies and
national partners to set up MDG based information management
system. This new version, which was released in May 2006, offers
a range of new tools and features including a fully web-enabled
version for effective dissemination and presentation of MDG and
human development indicators.
The workshop is the third in a series of regional activities on
DevInfo, and countries that have started work on this tool can
benefit greatly from the upgraded version of the software. The
training is expected to build a pool of regional trainers who
can facilitate in-country training at the national level.
Objectives
Participants will receive training on the new features and tools
of the “Users” and “Database administration” interfaces; in
addition they will share the experiences gained and lessons
learned in customizing and implementing DevInfo at the national
level. Hence, each participating country will be asked to make a
brief presentation on the current status and future plans with
respect to DevInfo.
Participants
Two government officials in the Arab region are expected to
attend the training. The officials should have received previous
training on DevInfo, hence they should be familiar with the use
and benefit of this tool. Additionally, one of the officials
should be the person who manages/administers DevInfo as he/she
is later expected to facilitate the in-country training on
DevInfo. The other official should be actively involved with the
use of the software, and coordinates data issues. All travel
costs and per diem of participants are to be covered by the UN
Country Team.
Kindly complete the attached nomination form and submit it to
Ms. Nadine Shaar, [shaar@un.org]
no later than September 4st, 2006.
All nominees will be required to pass the DevInfo v5.0
e-learning orientation to be eligible to participate in the
workshop. (Please visit
http://www.devinfo.info/e-learning/en/index.htm).
Working languages
The working languages of the workshop are English and Arabic; no
simultaneous interpretations will be made available.
Information to participants
Arrangements have been made with Hilton Ramses Hotel for
accommodation of participants.
Address:
1115 Corniche El Nile,
Cairo, Egypt 12344,
Phone: (202) 5777444
Fax: (202) 5752942
The rates are 85$ for single room and 95$ for double room,
including breakfast and all applicable service and government
taxes. Please direct your request for hotel reservations to Ms.
Nadine Shaar at [shaar@un.org]
Contact person
For additional information, please contact
Mr. Ahmed Hussein [hussein@un.org],
Krishna Belbase [kbelbase@unicef.org]
or Nadine Shaar [shaar@un.org]
phone (direct) +9611-978 488
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