IATP Monitoring and Evaluation Report - IREX

Executive summary .....................................................4
Introduction ..............................................................5
Methodology:
A. Tools of Evaluation....................................................6
B. IATP Services Evaluated ..............................................7
Objective 1—Citizens are empowered to utilize free access to
information to promote democratic reform:
A. Target groups and outputs...........................................9
B. Analysis of Objective 1 impact ................................... 14
C. Evaluating IATP internet access and technical training ....... 19
D. IATP Centers as Communication and Information Resources . 22
E. IATP Centers and Libraries......................................... 24
F. IATP Responds to Internally Displaced Persons’ (IDPs) Needs in
Georgia ............................................................... 25
G. IATP Empowers Youth in Turkmenistan .......................... 27
H. Analysis of IT Adopters and Laggards ............................ 28
Objective 2—Civil Society representatives are networked with
local, regional, and international partners and resources:
A. Online Networking Facilitated by IATP .......................... 31
B. E-mail Communication for Networking .......................... 33
Objective 3— Targeted development projects are supported
through trainings of select community members in the use of
vanguard technologies and solutions:
A. Targets and Outcomes.............................................. 34
B. Local Web Content.................................................. 39
C. Cooperation with USAID-funded projects ....................... 41
Conclusions:
A. Summary of findings................................................ 43
B. Next steps in ICT4D................................................. 44
C. Final Comments ..................................................... 45
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