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2. Which of the above sources do you think will be most important to you in 2014? 3. For each of the three sources that you predict will be most important in 2014 what problems do you anticipate? • What strategic decisions (if any) will you need to make now in order to address these future problems? Participant Task 4 - Feedback from group discussions The response to the first question was influenced by the type of work the members of groups are/were doing, and the following were indicated as being important: • The Web (general) • The Web (specific websites) • Books • Journals (print and electronic) • Colleagues in your organisation (collaborators, networks, partnerships) • Others – adverts, magazines, fairs, etc. Note that the organisational profile dictates source use/importance. The following were chosen as the most important sources in 2014 • The Web (general) • The Web (specific websites) • Journals (electronic) It is anticipated the increasing cost of journals will further restrict use. New forms of distributing information (e.g. social networking) will affect preference. Strategic decision to address future problems • Policy on organisational knowledge • Consortia to increase buying power (but may have some hidden cost) • Digital divide - Some anticipated problems include Internet connectivity, costs, deepening digital divide. High social mobility of skilled personnel means that strategies to preserve information in organisational repositories need to be in place. Participant Task 5 – Who gets my information and how? Questions: 1. Who are the main consumers of your information? Which of the following are most important to you in 2009? • Policy makers • Funders (both international and domestic) • Information producers (for example, publishers) • Colleagues within your organisation • Communicators (for example, extension agents and/or teachers) • Agricultural producers (for example, farmers) • Other 2. Which of the above consumers do you think will be most important to you in 2014? 22 | P age
3. Which of the following delivery mechanisms do you think will be most important for your two highest priority consumer groups in 2014? • Training (face to face) • Training (distance) • Publications (hardcopy) • Publications (electronic) • Computers • Mobile phones • Mass Media (for example, radio and television) • Local media (for example rural radio) • Other 4. What strategic decisions will you need to make in order to adjust your target groups and delivery mechanisms for 2014? Participant Task 5 – Working Group <strong>Report</strong>s Q1. The main consumers of information were ranked as follows: 11. Communicators 12. Agricultural producers 13. Colleagues within organisation 14. Students 15. Colleagues from other organisations 16. Libraries 17. Funders 18. Policy makers Q2. Ranked as follows: 1. Farmers (young and old) 2. Communicators and Colleagues (internal and external) 3. Policy makers/Funders Q3. Policy makers • Face-to-face • Publications • Donors • Hardcopy or electronic Q4. Strategic decisions for 2014 For farmers: • Publications hard copies, suggest infrastructure (e.g. libraries) be put in place. • Mobility be improved • Face to face – coverage in some areas will still be limited. • Alternatives – mobile phones coverage be improved Participants Task 6 – What are my O & M options? Questions: 1.Who if anyone or any unit plans the overall information activities in your organisation? Plans here mean financial, staffing, facilities planning for activities. 23 | P age
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