Designing e-Government for the Poor - Tanzania Development ...

Job training and job placement services for rural economic development
6. Assumptions and risks – Conditions necessary for the cause
and effect, but not controllable by managers. Risks are potential
adverse effects.
7. Target – Timebound and desired level of achievement for a
result area.
8. Indicators – Measures to be used for determining the level of
achievement of a result area.
9. Data sources and monitoring mechanisms – Sources of data
for measurement of attainment for each/indicator.
Mr. Kim asked that the participants create similar frameworks for
their project proposals and provided the project framework for the
Maldives project as an example.
G. Job training and job placement services
for rural economic development
Mr. Kyosuke Yoshimura, Learning Solution Executive,
IBM Global Services Asia Pacific
Mr. Yoshimura began his presentation by emphasizing that successful
realization of e-government requires tremendous resources including ICT
training. Job training and ICT training are especially critical to the development
of rural and poor communities.
Mr. Yoshimura explained that actions taken by the Regional Centres
for Rural Development located in the United States of America could
serve as a useful example in analyzing the significance of rural development
centres in ICT training and e-government implementation. The
Northeast Regional Centre in the United States set forth specific goals in
order to bridge the economic gap between small rural communities and
large urban centres. The first goal was to improve economic competitiveness,
diversity, and adaptability of small or rural communities. In order to
achieve this goal, focus was placed on information linkages that increase
rural urban integration. The second goal was facilitating development of
policies that enhance the well being of rural people and small towns.
This required that rural areas have adequate independent services. The
third goal, increasing community capacity to deal with change, could only
be achieved through education and training. The fourth goal was to
increase social viability, and the self reliance of communities. The fifth
goal was linking natural resource industries, including agriculture with
community and environmental resources. Mr. Yoshimura indicated that the
goals and actions undertaken by the Northeast Regional Centre highlight
the importance of focusing on local needs, local characteristics, and local
resources.
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