SUMMARY OF WORKGROUP RECOMMENDATIONS
TECHNICAL |
HUMAN RESOURCES |
INSTITUTIONS |
| Provide open forum for promoting standards | Identify the role and need of GIS in the organization | Support/organize user groups as means of moving forward toward a data clearing house/certifier |
| Provide annual forum for technical exchanges, case studies, etc. | Analyze organizational, technical and human resources | Organize national level meetings to agree to an action agenda for solving the identified problems |
| Catalogue datasets, their availability/cost | Design GIS development plan, identify training needs, design training strategies and curricula | Develop ‚manual‘ (using national experiences) with focus on institutional issues for GIS and GIS products |
| Prepare standards for cataloging data | Implement training, training in-house with local trainers | |
| Provide technical guidelines on data management | Train staff (incl. Managers!) according to their specific needs | |
| Coordinate base data generation, support agencies that have the mandate for base data generation | Build up a training network and exchange work experiences in work group | |
| Promote technical GIS user groups (to develop standards) | Projects/Institutions should coordinate training events | |
| Allocate appropriate budget for introduction and upgrading of GIS training |
First, each GIS unit should try to address their own problems, before moving on into a larger arena.
It is difficult to do an in-house training assessment that is perceived as objective. A training network could provide 'outsiders' to assist in producing training assessments.
What training is going on now?
This year, one participant from Cambodia has participated in a GIS training sponsored by Finnish project, a second one participated in an in-house, project –specific training. Last year, Swiss Land Classification Project in Laos conducted training for Lao participants from different institutions to use ArcView.
MRC Project: During last year, MRC conducted two project-oriented training events in Laos, AIT, Cambodia, with regional participation.
| CAMBODIA | |
| FAO/SR | GIS users group foreseen
in the very near future at (our) provincial level |
| MOE | Try and revive a RS/GIS users group (CEIN)
originally est. by UNDP/ETAP Try to make sure data sets are made available once they are compiled |
| LAOS | |
| NAWACOP | Establish and provide standards of LUP-
Data collection and analysis Conduct training regarding LUP Coordinate with other institutions on LUP Participate in all relevant GIS-workshop/meetings etc Provide technical support Provide LUP-Data (on our project area) Support provinces with Internet Access |
| SSLCC | Can cooperate and provide some information |
| Nat‘l Univ. of Laos | Provide short training courses but need
support on tech. and curriculum development Participate in GIS users group |
| NAFRI | Will work on cataloging data and making
them available Provide GIS training |
| VIETNAM | |
| CNRES | Share experience Encourage colleagues to raise standards Share excess capacities at facilities with other institutions |
| VTGEO | Build up a ‚draft‘ standard for
discussion among other organizations Provide consulting and short term training in field of RS and GIS application and management Put the training course documentation on Internet for everyone Could contribute to building a national GIS center to set standards and manage data and metadata for Vietnam |
| WWF/FIPI | Link GIS and database Conduct GIS training course Conduct forest monitoring and assessment |
| NISF | Assist to establish national society of resource information technologies that can set data standards, establish guidelines, etc. |
| THAILAND | |
| RECOFTC | Training of Trainers: Process/Methods Method for Organizational assessment: Training needs-design process Advice/Share on training materials development |
| OTHERS | |
| WRI/USA | Support a regional GIS forum through: 1. Funding 2. Support participation of scientists/researchers from outside the region Help to develop methods/standards for land use cover change monitoring (Pathfinder) Carry out/Share GIS-based policy research |
| SMRP | SMRP‘s GIS units in Laos &
Cambodia can: 1. Exchange trainees 2. Provide conceptual advice on: Data base management, data documentation, quality control, GIS implementation Provide examples of user-oriented GIS products (how to assess needs, design, assign costs, etc.) Make available support and infrastructure for the establishment of forum and workgroups Facilitate information exchange for forum, workgroups, information system |
| C. Knie (GIS Consultant) |
Assist in assessing GIS needs and
analyzing system capabilities Conduct GIS training courses, assist in developing training curricula Assist in compiling databases, - data documentation, - GIS implementation |
| H. Christ (GIS Consultant) | Participate in user groups and forums Assist in training/guidelines/manual development Help organize workshops Provide information on case studies and experiences Assist in raising awareness within GTZ regarding WS recommendations |