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E-RAILS LESSONS LEARNING WORKSHOP. By Nkurunziza Ritah & Muhindo Paulin

E-RAILS LESSONS LEARNING WORKSHOP. By Nkurunziza Ritah & Muhindo Paulin August, 2013. PROGRESS OF RAILS IN RWANDA. RAILS Establishment in Rwanda on 16 th July 2012. Awareness about RAILS was done.

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E-RAILS LESSONS LEARNING WORKSHOP. By Nkurunziza Ritah & Muhindo Paulin

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  1. E-RAILS LESSONS LEARNING WORKSHOP. By NkurunzizaRitah & MuhindoPaulin August, 2013

  2. PROGRESS OF RAILS IN RWANDA • RAILS Establishment in Rwanda on 16th July 2012. • Awareness about RAILS was done. • 7 members of the core learning team(CLT) that will support the Rwanda portal on www.erails.net were selected. • Setup of the national learning team(NLT). • The total number of people that were engaged in RAILS are 23 whereby 6 are women and 19 are men.

  3. PROGRESS OF RAILS IN RWANDA cont’n • Setup of the national learning team(NLT). • The total number of people that were engaged in RAILS are 23 whereby 6 are women and 19 are men. • 4 trainings on how to use e-RAILS platform for the NLT and CLT were carried out.

  4. PROGRESS OF RAILS IN RWANDA cont’d ICT EQUIPMENTS

  5. PROGRESS OF RAILS IN RWANDA cont’d • Best five websites on e-Rails Portal • http://www.erails.net/RW/isar-main-library/rab--main-library/ • http://www.erails.net/RW/isar-main-library/up-library/ • http://www.erails.net/RW/isar-main-library/raip/ • http://www.erails.net/RW/banana program/ • http://www.erails.net/RW/isar-main-library/erails-training-for-national-learning-teamnlt-in-muhanga-district-15th-to-16th-may-2013/

  6. PROGRESS OF RAILS IN RWANDA cont’d • List of institutions • MINAGRI • RAB • National University of Rwanda(UNR) • National Museum of Rwanda • Umutara Polytechnic University • Imbaraga Farmers Organization • Catholic Relief Services(CRS) • Pole de Developpement de Kabuga(PDK)

  7. RAILS CHALLENGES • Inadequate capacity for packaging and dissemination of agricultural information and knowledge • Digital divide on using eRAILS tools among the National Learning Teams (NLTs). • Delay of approval from policy makers. • Inconsistency of created websites through eRAILS portal in different institutions. • Untimely communication between researchers and end-users of results at national and regional level • Limited internet connectivity in some institutions. • Insufficient ICT equipments and infrastructure set up. • Poor Linkage between RAILS and DONATA.

  8. RAILS ACHIEVEMENTS • ACHIEVEMENTS OF RAILS for RWANDA • The National Learning Team (NLT) and members of Core Learning Team to support the development of the national AIS gateway are established. • The national awareness about RAILS was done through organized national meetings and workshops in the different parts of the country.

  9. ACHIEVEMENTS OF RAILS for RWANDA Cont’d • National e-RAILS platform was created and coordinated • The training in using the e-RAILS Platform are carried out. • The RAILS sensitization was also done through posters, leaflets and pull up banners,

  10. The 6 websites with good content were created on the Rwanda RAILS Portal by stakeholders (See web links below): • http://www.erails.net/RW/isar-main-library/rab--main-library/ • http://www.erails.net/RW/isar-main-library/up-library/ • http://www.erails.net/RW/isar-main-library/raip/ • http://www.erails.net/RW/isar-main-library/rab--main-library/ • http://www.erails.net/RW/isar-main-library/erails-training-for-national-learning-teamnlt-in-muhanga-district-15th-to-16th-may-2013/ • http://www.erails.net/RW/erails-training/erails-training-data/

  11. ACHIEVEMENTS OF RAILS for RAB • Research data and solutions at fingertips • Real time interaction with technology users and partners • Virtual platform: E-researcher vs. E-farmer • Education • Public information

  12. ACHIEVEMENTS OF RAILS FOR ME as an Individual. • Skills on the usage of e-RAILS platform for information dissemination through trainings. • Partnerships and collaboration with farmers,(NLT); International and National partners.

  13. HOW TO IMPROVE KNOWLEDGE SHARING and MANAGEMENT • KNOWLEDGE SHARING and MANAGEMENT IMPROVEMENT for RAB as an INSTITUTION. • Architecture and design of information systems: E.g; E-Libraries...,technologies such as new social software tools such as wikis and blogs • Research and extension results framing (standardisation of content, user friendliness) • Interactivity : researcher-researcher, researcher-partners, researcher-farmer, farmer to farmer

  14. KNOWLEDGE SHARING and MANAGEMENT IMPROVEMENT for RAB as an INSTITUTION. Cont’d • Coordination and control of information • Intellectual property !! • Validation and credibility • Standardisation of content.

  15. KNOWLEDGE SHARING and MANAGEMENT IMPROVEMENT for RAB as an INSTITUTION. Cont’d • Increasing attention to knowledge sharing through improving collaboration with external organizations: partners, suppliers and customers. • Knowledge and information packaging skills improvement through conducting relevant trainings.

  16. KNOWLEDGE SHARING and MANAGEMENT IMPROVEMENT for RWANDA as a Country • Sensitization of the Private sector to increasingly commit to Knowledge Management. • Building forums for Knowledge Management and sharing.

  17. Thank you!

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