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1. ODI Information Products Review
It is planned to develop a new range of information materials particularly
oriented towards the needs of civil society organisations, and also
to redesign the ODI's extensive website. Comms Consult have been
contracted to help us to develop and implement a strategy to: survey
existing ODI information users to ask for their views about the
quality of our current output, how it could be improved, and their
suggestions for appropriate new printed and electronic publications
and other outputs; identify and undertake a similar survey of individuals
and organisations working to support civil society organisations
engaged in pro-poor policy processes in developing countries, who
do not currently use ODI information materials; review existing
information outputs and communication activities; and help to improve
existing, and make recommendations for new information products
and communication activities to meet the needs identified in the
survey, while enhancing the coherence (both stylistic and content),
and impact of ODI's overall information outputs and communication.
2. Knowledge Management
Effective use of information, knowledge and learning is central
to ODI's mission to lock together high-quality applied research,
practical policy advice, and policy-focused dissemination and debate.
ODI has recently developed, and started to implement a strategy
to improve internal knowledge and learning processes and systems.
The strategy, which is based on the results of a Knowledge Audit
undertaken in 2003/4, aims to improve the integration of ODI's work;
facilitate a more productive dialogue on development issues within
the institute, and improve ODI's capacity to engage development
policy-makers and partners in the North and South. It will do this
through improved internal and external communication and information
systems and processes, reduced duplication of work, and improved
use of current and historical knowledge and information.
3. Intranet and Web site redesign
A Content Management System (CMS) allows the simple organisation
and publication of web content without the need for extensive knowledge
of HTML. Its introduction in ODI should enable staff to:
- Publish and update web pages more easily, with better version
control and auditing of changes;
- Make better links between web pages and word and PDF files (making
the intranet and network shares more integrated);
- Work collaboratively on documents, meetings and projects with
other ODI staff and external partners;
- Connect related content together more easily through the use
of keywords and other metadata.
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