IPGRI Online Communication Strategy

Final Presentation To IPGRI

Today I delivered a final presentation to a large group representing IPGRI stakeholders in publishing, editorial, design, library, research, IT and marketing departments.

The presentation summarized all of the steps taken during this project and how IKONOS had arrived at the preparation of the three final reports (Action Plan, Project Brief and Technology Evaluation).

I introduced and explained the importance of the three final reports and provided some specific recommendations on how to porceed with the project.

Final reports and documents, online delivery

All final (revised and corrected) documents and reports, produced during this consultation process are now available online:

User needs to the fore – Third consultation workshop

The FINAL Action Plan Map

Feedback from the second online survey and the third consultation workshop both heavily stressed the central role of identifying users and their needs in the continuing development of the IPGRI Web site. Read on. . .

Migrating to a Content Management System: suggestion

Massimo Buonaiuto sent me this e-mail:

QUOTE

Dear Massimo and Luigi et al.,
I am sending you a document I prepared more than one year ago about a
possible migration of the content from IPGRI Web site to a CMS.

It was just a draft, and probably the migration would cost less in terms of
resources, but I think it could arise good points to discuss.

Of course, comments are very welcome in the meanwhile...

Regards,
Massimo B.

UNQUOTE

Donwload Massimo Buonaiuto's CMS Report and send-in your comments.

Second survey: a success!

Dear all,
the second online survey closed successfully yesterday with an incredible amount of participation.

If you want to know more don't miss the third and last meeting IKONOS will hold tomorrow at IPGRI Roma.

Remember that anybody can contribute using the general comments forum here available and that another opportunity to give your final opinion will be given to all after the last meeting.

Thanks to everybody for your generous and precious contribution.

See you live/online tomorrow.

The Action Plan Map: follow the flow

To better allow you to understand the flow of the process outlined in the Action Plan Map, here is an updated map with the process tree.

If you have already replied to the Survey questionnaire: no problem! Use the General Comments Forum to share your comments, opinions and feedback with the group.

Take the Second Online Survey

The goal of the Second Online Survey is to validate the Action Plan Map collaboratively build during the Second Meeting.

Before replying to the survey be sure to have carefully reviewed:

The Issues Presentation (ZIP 2.5MB)

First Survey: Results (PDF)

Prioritizing the priorities (report of 2nd meeting)

When you are ready:

Click here to take the Second Online Survey

Prioritizing the priorities (report of 2nd meeting)

We need to rework the IPGRI Web home page NOW (and maybe the regional home pages too) – this was one of the strongest reactions coming out of the second consultation workshop. But more of that later. Read on....

New Feature: Post your General Comments

Among the other dedicated discussion forums now you have a new facilitiy to add your general comments or any other contribution you think does not fit anywhere else.

Post your General Comments

NOTA BENE: the General Comments forum is always accessible from the side bar of any page of this Web site.

How many pages in IPGRI Web site?

According to Massimo Buonaiuto that the IPGRI Web site consists of over 8000 Web Pages (without considering P.A. web site), linked together by more than 12,000 internal hyperlinks. There are more than 550 PDF files, and more than 120 tables of databases published on line.

One interesting thing is the huge difference in the number of pages under the different categories and Regional Offices. The "champion" is the APO Office, with over 3000 pages.

What causes this difference? Is it the amount of information there is to share, or the nature of the information or the audiences? Is it the amount of time dedicated to Web work? I would like to hear more about this.