1. Results
Support to the National Institute of Statistics of
Rwanda (NISR) in ICT Capacity Strengthening
Rajiv Ranjan
ICT Advisor - NISR/UNDP
UNDP Programme and Implementing Partners Retreat
Musanze, La Palme Hotel
August 31, 2012
4. Background
In the beginning (2008-2009)
The MIS Dept. (now ICT Dept.) was characterized by the following:
• Small team size (Only 4 permanent staff )
• Insufficient ICT infrastructure:
No network (Local Area Network) –
No Phone -
Slow and intermittent internet –
No software licenses -
• Non existent web presence
• Policies and procedures gaps
• Skills gaps
• Dormant partnerships
8. The Current ICT Team
Old permanent staff (3)
Total Strength
New permanent staff (10)
Temporary staff (4) 17
ICT Qualifications
Director’s ---
PG Diploma in Statistics
Office & Demography,
B.Sc. Computer Science
& Statistics,
PG Diploma in
Telecommunication,
B.Sc. Electrical
& Electronics,
Diploma in Geography,
B.Sc. Computer Science,
B.Sc. Information
Business,
IT Systems Data Geographic B.Sc. Geography,
Administration Processing Information System B.Sc. Biology & Geography,
B.Sc. Environment
& Land Management (2),
B.Sc.,
B.Sc. Computer Science,
Diploma in Library Science,
Masters in IT Management
13. NISR intranet
Knownet (short for
Knownet – Inside NISR KNOWledge NETwork) is the
face of NISR’s intranet.
It facilitates consolidating communication and
exchange of knowledge among the colleagues at NISR.
Knownet's mission is to collect and organize NISR's collective knowledge
and make it accessible and useful to NISR staff.
14. Intranet Interface
User friendly
User focused
Easy to navigate
Dynamic
Database driven
Open Source
Interesting & Exciting
15. Spaces (Storage Area Network)
A place for everyone!
//Redserver/DATA
A place for every group!
//Redserver/GroupDATA
A place for sharing!
//Redserver/Shared
22. Policy innovation
Standard Operating
Environment
Circulation Policy
for NISR
Laptops
23. Forms (Process innovation)
Software Installation Fresh/new Computer
Request Request
Form Form
Computer Checklist/
Laptop
Record for
Request
fresh/new
Form
Computer
25. Training for NISR Staff and ICT Dept. Staff
4
Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer
1
Cisco Certified Network Associate
PG Diploma in Applied
Geo-Information Science 3
(CGIS-NUR)
Master of Information
System (MIS) 1
28. Next leap
• Census data processing and dissemination – e.g.
CensusInfo
• Using mobile tech for data gathering –
RapidSMS
• Opening up data from National Statistical
System (NSS) partners – Open Data Portal
• GIS integration on the web –
ArcGIS Server
• Refurbishment of NISR building/infrastructure