Management
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| Objective |
SO Number
| FY 2003
| FY 2004 |
FY 2005 |
FY 2006 |
| Information Technology Transfer
| 969-010
| 1,490 |
1,490
| 1,500
| 1,500
|
| Total (in thousands of dollars) |
1,490 |
1,490 |
1,500 |
1,500 |
Excludes P.L. 480. See Program Annex.
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Development Challenge: The Management Bureau's primary contribution to the success of USAID's development programs is providing efficient and effective administrative and management support services to meet the Agency's management strategic goals. These goals are to ensure a high quality workforce supported by a modern and secure infrastructure and operational capabilities. In addition, the Management Bureau also implements a small information technology program that directly address a key development challenge - ensuring that overseas missions make sound IT investments in support of USAID programs worldwide. In a world increasingly transformed by the information economy, the information and communications technology components of USAID programs take on increasing importance to development in all sectors.
USAID Program: USAID's Bureau for Management addresses the above development challenge by providing information technology guidance and support to its worldwide field missions as well as to Washington bureaus and offices. Through the Information Technology Transfer (ITT) program, the Management Bureau assists missions and bureaus in designing and executing a wide variety of IT projects. Development assistance funds will be used to provide short-term technical assistance, internet support services, and telecommunications services in support of USAID programs worldwide. The ITT program guides and supports USAID programs worldwide. It provides an analytical framework for linking IT investment decisions to strategic objectives, goals and customer needs. The ITT program ensures proper implementation of technology programs in health, democracy, agriculture, environment, economic growth and other programs.
Other Program Elements: All overseas missions and Washington bureaus can participate in and benefit from the ITT program through "buy-ins." For example, the USAID mission in Armenia provided program funding to implement Information and Communications Technology projects that established the Armenian Information Technology Development Support Council and the Armenian Development Agency that support activities such as telecommunications, and legal and regulatory reform.
The USAID mission in Eritrea also provided program funding for the ITT initiative to implement projects in support of the University of Asmara that resulted in the provision of personal computers and network components for its computer laboratories. Additionally, ITT funding supported the Eritrea Telecommunications Network by providing automated billing and tariff systems.
Other Donors: The ITT program complements the activities of other donors in this area.
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