Questionnaire/Survey

The purpose of this Questionnaire/Survey is to produce a curriculum guide in e-governance to be used as a reference tool by African Schools and Institutes of Public Administration, when designing short in-service training courses for local government institutions. Your cooperation is highly appreciated. 1. Please provide your contact details:

   Institution:

  Address:

  Phone:

  Fax: :

  email  :

  Web_Address :

 

  1. Is your institute/ school/ faculty / department / training centre :

  an integral part of the Public Service and fully owned by Government?

  an academic unit in a University or institution of higher learning?

  a hybrid (that is accountable both to Government and to a University?

  completely autonomous of government and University control?

  1. For curriculum planning and development purposes, your institute’s highest decision-making body is:

  a Government Ministry/Department

  the Accreditation Unit of the Ministry of Education

  University Senate/Academic or Faculty Board

  an autonomous Board of Directors / Governing Board/ Governing Council made up of  representatives of Government,   

       Universities, the Private Sector, and Civil Society?

  other

  1. Your institute’s basic mandate is:

   conduct of academic (undergraduate / degree/ diploma) public administration / governance programme only

   conduct of pre-entry and/or post-entry (in-service) training programmes only

  conduct of both academic and practical in-service training programmes    

 other

  1. Does your Institute conduct short in-service training courses/programmes on e-government/e-governance?

                            Yes                 No

  If yes, what are the themes / subjects?

  6. The duration of the in-service training programme on e-governance organized by your institute / school ranges from:

    1 to 6 days

   1 to 4 weeks

  5 to 8 weeks

  9 to 12 weeks

  12 weeks and above

    Not applicable (as institute runs NO in-service training programme in this area)

   7. Does your Institute conduct short in-service training courses on e-governance for local government institutions?

                     Yes                 No

        If yes, in which themes / subjects?

 

    8. The duration of the in-service training programme on e-governance for local government
      institutions organized by your institute / school ranges from:

   1 to 6 days

   1 to 4 weeks

  5 to 8 weeks

  9 to 12 weeks

  12 weeks and above

    Not applicable (as institute runs NO in-service training programme in this area)

  9. Who are the target groups?

    Professional non-ICT specialists at local government level (such as policy makers, legal specialists, municipal professionals)

   ICT specialists/ managers supporting the decision-makers at local government level

  Elected Local Government officials

  Management staff (all professions)

  Management staff (all professions)

  Others

10. If an e-governance programme does not exist in your Institute, is the e-readiness available and would you need assistance to develop curricula in  e-governance and to start conducting training  in this area?

                                      Yes                 No

  If the answer is “No” give your reason:

   

11.  Please indicate the frequency of use of the following training methodologies on your in-service training programmes:

Regularly  Fairly regularly   Occasionally Rarely   Never
Case studies
Simulation
Video, CDs and other  interactive media
Group assignments
Internship
Field visits / projects

12. The name of the respondent: