Products and services for ICT-empowered development
InWEnt uses a variety of its capacity building tools to support the effective application of ICTs in different development areas. Some of the tools are part of the it@inwent strategic activities. Additional tools listed below have been developed in cooperation with or entirely by other InWEnt departments and local partners.
All of the InWEnt products and services include contributions of the InWEnt pool of local experts such as consultants, technical networks, decision-makers and alumni of InWEnt courses.
FOSS Business Models Materials by it@InWEnt:
This compilation provides an overview of InWEnt's main capacity building programmes and trainings in the area of "FOSS Business Models and Sustainable Development "
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IT Knowledge Edition 1 “Knowledge for Sustainable Business Development” (CD Rom) (it@inwent)
The CD provides a guide on how to find business information on the Internet, language tools, and translation aids.
IT Knowledge Edition 2 “Compendium of Open Source Software” (CD-Rom) (it@inwent)
The 2nd part of the CD edition has information about Linux, FOSS and its uses in business processes.
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To order the CDs, please contact the it@inwent team.
Open Source Software Online Database (it@inwent)
A selection of links to OS software programmes for a variety of applications, ranging from office software and e-Learning tools to server software.
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eLearning Skills Training Program (eLearning unit, Global Campus 21): InWEnt offers five online-courses for education professionals with a basic eLearning background, which convey relevant knowledge and skills in order to become 1. e-tutors, 2. content developers, 3. eLearning technicians, 4. eLearning project managers. Every module takes about 4 weeks and will be supported by e-tutors who guide the learning process and motivate the development of e-collaboration within the learning group. In addition, a non-tutor guided online course conveys an overview of strategies for eLearning providers.
[> eLearning Course Details]
Skills Suite for Management and Leadership, Knowledge Management (Global Campus 21)
The InWEnt Skills Suite for Management and Leadership is a series of short online courses on cross-cutting topics of personnel and organization development, which can be used as components in specialized advanced training courses or as self-contained offers. It is targeted in particular to InWEnt alumni.
[> Skills Suite Details]
On-site and Blended Training Courses
FOSS Business Models Materials by it@InWEnt: All training material of InWEnt on "FOSS Business Models and Sustainable Development " is compiled at the following site.
Link to Business Models
ICT Technical Skills
IT-Training courses for cooperatives in Thai, Bahasa Indonesia and English (it@inwent)
Following the “train-the-trainer” course for IT-trainers and experts of cooperatives in Southeast Asia (it-coops network initiative), curricula and training materials are available and updated, which are tailored towards the specific demands of the respective cooperative environment and available in English as well as local languages such as Thai and Bahasa Indonesian.
Capacity-building based on Free and Open Source Software for innovation in the IT-industry: Linux administration, Training of FOSS-Developers and SMEs etc. (it@inwent)
For more information, please contact Balthas Seibold.
ICT Business
Business Related IT Consultancy (it@inwent)
The 1-year blended learning course targets African junior IT specialists and African IT related businesses. The program focuses on business-related services such as IT security, eBusiness applications, eLearning, and enterprise solutions using open source software. It includes a German language training, continuous work on an e-project, and a 2.5 months internship in a German, IT-related company. The course is part of the it@ab network initiative. In 2006/2007, this course is not being offered.
Training package on Business Promotion, Consulting Skills and Credit Appraisal for SMEs and start-ups (PROCESS Africa) (InWEnt Sustainable Business Development)
PROCESS is an action–oriented training method for the formation of loan officers and consultants in the area of SME finance and promotion. The training promotes business consulting and financing for sustainable development through strengthening of needed skills and behavior.
[> PROCESS Course Details]
Training program on Intra-Regional and International Export Promotion in the SADC - Trade Africa (InWEnt Sustainable Business Development)
The training offers modules on Business Readiness for Exporting, Export Marketing and ICTs, Finance, Trade Fairs, and Quality control.
[> Trade Africa Course Details]
e-Learning
eLearning Development and Implementation (eLearning unit, Global Campus 21)
The 9 months blended learning course targets professionals and institutions engaged in education and vocational training. It conveys an insight into all relevant eLearning areas and qualifies to successfully act as an eLearning expert. Topics include instructional design, content development, interactivity, and basic eLearning technology. The course begins each year in March with an on-site workshop in Germany.
[> eLearning Course Details]
ICT Applications
Online Journalism (InWEnt International Institute for Journalism, IIJ)
The IIJ offers in-depth training courses for online journalists. The objective of the online journalism training courses is to contribute to increase transparency and political participation in the partner countries, in order to improve the conditions for democratization and social and economic development.
[> IIJ Course Details]
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