WiderNet Project
Reports Index


 

  Thursday, May 17, 2012

 

The WiderNet Project provides a holistic approach to the development of ICT at partner universities in the developing world.  As the following statistics suggest, we have leveraged many resources in our efforts to identify low-cost, effective solutions to the issues of human capacity development, equipment procurement, and the delivery of ICT services.

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Participants

Number of participants in all training events since 2001:

4,747

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Number of registered participants:

1,208

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Average number of events attended per registered participant:

1.44

 

Partner university participants who attended events at other locations:

195

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Percent of female/male registered participants:

29 / 71

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Training / Consulting
Events

Number of training and consulting events since 2001:

291

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Number of hours of training delivered:

2,558

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Average hour per event:

11

 

Number of training event evaluations since 2001:

857

 

Average training event evaluation on a scale of 1-10:

8.9

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Number of universities hosting training events:

21

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Number of project trainers traveling to Africa:

6

 

Number of days trainers spent abroad:

479

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Presentations

Number of presenters at WiderNet Project events:

68

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Number of presenter evaluations since 2001:

1,776

 

Average presenter evaluation on a scale of 1-10:

8.98

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Number of unique presentations prepared:

95

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Other Events

Number of planning meetings since 2001:

132

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Number of outreach events:

65

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Number of research/other events:

53

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Number of days spent on domestic trips:

56

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Visitors

Number of visitors to Iowa:

55

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Number of days visitors have spent in Iowa:

1,072

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Average number of days visitors have spent in Iowa:

19.49

 

Number of nights visitors were hosted in private homes:

144

 

Certificates

Number of technical trainees finishing certificate programs:

18

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Donations

Value of hardware, software and cash donations to date:

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Value of new and used computers and software shipped to African partners:

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Total number of Pentium-class computers collected and refurbished:

over 1,200

 

Number of individuals who donated equipment or software:

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Number of companies/organizations that donated equipment or software:

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Value of equipment/software purchased on behalf of partner universities:

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eGranary
Digital Library

Number of documents included in eGranary Digital Library:

Over 19.5 million

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Number of eGranary Digital Libraries delivered:

467

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Authors who have given permission to distribute their works:

309

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Publishers who have given permission to distribute their works:

319

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Volunteers

Hours of effort contributed by volunteers since 2001:

16,861

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Number of volunteers since 2001:

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Number of UI student volunteers:

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Number of UI staff volunteers:

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Employees

Number of UI student employees since 2001:

132

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Number of UI student interns:

20

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Number of UI graduate assistants:

10

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Number of professional staff:

51

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Financials

Total external grants:

 $3,711,056.27

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Total indirect costs from grants:

$240,000

 

Amount partner institutions paid the WiderNet Project for training programs:

$61,439

 

Amount partner institutions paid the WiderNet Project for shipping donations:

$11,985

 

Amount of "match" (fringe, indirect costs, and equipment) provided by the U of Iowa:

$976,001

 

Yet to come: cost sharing by the UI and partner institutions

 

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