USAID. BUR. FOR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. OFC. OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT
GRANT PROVIDED TO UNIDENTIFIED CONTRACTOR TO IMPROVE THE ABILITY OF LDC PLANNERS & MANAGERS OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS TO USE EFFICIENT & EFFECTIVE DATA GATHERING & ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES.PROJECT WILL BE IMPLEMENTED IN 3 PHASES.DURING PHASE 1, CONTRACTOR WILL VISIT ON-GOING AID OR OTHER DONOR PROJECTS SELECTED AS CASE STUDIES & WILL ANALYZE THEM FOR THE SOURCES OF DATA USED, THE EFFICIENCY OF THE DATA GATHERING, & FOR APPROPRIATE ALTERNATIVE SOURCES OF DATA & DATA ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES.CONTRACTOR WILL ALSO REVIEW PUBLISHED SOURCES OF PLANNING & EVALUATION TECHNIQUES.METHODS PAPERS FOCUSING ON DATA GATHERING & ANALYSIS PROBLEMS IN THE AREAS OF RURAL ELECTRIFICATION, LABOR INTENSIVE PUBLIC WORKS, & INTEGRATED RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS WILL BE PREPARED, EACH INCORPORATING 3-5 CASE STUDIES & A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF SOURCES OF RELATED DATA ANALYSIS METHODS.A CONSULTANT ROSTER OF US & LDC EXPERTS WILL BE DEVELOPED, LISTING INDIVIDUALS BY PROFESSIONAL EXPERTISE, RELEVANT EXPERIENCE, LANGUAGE CAPABILITIES, & PRESENT AVAILABILITY.CONTRACTOR WILL PROVIDE SOME CONSULTANT ASSISTANCE AS REQUESTED BY AID/W & MISSION & LDC STAFF IN DATA ANALYSIS METHODS.
BLANKSTEIN, CHARLES S. · 1977
Abstract
DURING PHASE 2 OF PROJECT,METHODS PAPERS IN THE AREAS OF INTERMEDIATE TECHNOLOGY & RURAL INDUSTRIES WILL BE PREPARED,& CONSULTING ASSISTANCE EXPANDED. DURING PAHSE 3,AN"OVERVIEW & INVENTORY" PAPER WILL BE PRODUCED,CONTAINING A STATE-OF-THE-ART SUMMARY OF DATA GATHERING & ANALYSIS METHODS,STATEMENTS OF LESSONS OF EXPERIENCE,DISCUSSIONS OF CONDITIONS FOR SPECIFIC TECHNIQUES TO BE APPLIED,& BIBLIOGRAPHIES.CONSULTING SERVICES WILL CONTINUE,& PROJECT DOCUMENTS WILL BE DISSEMINATED THROUGH MISSION SEMINARS,LECTURES IN AID TRAINING COURSES,& WORKSHOPS IN AID/W. HOST COUNTRIES WILL PROVIDE ACCESS TO CASE STUDIES & SOME FUNDING.AID WILL PROVIDE A STAFF MEMBER TO MANAGE THE PROJECT,BACKSTOPPING,MISSION COOPERATION IN FACILITATING CASE STUDIES & 2 PAPERS: "NON-ECONOMICS SOCIAL SCIENCES IN SECTOR ANALYSIS" & "RURAL DEVELOPMENT INFO SYSTEMS". PRIMARY BENEFICIARIES WILL BE RURAL DEV PLANNERS & PROJECT MANAGERS & RURAL POOR & WOMEN ALSO BENEFIT.PROJ AUTH OF 9/22/77 DELETED CONSULTANT ROSTER COMPONENT OF PROJECT.
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