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Outline how you
plan to measure progress throughout the course of the demonstration
project. Identify key indicators that will show you are making
progress towards achieving your vision.
KNET has developed
a partnership with the Don Snowden Center for Development Communication
at the University of Guelph to use a PACTS research framework
to evaluate the development and implementation of the Kuh-ke-nah
Network of Smart Communities. The PACTS (Partnerships, Accessibility,
and Community Transformation Strategies) framework will dynamically
document and assess Kuh-ke-nah progress. The objectives of the
evaluation are:
- To examine the
partnerships among groups in each site
- To describe the
infrastructure and investment that provide accessibility
- To determine
the community services and applications that have made connectivity
possible
- To define the
Outcomes and Outputs that constitute transformation
- To analyze the
emerging services, applications and new institutional roles
that emerge from community-driven ICT innovation
The KNET project management
team will complement the PACTS research by establishing Community
Implementation Committees (CICs) and by monitoring progress related
to infrastructural commitments and institutional migration to
SMART service delivery. KNET will also use PACTs to establish
a baseline for evaluating progress related to key community-based
indicators such as:
- the cultural
relevance, timeliness and accuracy of local information on-line,
number of hits registered on the Regional Portal, generation
of new working environments (telework) and creation of new
jobs, frequency of request for training, use of on-line forums,
new inter- organizational networking commitments, relocation
of service delivery, participation by local businesses in
global or regional projects, secondary school completion rates,
diffusion of computer literacy skills, electronic interaction
with local decision-making bodies and government agencies,
growth in personal web page development and e-mail traffic.
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