sharing of ict capacity building on it@coop project

Credit Union League of Thailand., LTD CULT

Regional Workshop on Community-based ICT Integration, 13-14 March 2008 at Philippinespresented by Ms. Kruewan Chonlanai

Sharing of ICT Capacity building

on IT@COOP Project

by Ms. Kruewan ChonlanaiProject Manager, it@coop ThailandHead, GM Office of CULT1st vice President of AWCF



Part 1 :Brief Description of CULT

Part 2 :Significant Accomplishments

Part 3 :Challenges and

Solutions



Part 1 :

Brief Description of

CULT

Credit Union League of Thailand., LTD


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What is CULT?

• CULT is a national organization with a network of 1,277 Credit Unions, with more than 759,977 individual members, from all over Thailand (as: December 31, 2007)



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Vision

Credit Union Institution for Socioeconomic and Human Development



Part 2 :

Significant Accomplishme

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ICT Capacity Building on IT@COOP Project in Thailand



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IT@COOP Project Background

• Information Technology for South East Asian cooperatives

• provides poverty-oriented cooperatives in Southeast Asia with IT skills and stimulates virtual



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• Cooperation by the Asian Women in Co-operative Development Forum (AWCF) and InWEnt - Capacity Building International, Germany

• Supported by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ)



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• implemented by the Credit Union League of Thailand (CULT), Thailand, the Forum for Indonesian Cooperatives Movement (FORMASI), Indonesia and the National Confederation of Cooperatives (NATCCO), Philippines



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Significant Accomplishments

1. Analysis of Training Needs2. Signed MOU3. Modules Designs(24 Modules)4. Selected Pilot Co-ops and participants5. established IT Training center with 20 Laptops6. Social Marketing Workshop7. Conducted Training on Trainer on IT(TOT on IT) for 100

day with 20 participants8. Transfer Knowledge and Skill to Co-ops members9. Member Services on IT10. Evaluation and Monitoring



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1. Analysis of Training Needs

• Interview

• Questioners



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2. Signed MOU

• AWCF

• Credit Unions

• Participants



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3. Modules Designs

• Soft Skill Modules

• IT Technical Skill Modules

24 Modules



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• Orientation on IT• Gender Awareness• Training on Trainer for IT• Business on IT• Setting up & Managing an ICT Service &

Support Center for COOPS• Project Management• Field Visit on BDC

Soft Skill Modules were :



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• Introduction to Computer & Operating System• Internet & Email• Msn messenger• MS Word• MS Excel• Adobe PhotoShop• MS PowerPoint• MS Publisher• Database Management by Access• Web Design and Develop• Free Open Source software • Software Maintenance• Advance Hardware/Software Maintenance• PC Networking

IT Technical Modules were :



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4. Selected Pilot Co-ops and participants

• 10 Primary Credit Unions and CULT

• 20 Participants



CULT5. CULT’s ICT Training Center was established with 20 Laptops



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6. Conducted Social Marketing Workshops

• To inform and get commitment from Credit Unions about it@coop project



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Specialists,



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• Conducted TOT 2nd wave for 15 days with 14 participants for 5 Modules

• Conducted IT training for Member/staffs/BOD of CUs and Community

8. Transfer Knowledge and Skill to Co-ops members



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• A total of 1,241 participants for co-ops staff/BOD/members as 64% women and 36% men were trained since January - November 2007 have been trained by IT Specialists



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• CULT provides computer room (70 USD/day) and laptops (7 USD/set/day) can be rented

• Conduct training/ to be trainer /Services on IT• Voucher System for member• Services for Web design for CUs• Web Hosting Services

9. IT Training Center Services



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10. Evaluation and Monitoring

• Visited and Meeting with BOD of CUs• Collected the performances of IT specialists,

monthly reports• Database of IT Training and services• IT Networking



Part 3 :

Challenges and Solutions



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Challenges Solutions• IT Specialists respond a

lot of tasks to do not only IT Specialists tasks

• IT specialists should transfer their knowledge and skill to others. Finally, they will have a team of IT experts who can assist IT specialists at same time

• The ICT policy of credit unions should be enacted obviously



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Challenges Solutions• How to encourage

farmer (member of Credit Union) to access information technology and what kind of technology to support them to connect with daily life and daily work

• Use the various media or promoting channels to encourage the farmer such as community radio and training



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For more information, please contact :

Credit Union League of Thailand, Ltd.40, Ramkhamhaeng Road,

Sapansoong, Bangkok 10240, ThailandTel: 66-02-373-0020 Fax : 66-02-373-0022

WWW.cultthai.coop

Contact person : Ms. Kruewan Chonlanai

E-mail : [email protected] , [email protected]

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