Assignment Name:

Country:

System Design, followed by implementation of Management Information System (Policy Management Support Component) for Directorate of Water Development.

Uganda

Location within country:

Positions provided by WE Consult:

Directorate of Water Development, P.O. Box 20026, Kampala

Water Resources Specialist

Name of client:

Directorate of Water Development

Address of client:

Duration of Assignment:

Funding Agency:

WES Programme c/o Directorate of Water Development, P.O.Box 20026, Kampala

Start Date

(Month / Year)

Completion Date (Month/ Year)

Total contract price of the assignment

32,500 US $

Name of Associated Firm(s), if any:

Name of Senior staff of WE Consult involved:

K2-Consult Ltd.

Analog and Digital Systems Ltd.

R.R. Sloots

Narrative description of project:

The objective of the services was to enable DWD, through the preparation of design specifications for a comprehensive but user-friendly computerised MIS, to monitor achievements and constraints on both technical and financial issues, with the further aim of providing a tool for efficient management.

The MIS has been based on a warehouse concept where data is extracted from a number of operational databases and imported into a data warehouse. Two main consultancy activities within DWD can be identified: Those for Internal finance and administration including a number of databases, and activities for the water sector information system, including the new Stakeholder database, the new water and sanitation activity monitoring database, and recommendations for existing operational databases.

Description of services provided by your staff:

·        Regular meetings with two key user groups (top managers, and technical database officers)

·        Assistance with design of MIS

·        Assistance with implementation of MIS