Burundi

Assessing E-Readiness

During a two-year assignment, an International UN Volunteer (IUNV) from Guinea conducted an assessment of “e-readiness” with regards to ICT integration in the national development process. The IUNV specifically focused on infrastructure, capacity and policies. He helped the Burundian National Steering Committee prepare a needs assessment and subsequently supported activities necessary to formulate a national strategy. He further contributed by setting up a Knowledge Management Unit in the UNDP office.

Bringing IT to the Corporate Sector

In 2002, two International UN Volunteers (IUNVs) from the Italian organization Seniores Italia, working under UNV’s Corporate Sector Program, assisted l’Institut d’Informatique et de Telecommunications from 2 to 24 October. They trained the company’s technicians in the development of hardware and software, the website, the information network and the database. They also offered a training course on e-commerce to the Institute staff. A further Italian IUNV followed up from 13 November to 15 December 2003, and focused on the development of ORACLE and LINUX applications.
You may request more information at the Burundy Embassy to the United States in Washington.