Results for survey Survey on IWLEARN Services

Totals for Which stakeholder group do you belong to?:

GEF IW Project Implementing/Executing Agency GEF IW Project Coordination Unit/Project Management Office GEF IW Project Partner 35 38 38 31% 34% 34%

GEF IW Project Implementing/Executing Agency (35) 31% GEF IW Project Coordination Unit/Project Management Office (38) 34% GEF IW Project Partner (38) 34%

Totals for I visit the IWLEARN website (iwlearn.net) mainly to:

Select all applicable.

Check new information and materials Search for a needed document or other information Get information and documents related to project management Check news highlighted in the E-bulletin or the Bridges newsletter Participate in online discussions and collaboration, or check mailing list archives Monitor and review GEF IW projects or browse project profiles Find opportunities within the GEF IW community, e.g., jobs, investments, partnerships Access project contact information Check the event calendar 73 71 54 54 9 50 19 30 43 18% 17% 13% 13% 2% 12% 4% 7% 10%

Check new information and materials (73) 18% Search for a needed document or other information (71) 17% Get information and documents related to project management (54) 13% Check news highlighted in the E-bulletin or the Bridges newsletter (54) 13% Participate in online discussions and collaboration, or check mailing list archives (9) 2% Monitor and review GEF IW projects or browse project profiles (50) 12% Find opportunities within the GEF IW community, e.g., jobs, investments, partnerships (19) 4% Access project contact information (30) 7% Check the event calendar (43) 10%

Totals for How frequently do you visit iwlearn.net?:

Daily Weekly Monthly Every now and then When I receive an e-mail from IWLEARN 3 17 31 37 24 2% 15% 27% 33% 21%

Daily (3) 2% Weekly (17) 15% Monthly (31) 27% Every now and then (37) 33% When I receive an e-mail from IWLEARN (24) 21%

Totals for How would you rate the readability of the website?:

Good Average Needs improvement 74 31 7 66% 27% 6%

Good (74) 66% Average (31) 27% Needs improvement (7) 6%

Totals for How would you rate the visual design?:

Good Average Needs improvement 59 47 6 52% 41% 5%

Good (59) 52% Average (47) 41% Needs improvement (6) 5%

Totals for How would you rate the navigational structure?:

Good Average Needs improvement 65 40 6 58% 36% 5%

Good (65) 58% Average (40) 36% Needs improvement (6) 5%

Totals for How would you rate the online collaborative tools?:

Good Average Needs improvement I am not aware of such tools 43 29 10 28 39% 26% 9% 25%

Good (43) 39% Average (29) 26% Needs improvement (10) 9% I am not aware of such tools (28) 25%

Totals for Overall, how would you rate iwlearn.net?:

Very good Good Needs improvement 30 71 10 27% 63% 9%

Very good (30) 27% Good (71) 63% Needs improvement (10) 9%

Totals for Please rate the Project Database.:

This section is accessible through http://www.iwlearn.net/iw-projects.

Good Average Needs improvement I have not used enough to judge 47 35 10 20 41% 31% 8% 17%

Good (47) 41% Average (35) 31% Needs improvement (10) 8% I have not used enough to judge (20) 17%

Totals for Please rate the E-bulletin.:

The E-bulletin (http://www.iwlearn.net/websitetoolkit/e-bulletin/) is IWLEARN's regular circular of information on upcoming meetings, projects specific news, interesting tools and applications of relevance to the GEF International waters community and projects in particular. It serves as a mechanism to widely share highlights and news about projects with over 1000 water practitioners.

Good Average Needs improvement I have not used enough to judge 59 18 10 25 52% 16% 8% 22%

Good (59) 52% Average (18) 16% Needs improvement (10) 8% I have not used enough to judge (25) 22%

Totals for Please rate the GEF IW Experience Notes.:

Accessible at http://www.iwlearn.net/publications/experience-note, the GEF International Waters Experience Notes help the Transboundary Water Management community share its practical experiences in promoting better management. Experiences include successful practices, approaches, strategies, lessons, and methodologies, that emerge in the context of TWM.

Good Average Needs improvement I have not used enough to judge 43 29 7 33 38% 25% 6% 29%

Good (43) 38% Average (29) 25% Needs improvement (7) 6% I have not used enough to judge (33) 29%

Totals for Please rate the Bridges Newsletter.:

Good Average Needs improvement I have not used enough to judge 63 20 8 21 56% 17% 7% 18%

Good (63) 56% Average (20) 17% Needs improvement (8) 7% I have not used enough to judge (21) 18%

Totals for Which improvements would you like to see on iwlearn.net?:

A more dynamic look and feel Active networking and knowledge sharing through a community of practice A powerful search that crawls not only iwlearn.net but also GEF IW project websites and other web resources Datasets of GEF IW project sites 31 43 58 57 16% 22% 30% 30%

A more dynamic look and feel (31) 16% Active networking and knowledge sharing through a community of practice (43) 22% A powerful search that crawls not only iwlearn.net but also GEF IW project websites and other web resources (58) 30% Datasets of GEF IW project sites (57) 30%

otals for For the remainder of the survey, please identify if you are:

a GEF IW Project Manager an IW:LEARN Toolkit user both a GEF IW Project Manager and an IW:LEARN Web Toolkit user None of the above 23 14 16 57 20% 12% 14% 51%

a GEF IW Project Manager (23) 20% an IW:LEARN Toolkit user (14) 12% both a GEF IW Project Manager and an IW:LEARN Web Toolkit user (16) 14% None of the above (57) 51%

Totals for Do you have a project website?:

Yes No 24 6 80% 20%

Yes (24) 80% No (6) 20%

Totals for If you answered "yes", how much is your current annual budget allocation for web development, including software acquisition, manpower and training? If "no", how much are you willing to allocate for web development? :

less than US$1,000 US$1,000 to less than US$3,000 US$3,000 to less than US$5,000 US$5,000 and above I have no idea at this point 6 5 4 4 11 20% 16% 13% 13% 36%

less than US$1,000 (6) 20% US$1,000 to less than US$3,000 (5) 16% US$3,000 to less than US$5,000 (4) 13% US$5,000 and above (4) 13% I have no idea at this point (11) 36%

Totals for What is the importance of having a website to your project?:

It helps in distributing information and updates about the project It helps in increasing public awareness on environmental issues It helps in communicating with partners and stakeholders It offers a virtual community where users can interact with each other 26 21 25 14 30% 24% 29% 16%

It helps in distributing information and updates about the project (26) 30% It helps in increasing public awareness on environmental issues (21) 24% It helps in communicating with partners and stakeholders (25) 29% It offers a virtual community where users can interact with each other (14) 16%

Totals for How long have you been using the IW:LEARN toolkit?:

Very recently Less than 6 months More than 6 months and less than a year More than a year 3 1 4 4 25% 8% 33% 33%

Very recently (3) 25% Less than 6 months (1) 8% More than 6 months and less than a year (4) 33% More than a year (4) 33%

Totals for At what capacity have you been using the Toolkit?:

Overall toolkit/Web manager Web designer Programmer System administrator Content provider 3 4 0 0 5 25% 33% 0% 0% 41%

Overall toolkit/Web manager (3) 25% Web designer (4) 33% Programmer (0) 0% System administrator (0) 0% Content provider (5) 41%

Totals for How would you rate your current skills in using the Toolkit?:

Highly proficient. Can install and use components, and can resolve technical issues without support from IW:LEARN. Can competently manage the toolkit with some assistance from IW:LEARN. Need full technical and training support from IW:LEARN at the moment. 1 8 3 8% 66% 25%

Highly proficient. Can install and use components, and can resolve technical issues without support from IW:LEARN. (1) 8% Can competently manage the toolkit with some assistance from IW:LEARN. (8) 66% Need full technical and training support from IW:LEARN at the moment. (3) 25%

Totals for How would you rate the Toolkit in terms of its capability to MANAGE CONTENTS AND INFORMATION?:

Very useful Quite useful A little useful 5 6 1 41% 50% 8%

Very useful (5) 41% Quite useful (6) 50% A little useful (1) 8%

Totals for How would you rate the Toolkit in terms of its capability to implement your planned NETWORK AND OUTREACH ACTIVITIES? :

Very useful Quite useful A little useful 2 8 2 16% 66% 16%

Very useful (2) 16% Quite useful (8) 66% A little useful (2) 16%

Totals for How would you rate the Toolkit in terms of its capability to implement your planned FUNCTIONALITY?:

Very useful Quite useful A little useful 4 7 1 33% 58% 8%

Very useful (4) 33% Quite useful (7) 58% A little useful (1) 8%

Totals for How would you rate the Toolkit in terms of its capability to implement your planned DESIGN AND LAYOUT?:

Very useful Quite useful A little useful 3 8 1 25% 66% 8%

Very useful (3) 25% Quite useful (8) 66% A little useful (1) 8%

Totals for How would you rate the Toolkit in terms of the technical support provided by the IW:LEARN team?:

Very useful Quite useful A little useful 6 4 2 50% 33% 16%

Very useful (6) 50% Quite useful (4) 33% A little useful (2) 16%

Totals for What is your preferred mode of learning, skills upgrading?:

Face-to-face workshop Online training and discussion Self-study by reading through printed and electronic books and manuals 8 3 1 66% 25% 8%

Face-to-face workshop (8) 66% Online training and discussion (3) 25% Self-study by reading through printed and electronic books and manuals (1) 8%