Capacity building: lessons learned Kampung Sewu Surakarta

Evaluation Capacity Development: Lessons Learned

The DAC Working Party on Aid Evaluation, as part of its mandate, has the promotion of evaluation capacity in developing countries. One of the instruments has been regional seminars organized jointly with the regional development banks (Africa in 1990, Asia in 1992, Latin America in 1993, in Africa again in 1998, and in Beijing in 1999 – I have had the privilege to attend most of them) and throu...

Building Hybrid Rover Models: Lessons Learned

Particle filters have recently become popular for diagnosis and monitoring of hybrid systems. In this paper we describe our experiences applying particle filtering-based diagnosis algorithms on NASA Ames Research Center’s K-9 rover. As well as the challenge of modelling the dynamics of the system, there are two major issues in applying a particle filter to such a model. The first is the asynchr...

Human factors for capacity building: lessons learned from the OpenMRS implementers network.

OBJECTIVES The overall objective of this project was to investigate ways to strengthen the OpenMRS community by (i) developing capacity and implementing a network focusing specifically on the needs of OpenMRS implementers, (ii) strengthening community-driven aspects of OpenMRS and providing a dedicated forum for implementation-specific issues, and; (iii) providing regional support for OpenMRS i...

Addressing NCDs through research and capacity building in LMICs: lessons learned from tobacco control

Confronting the global non-communicable diseases (NCDs) crisis requires a critical mass of scientists who are well versed in regional health problems and understand the cultural, social, economic, and political contexts that influence the effectiveness of interventions. Investments in global NCD research must be accompanied by contributions to local research capacity. The National Institutes of...

Lessons Learned from 25 Years of Food Security Research, Capacity-Building, and Outreach