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From: Richard Heeks <mzdssrbh@manchester.ac.uk>
To: Bellanet Information Dissemination List <bellanet-l@lyris.bellanet.org>
Sent: Saturday, February 12, 2005 1:34 AM
Subject: [bellanet-l] Women's ICT Enterprise Case Sketch Competition
> Women's ICT-Based Enterprise Case Sketch Competition
>
> I would like to invite you to submit a case sketch of a women's
> ICT-based enterprise from a developing country.
>
> To provide some incentive/reward for efforts, those cases
> submitted by March 10 will be judged on the basis of their
> knowledge-building value, and the authors of the best
> four cases will each receive a £300 payment. The case may
> then be used in a handbook about women's ICT-based
> enterprise.
>
> A summary of the required format can be found at the end of
> this message. The full format can be found under "Recent
> Resources" at the following URL (you might have to 'Join' (top
> right of screen) to view):
> www.dgroups.org/groups/WomenICTEnterprise/index.cfm
>
> Cases should be submitted by email to:
> richard.heeks@man.ac.uk.
>
> If you have any questions about the competition or case
> formats, do please contact me.
>
> Richard Heeks
> IDPM, University of Manchester, UK
>
> The "Developing ICT-Based Enterprise for Poor Women"
> project is coordinated by the University of Manchester's
> Institute for Development Policy and Management. The
> project is funded by the UK Department for International
> Development as part of its "Knowledge and Research"
> programme.
>
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> SUMMARY FORMAT FOR WOMEN'S ICT-BASED
> ENTERPRISE CASE SKETCH
>
> This is a summary; there are fuller details in the full case
> sketch proforma.
>
> 1a. Enterprise Basics: the name, location, start date and brief
> history of the enterprise (including initial finance source).
> Include a photograph.
>
> 1b. Enterprise Activity: what work does the enterprise do and
> who are its main customers?
>
> 1c. Enterprise ICT: list the phone, hardware and software ICTs
> used by the enterprise.
>
> 2a. Women Members: explain who the core women members
> of the enterprise are (e.g. owner, manager, key full-time staff)
> and what they do.
>
> 2b. Other Staff: explain how many other staff there are, what
> they do, how many are men/women, and how many are full-
> /part-time.
>
> 3a. Enterprise Current Data: list the total no. of staff, value of
> sales, volume of sales and profit/loss in 2004.
>
> 3b. Enterprise Comparison: state how the no. of staff and value
> of sales changed from 2002 to 2004.
>
> 3c. Monthly Data: state current monthly income and
> expenditure with a breakdown of key items; give details of any
> external financial subsidy/assistance provided.
>
> 4a. Success Factors: list up to three factors that have helped
> success or survival of the enterprise.
>
> 4b. Main Benefits: list up to three main benefits that women
> involved have obtained; one of these should state the monthly
> wages/income the individual women receive.
>
> 4c. Main Negative Impacts/Risks: list up to three main negative
> impacts that women involved have experienced (or risks they
> fear).
>
> 4d. Management Good Practices: list up to three good
> management practices the women feel they have used.
>
> 4e. Main Challenges: list up to three main challenges the
> women face in running this ICT-based enterprise.
>
> 5. Authorship: give details of yourself, your contact details,
> your relationship to the enterprise, and how you got the data for
> this case sketch.
>
> Submit case by 10 March 2005 to: richard.heeks@man.ac.uk
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