ADVERTISEMENT
Africanian
  • News
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Health
  • Sports
  • Travel
  • World
    • US
    • Russia
    • Europe
    • Asia
    • America
No Result
View All Result
Africanian
No Result
View All Result
Home Business

African Development Bank: New data collection tool launched in Sudan

Before RASME, project data was collected manually with physical presence at project sites necessary.

in Business, News
Reading Time: 3 mins read
0 0
0
African Development Bank: New data collection tool launched in Sudan
0
SHARES
Share on FacebookShare on TwitterShare via Whatsapp

Collection of data on African Development Bank projects in Sudan will now be an easier and faster exercise following the bank’s launch of the Remote Appraisal, Supervision, Monitoring and Evaluation (RASME) initiative.

The RASME platform makes it possible to collect field data remotely throughout a project lifecycle. It uses such electronic devices as smartphones, tablets and laptops to generate information in various digital formats. These include texts, images, figures and videos.

READ MORE: South Africa: Cape tourism industry all set for a bumper season

Launched in November 2022 in Sudan’s capital, Khartoum, this new digital platform will make work easier for government officials, project implementing units, development partners and African Development Bank operations staff, who are often required to collect data on bank-funded projects.

The launch took place on the sidelines of a three-day training workshop for stakeholders of bank projects. The bank’s chief regional IT coordinator for East Africa, Francis Kohoue, coordinated the workshop, together with bank consultant Gaspard Dodo and IT officer Ibrahim Mohamed.

More

Regional Seminar on the African Development Bank’s Africa Information Highway Initiative

Nigeria: AFIDFF Pay Courtesy Visit to Equatorial Guinea Embassy Ahead of the First African Documentary Festival

Mahamat Expresses Regret For Victims of the Türkiye–Syria Earthquake

READ MORE: African Countries Make Steady Progress on Visa Openness

The bank’s country manager in Sudan, Mary Monyau, underscored the importance of RASME in portfolio management. She said: “Effective portfolio management, anchored on reliable, accessible, and timely data, is fundamental for attaining project results. RASME is a key element in achieving the desired operational excellence in portfolio management.”

Monyau added that RASME would provide task managers, project coordinators, monitoring and evaluation units and partners in the field with a systematic methodology for collecting data that can be verified using geo-location and timestamps, stored securely, and analyzed.

Many participants lauded the timing of the training.

READ MORE: African Development Bank at the UN Biodiversity Conference (COP 15)

The director of international financial institutions in Sudan’s Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning, Alamin Abuelgasim Adam, said: “The RASME training has come at the right time when we are experiencing challenges in the collection of information in some parts of the country due to insecurity. The Government of Sudan has embraced technology and will adopt the tool. Through this tool, the government can obtain information about projects promptly. Through the new tool, monitoring and evaluation will be improved.”

Other participants said the tool would be beneficial in the face of travel restrictions necessitated by Covid-19. The African Development Bank’s country program officer in Sudan, Maurice Wanyama, said: “RASME will be useful in any pandemic context, such as Covid-19, where traveling to project sites may be limited. The tool will benefit projects in remote sites with security challenges, rough terrains, or other logistic constraints.

READ MORE: Founding Partners of Africa Investment Forum secure $1 billion in memoranda of understanding during U.S.-Africa Leaders’ Summit

Suada Mohamed Elsayed, the monitoring and evaluation officer of the Education System and Skills Development project financed by the bank, described RASME as a user-friendly tool that combines all options for data collection, analysis and reporting.

The bank is currently implementing RASME in 14 African countries.  It plans to extend the platform to other countries to support stakeholders in preparing projects more effectively, tracking progress, and evaluating their impact on beneficiary communities openly and transparently.

Source: AfDB
africanian

africanian

Africanian, an Africa news media portal.

  • Trending
  • Comments
  • Latest
Breaking News: Equatorial Guinea First Female Prime Minister Emerges

Breaking News: Equatorial Guinea First Female Prime Minister Emerges

January 31, 2023
Equatorial Guinea: Online Visa System In Effect From February 1

Equatorial Guinea: Online Visa System In Effect From February 1

January 31, 2023
Equatorial Guinea: Pamela Nze Eworo, Becomes First Female Minister of Information, Press and Radio

Equatorial Guinea: Pamela Nze Eworo, Becomes First Female Minister of Information, Press and Radio

February 3, 2023
Regional Seminar on the African Development Bank’s Africa Information Highway Initiative

Regional Seminar on the African Development Bank’s Africa Information Highway Initiative

February 7, 2023
Nigeria: AFIDFF at the Equatorial Guinea Embassy ahead of the proposed First African Documentary Festival

Nigeria: AFIDFF Pay Courtesy Visit to Equatorial Guinea Embassy Ahead of the First African Documentary Festival

February 7, 2023
Mahamat Expresses Regret For Victims of the Türkiye–Syria Earthquake

Mahamat Expresses Regret For Victims of the Türkiye–Syria Earthquake

February 7, 2023
Africanian

Copyright © 2022 Africanian.com.

Follow Us

No Result
View All Result
  • News
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Health
  • Sports
  • Entertainment
  • Tech
  • Travel
  • World

Copyright © 2022 Africanian.com.

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password? Sign Up

Create New Account!

Fill the forms below to register

All fields are required. Log In

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In

Log In

Sign In

Forgot password?

Don't have an account? Register

Forgot password?

Enter your account data and we will send you a link to reset your password.

Back to Login

Your password reset link appears to be invalid or expired.

Log in

Privacy Policy

Accept

Add to Collection

  • Public collection title

  • Private collection title

No Collections

Here you'll find all collections you've created before.