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Introduction

Data dissemination has always been a very important function within research orientated projects and very expensive to implement.

In the past, presentations had to be designed for each different type of user. " Thin colorful brochures" were designed for the top officials and "full reports" were printed for those that wanted a record of what they had been doing. This was expensive and most times, the information went unused. 

Since it was so expensive, the publications were usually produced only at the end of the project and then did not appear until years after the data had been collected. By then the information had little value to the community because the environment had already changed. Data that is old, is rarely looked at.

The audiences that truly could use the results, the health care workers in other developing countries,  were unable to participate in the "conferences" and could little afford to buy the obscure journal in which the report may have been published (even if they knew that it existed). 

Today we have the Internet.

Recommendation

It is the recommendations of InHCc that all publications be "published" to the Internet. 

Advantages

Addressing the needs of the different Levels of User.

Web reports can be designed in such a way that the audience can pick and choice what they want to seen. The information is "dynamic." If graphs are what they want, graphs they can get by clicking on a hyperlink. If detail is what they want, they can easily use a drill-down data analysis page to see as much detail as they care to see. If they want to see the multivariate analysis, again they only need to clink on a hyperlink to that page. Once at that page, they can use a "what if" simulation tool to test out their own hypothesis.

The user can "search" for only information that he wants to see. He can "look up" definitions and he can "go to" other links and references without having to move from his chair. 

Levels of users

• Top Officials 
• Top Program Developers
• Donors
• Top Administrators
• Top Managers
• Middle Managers
• Clinical Managers
• Academic 
• Other Program Developers and Administrators
• Other Interested Groups

Timing

The sooner that information is make available to users the sooner that information can be used. Information that is current, encourages discussion and suggestions for improvements. 

Data should be presented when it is needed. It should not be presented only at the end of a program on some "brochure with eye-catching graphs" never to be used again. 

The Internet makes it possible to present information as it is collected. Since it is cheap to make changes, the information on the Internet is dynamic and can always be current.

Donor Access to Information

Access through the Internet allows donors and interested organizations access to the database where they can view their own "projects" without compromising security. It has been estimated that over 50% of the time spend by the accounting department in a funded organizations, is spent in preparing for auditing by donors. By having the ability to remotely access their accounts, donors no longer have a need to spend their funds or yours on expensive audits.  Donors may "audit" the books remotely, at anytime, all the time, and will only need to have actual access to "certain" items in which they can request before they arrive. By having all the information the donors need "before" they arrive at the organization, organizations can more effectively use their time. 

Audience Participation

All people, no matter where they are in the world and no matter how much money they have can participation in the information from the Web site. 

Discussions and suggestions are encourage with the easy to use "discussion" page that is made available to the Web site users. Discussions are easily carried on by all viewers without the problems of "snail mail." Real time discussions stimulates a freer flow of information. 

Replication

Technically, the data from the lowest levels will be replications to the higher levels and the main database. This task will be automatic and the entire database can be copied and distributed to multiple systems throughout the organization, or selected pieces can be distributed to each level of user. No user intervention is needed to replicate data once replication has been set up and configured. You can specify how much or how little data will be replicated. You can specify whether the replicated copies will be read-only or can be modified. And you can specify how often the data is to be replicated

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