ICT at Universidad Mayor de San Andrés

Summary of project objectives: 

The main goal of the project is to provide UMSA with a modern ICT infrastructure to strengthen its research capacity and support UMSA´s important role for the whole country development.

There are 4 main activities 

  1. Network Infrastructure. The aim is to build the large and complex network infrastructure UMSA requires.
  2. Information Systems. The aim is to build the main information system UMSA organization requires. This includes web-portal, UMSA Academic Information System and UMSA financial Information System.
  3. Library System strengthening. The aim is to update UMSA's library-system procedure and service. The key activity is to move the whole manual library catalog to an electronic format.
  4. Human Resource Training. The goal is to create the know-how necessary to implement, maintain and utilizethe new technical solution.
Results produced: 
  • Network backbone infrastructure completed according to design (cabling, equipment, network services)
  • New service implemented (Web portal, Email, Academic information System, Financial Information System, basic elearning infrastructure)
  • UMSA Library system automatized and catalog move to electronic format.
Partners: 
Universidad Mayor de San Andrés
Sida
Spider
Contact person: 
Daniel Berggren
Field of work: 
Networking, information systems, library systems, eLearning
Webpage: 
http://www.umsa.bo
Funding: 
SEK 17.960.000
Total cost: 
SEK 17.960.000
Project Duration: 
January, 2005 - December, 2011
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