A critical question for organisational change in The Gambia is that
of the skills/career profiles required to support change.

Our recent studies indicate the key staff needed to harness the
power of IT for organisations in Africa are 'hybrids'.  'Hybrid
professionals' are those who understand IT and information
systems and management/organisational issues.

A new one-year MSc in 'Management and Information Systems'
from IDPM, University of Manchester provides training in these
areas to create the hybrid professionals who will be essential to
future organisational growth. We train a number of Gambian study
fellows every year on this and other management programmes.

Further details can be obtained from the IDPM Web site:
http://www.man.ac.uk/idpm/masters.htm

Details of shorter IT-/hybrid-related training programmes (6 weeks,
12 weeks and Diploma with distance learning components) can be
obtained from:
http://www.man.ac.uk/idpm/topicvue.htm#is

We would be interested to hear Gambian experiences of hybrids
and IT career paths more generally.

Richard Heeks

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Dr Richard Heeks
Senior Lecturer, Information Systems & Development
Institute for Development Policy & Management
University of Manchester
Precinct Centre
Manchester  M13 9GH  U.K.
Phone: +44-161-275-2870  Fax: +44-161-273-8829
Email: [log in to unmask]
IDPM Web: http://www.man.ac.uk/idpm
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