Projects

ICT projects/Programmes

• Online Learning
• The Smart Card project
• AVU: African Virtual University at UDSM

Related links:

• TEIL: Project to introduce the Use of ICT in teaching and Learning at UDSM.
• Sida-Sarec

INFOPOL

The Infopol was started in 1995 as a cooperation between UDSM and Delft University of Technology,The Netherlands.Major parts of the project has been funded by the Dutch Government.
For further information you can visit the following websites:

• www.tudelft.nl (Delft University)
• www.cicat.tudelft.nl (International Cooperation Office) more...
• www.nuffic.nl (Management agency of the Dutch Sponsor program)

The long-term objective is the improvement of the institutional capacity of the UDSM in the areas of academic and administrative management as well as research and development through the improvement of its data processing capacities and its information resource management as defined in UDS's IP plan and IT master plan.

Sub-Projects

The Infopol main project is structured through a number of sub-projects:

• the Financial Information System(FIS) project: aiming at the development and implementation of a computerized information system for UDSM's financial administration;
• the Academic Register Information System(ARIS) project: aiming at the development and implementaion of a computerized information system for UDSM's academic register
• the Library Information System(LIBIS) project: aiming at the development and implementation of a computerized information system for UDSM's library system;
• the data communication INFRAstucture(INFRA) project: aiming at the development and implementation of a university-wide data communication network;
• the upgrade Professional level Computing Centre(PROFCOM) project: aiming at the development of th organisational arrangements required for securing the continuos operation and maintenance of UDSM's information resources.
• the Human Resource Management(HRM) Information system project