The Digital Impact Alliance (DIAL) is excited to announce the opportunity for public review and comment on the new Principles for Digital Development content prior to its formal publication in October. The content is designed for implementing organizations and is the product of an extensive content development process, including focus group discussions and interviews with the digital development community.
Now, we need your input. Between August 28 and September 6, DIAL invites you to review newly developed content related to the Principles and share your feedback.
On Monday, August 28, you will find a live link in this blog post.
During the review period, we hope you and your teams will take the opportunity to read and provide feedback on new guidance for the Principles (modeled after the project lifecycle) and a few how-to guides we have developed. Included will be:
You should feel free to review as few or as many of these documents as you would like. Any insights you have will be valuable to us. We ask that you review these documents while considering the following:
Please be candid – let us know what we’re missing, what you would like to see in the future and direct us to any additional tools or resources that you know of and would be of value for us to share with the community. This is an opportunity to preview the content, share your own experiences and be involved in the development of Principles guidance that impacts technology and development communities around the globe. All of this work will culminate in a re-launch of the Principles website on October 12 during an event in Tanzania.
In 2016, the Digital Impact Alliance (DIAL) was named steward of the Principles for Digital Development. As steward, DIAL facilitates the increased adoption of the Principles into technology-supported programs. We are responsible for introducing new users to the Principles, promoting their adoption, producing content that will be relevant and useful to the audiences the Principles serve and for continuing to foster the community that has built up around them.
Background – DIAL as Steward
Since being named stewards, we conducted a series of interviews and user feedback workshops to determine what resources were needed most urgently by the digital development community. From these sessions, DIAL found that the greatest gap lied in resources for implementers in developing countries to make the Principles more practical, actionable and tangible. Specifically, we sought to address the following needs:
In response to these needs, DIAL has developed new guidance for each Principle, including actionable guidance on how to apply the Principles at each stage of the project lifecycle, and additional resources such as how-to guides and case studies focused on the application of the Principles.
Big things are on the way in the next few months for the Principles community. This content review is the first in a series of opportunities for you to get engaged with the work. In addition to revamping the website and producing this content, DIAL is also preparing to migrate the Digital Principles Community group from Google Groups to a community forum. More details to come soon.
Do you have comments or questions? Email us at: Princip...@digitalimpactalliance.org