ICT in Education Toolkit

2. Plan for Audio/Broadcast Radio Infrastructure
Step 1: Identify Infrastructure Needs for Audio Recording or Radio Broadcast


Audio Recording or Radio Broadcast Needs by Project
Needs Radio Broadcast


Needs Audio Recording

Audio Recording or Radio Broadcast Needs by Geographical Area
Needs Radio Broadcast


Needs Audio Recording

Institutional Usage Setting
(Within institutions such as schools, community centers, workplace, or outside of institutions)

 
  2. Planning for Audio/Radio: Infrastructure Needs
 

Step 1. Identify Infrastructure Needs

Retrieve from Filing Cabinet - 2.2 - the document "ICT Policy Program Decision."

Review the document to identify the needs for audio/radio infrastructure to implement the proposed program.

Meanwhile the Team should looks at each need, in terms of objective, geography and institutional setting and determines whether the need is better served by self-standing audio recordings ( and cassette or CD players) or by radio transmission (and radios).

To assist the Team in its assessment, click the link below to review the main comparative strengths and drawbacks of each technology option. RADIO BROADCAST VERSUS AUDIO RECORDINGS

To summarize your deliberations, click and fill the FORM. Once you have completed the form, go to the next page to complete Step 2 - Plan for adequate audio/radio infrastructure.

The Team may solicit information from appropriate individuals or institutions by sending the FORM as email attachment requesting that it be completed and returned. 

If you determine that the proposed program does not need audio/broadcast radio technologies, skip Step 2.

Audio/Broadcast Radio Infrastructure Plan


A. Present Status
Specify the geographic areas of the ICT Program where radio transmission coverage is adequate, useable and affordable now or will be as a result of plans to improve the situation?



Specify the geographic areas of the ICT Program where radio transmission coverage does not exist and/or will not be adequate during the life of the Project:



Summarize the improvement plans for radio transmission with their timetable to ensure that they will be in place in time for the ICT Program to benefit from them:



Summarize present situation of availability of audio recordings and of existing facilities to produce audio recordings. (Places to explore include local community colleges, resource centers, commercial studios, etc.)




B. Plans
Radio Broadcast (existing and/or improved)  YES  NO 


Specify arrangements with radio service, needed airtime, scheduling, and elements that require capital or recurrent expenditure (to cost in Tool 5.1). Provide comparative information about vendors in terms of quality, availability and provision of technical support. Also specify implementation timetable to be incorporated into Tool 5.2 (Master Plan)



Setting up dedicated radio stations (If yes, complete below)  YES  NO 


Outline plan to set up dedicated radio station. Include official arrangements, legal measures and elements that require capital and recurrent expenditures (to cost in Tool 5.1). Provide comparative information about vendors in terms of quality, availability and provision of technical support. Also specify implementation timetable to be incorporated in Tool 5.2 (Master Plan).



Use of audio recording (If yes, complete below)  YES  NO 


Outline plan to use existing or created radio recording facilities. Include arrangements with existing providers and elements that require capital and recurrent expenditures (to cost in Tool 5.1). Provide comparative information about vendors in terms of quality, availability and provision of technical support. Also specify implementation timetable to be incorporated in Tool 5.2. (This decision will be reflected in the choice of hardware in Tool 3.2)


Data Collection Information
Annotations on data

Additional comments

 
  2. Planning for Audio/Radio: Infrastructure Plans
 

Step 2: Plan for adequate audio/broadcast radio infrastructure

 Next, the Team formulates plans for radio broadcasts, audio recording or both in light of  
  • Audio/broadcast radio infrastructure needs (Step 1) and
  • Status of existing radio transmission and audio recording faculties and plans for improvement. 
The Team may download the FORM below and use it as a guide for information collection and deliberation before completing it.

It may also seek information and advice from knowledgeable individuals or institutions by sending them the FORM as an email attachment.