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For further information contact: Manuel Winograd

Developing Indicators: Experience from Central America

Comments and Feedback

In order to work more efficiently, we need your comments and opinions.

Without user participation, the development, dissemination and improvement of decision making tools is impossible.

We would like to thank you in advance for taking 10 minutes to complete and send this questionnaire.

Section 1 - User Profile

1. You are:

Manager

Technician

Consultant

Teacher

Researcher

Other

2. Your Sector of Work:

Natural Resources Management and Conservation

Infrastructure and Planning

Agriculture and Rural Development

Population and Health

Statistics and Census

Economy and Finance

Anthropology and Sociology

Other 

3. The type of your Organisation:

International Organisation

Government 

NGO

Research

University

Technical Cooperation Agency

Private Entity

Other

 4. The size of your organisation:

0-10 people

10-50 people

50-100 people

 More 100 people

5. Does your Organisation have a Framework, Projects or any Other Activities in Indicators and the Use of Information?

Yes

No 

6. If yes please specify which:

7. The Scale of the Work of your Organisation is:

International

Regional

National 

Local (county/state) 

8. You use data and indicators:

Daily

Weekly

Monthly

Every six months

Annually

9. You use information for:

Monitoring

Planning

Decision-making

Early warning

Other Activity

10a. Your GIS skills are:

Good

Medium

Fair

10b. Your data management skills are:

Gooda

Medium

Fair

Section 2 - CD-ROM of “Indicadores de Sustentabildiad Rural: Una visión para América Central”

If you have not used the CD-ROM go to question 30:

11. Installing the CD was:

Easy

Difficult

12. When you use the CD do you access the data from?

Hard drive

CD-ROM

13. The online help provided on the CD is sufficient?

Yes

No

14. If not why not:

15. The interface is easy to use?

Yes

No

16. If not why not:

17. How long did you need to familiarize yourself with the interface and the indicators?

Less 1 day

1-2 days

More 2 days

18. The organization of the indicators by problems and components is clear?

Yes

No

19. If not why not:

20. The organization of the information by indices, core indicators, and complementary indicators is clear and understandable?

Yes

No

21. If not why not:

22. The tools available ( maps, tables, charts, animations and technical notes) meet your needs ?

Yes 

No

23. If not what other tools are necessary?

24. Are the technical notes sufficient?

Yes

No

25. You use the information on the CD to:

Analyze and Visualize Information

Create Maps and Data for Reports and Presentations

Making Decisions

Planning

Monitoring and Evaluation

Analysis and Definition of Policies

26. Which information is most utilized?

Indices

Core Indicators

Complementary Indicators

Basic Maps

Land Use Models

27. Does the CD contain better data than those that are currently available for your area?

Yes

No

28. The CD helps you to:

Understand

Analyze

Justify

Decide

Compare

29. The CD helps your institution to:

Improve the use of data

Improve decision making

Improve efficiency

Improve confidence

Section 3 - Printed Materials

30. Have you used the printed materials?

Yes

No

31. If yes did you use the printed materials:

Before using the CD

After using the CD

32. Did the printed materials help you understand and use the CD?

Yes

No

33. The quality and contents of the printed materials is:

Good

Satisfactory

Bad

34. Which of the printed materials have you used most?

Developing Indicators: Lessons Learned from Central America

Forest Sector Indicators: an Approach for Central America

From Indices to Policy Implications: Land Use in Central America

A One-stop Shop to Successful Indicator Development

Using Information to Improve Decision Making: Climatic Risk in Central America

35. Has the poster “A one-stop shop to successful indicator development” helped your institution in the use of indicators in your institution?

Yes

No

36. Has the booklet  “Developing indicators: lessons learned from Central America” helped improve the understanding of the development and use of indicators in your institution?

Yes

No

37. Have the analytical examples (“From indices to policy implications: land use in Central America” and “Using information to improve decision making: climatic risk in Central America”) improved your institution’s understanding of the efficient use of information?

Yes

No

38. What other type of printed materials would be useful?

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