Ideas Board
Members have many good ideas, but our capacity for implementation is limited. This is a place to put good ideas that we believe can strengthen the ITD Alliance. This way the ideas don’t get lost and as funding becomes available we can pursue them.
To submit an idea, use the form below the table. If you are able to fund or contribute your time to make one of these ideas happen, please contact Caryn Anderson, Interim Executive Secretary, at caryn.anderson@itd-alliance.org.
| Idea (short) | Description | Date Proposed | Proposed By | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spanish (and other) language versions of one-page document about the ITD Alliance | A Spanish language version of ITD Alliance materials was requested by one of our Latin American institutional members. It's unlikely we could have all our materials in all languages, but it would be great if we could at least have versions of a 1-page "Quick Facts" document | 2024-08-15 | Caryn Anderson | Proposed | caryn.anderson@itd-alliance.org |
| Finding ways for more engagement with/of members (individuals and institutions) | - Survey - or other more interactive formats - to learn more about the expectations of the members and their willingness to contribute - call for working groups (as a very wide format that can reach from one or two meetings up to continuous exchange like the current WGs) - initiating a very easy-access/low-threshold/little-preparation-needed series of events, e.g. a quarterly journal/paper club or the earlier idea of “meet the board at the coffee table” where interactions can take place (question is how large these events will be, 10-20 people would be ideal, it is not necessary that all members participate) | 2024-01-11 | Alexandra Lux | Proposed | n/a |
| ITD Alliance website refresh and maintenance | It would be great if we can have a dedicated web designer for the ITD Alliance website. This would alleviate a significant workload from the secretariat. The complexity of this task depends on the skills of those involved, making it either more straightforward or challenging. Therefore, I propose that we communicate to our members that voluntary contributions to the alliance can extend to this activity, i.e. managing and updating the alliance website. | 2023-12-14 | Helena Guimarães | Proposed | n/a |
| Maximising member country experience | As an activity for ITD Alliance members and as a strategy to attract more members we might organize short events/workshops to provide country-wise information and connect actors from a country. Board members having most experience in a country could coordinate and prepare a panorama on ITD related policies and activities, involve ITD Alliance members to participate actively and might reach out to other non-members from the respective country to participate. A series of workshops might be interesting and — on the long run — it might support national ITD related policies and activities. People could also learn from strategies/policies in other countries and get inspiration. | 2023-12-08 | Ulli Vilsmaier | Proposed | n/a |
| Decolonisation | Place a relevant acknowledgement on the ITD-Alliance website. As a strategic initiative of the ITD-Alliance, organize a multi-country discussion of the issues, using our international connections to address and understand the issues. Think about supplementing this with research. | 2023-12-14 | Steve Fiore | Proposed | n/a |
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