1. Our session this morning…
“Maximising civil society’s use of digital tools and resources for impact”
…aims to highlight some of the many digital tools and resources to maximise the impact of civil society
…aims to ‘show by doing’
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2. Our Agenda
Firstly, Introduce yourself to two people sitting around you. Brainstorm some research questions you faced recently in your work.
What information did you need? Was it available easily? Did you trust the information you found? What were some of the barriers to accessing it?
Then: we will take a look at some relevant resources:
9.45 – Joy Mabenge, BHRRC
Comfort break
10.30 – Tholakele Nene, Oxpeckers
11.00 – Rishon Chimboza, Extractives Hub
Finally, in your groups, take one of your research questions and collaborate to find the best resources, data and information available.
After feedback and discussion from the groups, we aim to conclude by
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3. Extractives Hub Overview 7 February 2018

4. What is the Extractives Hub?
A DIGITAL PLATFORM +
Personalised support to decision makers and advisers
TARGET USERS
Sector stakeholders, particularly government officials and decision makers, CSOs, Academia, Media
GEOGRAPHICAL FOCUS
Resource-rich developing countries, predominantly Anglophone
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5. Common user challenges
Our approach was informed
Research countries
Common user challenges
Access
Time
Relevance
Trust and reliability

6. User profiles Technocrat (20%) Time-poor specialist/expert
High IT literacy
Good English language skills
Low Capacity (80%)
Varied Internet access
Mixed IT literacy
Very specific search requirements
Search by country and region
Thematic approach, including
Summaries
Layers of information
Infographics
Step by step toolkits
DECISION MAKING
CAPACITY BUILDING

7. These were the features wanted
Information and features wanted
From the research we carried out…
These were the features wanted
Country by Country Analysis
Experiences of other countries
Country specific information
Industry analysis and opinions
Information organised by themes
Making connections with peers
Ability to save and share content
Information tailored to interests
Suggested content
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8. Features Adam Smith International Explore a topic
Over 40 topics on Petroleum, Mining and Cross-Cutting
Specifically created for the 80% non experts
Each topics contains the same sections: Overview, Topic Library, Guides, Training and Events
Overviews are page document summarising the key essentials of the topic and are written by sector experts
Topic Library contains all the resources related to that Topics
Guides are “step by step / how to” resources relating to the Topics
Training and Events – related to the topic
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9. Features Adam Smith International Search the library
A repository for all the resources on the Hub
Currently over 7,000 resources and growing, including documents and videos
Fully searchable with filters (title, year, resource type, country, date, author)
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10. Features Adam Smith International Explore a topic
Information and resources relating to the country highlighted on the map
Resources are divided according to mining or petroleum sectors
Resources include:
Official Government documents (policies, laws, acts)
Publicly available contracts (via Resource Contracts)
Country analysis (specific to that country)
Country comparison (analysis that compares highlighted country with others countries)
Useful weblinks coming soon – e.g. ministries, agencies, think tanks, particular to the highlighted country
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11. Features Adam Smith International Explore a topic
A help desk, which offers personalised support for gathering information (“I can’t find what I’m looking for) and for expert advice (“I don’t have the capacity / expertise to solve this”)
The service is free of charge to government officials in DFID focus countries
Timeframe for projects – from 1 day up to 3-4 weeks
Very tight focus on each project – looking to help solve a particular short-term need
EH has a panel of over 50 international experts, covering a wide range of subjects
Projects could include desk research (conducted out of London), bespoke training, or specialist assistance from an international expert (likely to be virtual, but face to face is also possible)
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12. Partners
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