Overall Direction ○ General purpose system ○ Simple ○ Self-service
Upcoming MOH implementations ○ Nepal
○ Côte d'Ivoire
○ Togo
○ Senegal
○ Benin
○ Cameroon
○ Niger
○ DR Congo
Communication ○ Mailing lists dhis2.org/contact
○ Requirements overview launchpad.net/dhis2
○ Project home page dhis2.org ○ PSI Knowledge base helppsi.zendesk.com
Release Cycle ○ 4 fixed releases per year March June October December
○ Upgrade recommended although not required ○ The three last versions are fully supported
Challenges ahead?
Criteria for Requirements ○ Impact
○ Complexity
○ Benefit
○ Innovation
○ Level of effort
○ Funding
Capacity Building ○ Online academy ○ NGO academies ○ Expert group academies ○ Learning resources o Articles and use-cases o Videos and screencasts
Developer recruitment ○ University of Oslo ○ Dedicated NGO developer ○ External developers
Funding ○ NORAD (Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation) ○ PEPFAR (OGAC) ○ UiO (University of Oslo)
Avoid Fragmentation ○ Generic features only ○ Apps for specific functionality ○ Discourage forks
The victim of your own success? ○ Don’t bite more than you can chew ○ Select projects that fit the platform
Coordination of NGO Requirements ○ Avoid overlap and competition ○ Consolidation of requirements to the DHIS 2 team ○ Coordination of app development ○ Work through an iNGO coordinating body?
How To Contribute? ○ Organize symposiums and academies ○ Develop generic apps ○ Contribute to DHIS 2 core software ○ Write documentation ○ Make learning material ○ Participate in the user community ○ Coordination of requirements
