Moving forward

Subteam 3 has had a whirlwind of activities around our project within the last two days.  (We are working with the University of Sharjah students to determine how to build an awareness campaign promoting e-Government services.)  

On Monday, we visited the Sharjah Department of Information and e-Government offices and had the opportunity to understand their vision for the future.  We then had the pleasure of meeting our sponsors at the University of Sharjah and had a quick tour of the campus, including our office space.

We finalized our focus group questions on Tuesday and revised our strategy.  We met with the Student Union Leader to discuss how best to connect with 200 students.  Our workday ended with a visit to IBM, Dubai.

 

Today, we met with 50 students in the Medical College.  Although the University of Sharjah has separate male and female campuses, the medical campus does not separate the classes.  (We did notice the females sit on one side of the room and the men on the other side.)

As most students entered the classroom, there was a look of confusion on their faces when they saw us in front of the room.  Most of the students turned around and went back into the hallway!  After introductions and program orientation, theses undergraduates were most interested in providing feedback and shaping the e-services program.  I look forward to working with the next sets of students to hear their opinions and recommendations.

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