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Framework to Create an Information System Strategic Plan (ISSP) This web blog framework is intended for those who will be facilitating the creation of an ISSP plan for their Ministry. The following was used for local government in the Philippines and it has been edited for use in the Public Sector of Suriname. Background The Local Government Unit (LGU)  ISSP template has been supplied as a model that you can follow (reference 1 below). It is not a strategic planning document. If you filled in the 'blanks' then you could replicate the plan but it will not be a 'sustainable' plan for your organization to implement. For those of you that are interested, NCC (National Computer Center of the Philippines) developed that template for National government departments to apply for IT equipment (refernce 2). It was not designed for LGUs. A new template for LGUs was promised over 3 years ago and it has not materialized yet. Consequently I recommend some changes to make it a ...

Preface The baseline mapping study concluded that the use of information systems as part of your knowledge society will be the major driver of your wealth and economy (see reference 3,4). This is described as recommendation four of the ICT baseline mapping study undertaken in 2024 (see reference 1). The following blog will describe the actions you will need to take in order to develop a sustainable strategic plan (ISSP) for implementation to achieve it. I have walked into many government offices in different countries where I can see the remnants of a LAN (local area network) and switches/routers that no longer work, with legacy workstations and computers only capable of using older Windows operating systems like XP.  In most cases these are the results of well intentioned one time government and/or international funding projects without the consideration of sustainability.  Even recently I have walked into government offices in the Caribbean with new workstations and high res...

  Preface This blog will outline the key steps to setup XAMPP server, connect MySQL to Workbench, create tables, enter data, connect MySQL to Looker Studio, and host Looker Studio reports in XAMPP server webpage. YouTube tutorial for above