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Questionnaire for the evaluation of the UN system Network on Rural Development and Food Security Website



Your are invited to participate in the Evaluation of the website of the UN system Network. We kindly request you to take a few minutes of your time to answer the questions that can be viewed below.

Instructions:
1) Download the questionnaire (in Word Format) by clicking here
2) Complete and send it as soon as possible, by E-mail to barbara.conte@fao.org, before 15 July 2004

Thank you very much for your kind collaboration. Your answers will be very useful in assessing the activities of the UN System Network.


Below you can find the text of the Questionnaire to be downloaded by clicking here

1. Do you have regular and easy access to the Internet?

 Yes            No
2. How often do you visit the Network's website (www.rdfs.net)?

 Several times a week                                        Several times a month
At each update (after e-mail announcing it)      Rarely

3. In which language(s) do you normally consult the website?
English                       French                       Spanish                       Arabic

4. What kind of information available on the Network website is most useful for your activities? (On a scale of 1 - 10, how would you rate the following - 10 being the most useful).

Type of information 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
General information on Food Security and Rural Development
UN interagency activities
Joint activities with NGOs/CSOs
Forthcoming events
Publications on Food Security and Rural Development
Interviews
Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Development (SARD)
Others:


5. Which links on the navigation bar do you principally use?
What's new
Country activities
Themes
Calendar


6. What additional information would you like to find on the website?
Training material
Electronic forum
Good practices in food security and rural development
Detailed reports on Thematic Groups'activities
Summary of MDGnet discussions Others


7. What do you use information provided by the website for? (On a scale of 1 - 10, how would you rate the following - 10 being the most useful).

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Personal information
Dissemination of information among Thematic Group members
Advocacy work
Research
Meetings and/or conferences
Others:


8. How would you rate the UN System Network Website regarding the following aspects? (On a scale of 1 - 10, how would you rate the following - 10 being the most useful).

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Quality of information
Friendliness
Structure
Overall visual appearance
Overall appreciation
Others:


9. On average, how many website pages do you usually open on the Network Website during one session?
1 to 3             3 to 5             5 to 10             More than 10            

10. The "News" section had been updated every two months until last December; it is currently updated every three months due to recent budget cuts. Do you consider it as:
adequate
would prefer a more frequent update

11. Have you experienced any problems:

a) loading webpages of the Network website?

square (1K)Yes, it is too slow          square (1K)No

b) linking to other sites from the Network website?

square (1K)Yes          square (1K)No

If yes to either option, please explain briefly

12. Please list up to 3 rural development and food security related websites you use the most (not including FAO).



13. What is your candid assesment of the usefulness and relevance of the Network? (On a scale of 1 - 10, how would you rate the following - 10 being the most useful).

The UN System Network 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
1) facilitates exchange and dissemination of information, experiences and best practices among its members
2) reinforces ties among UN system organizations
3) reinforces ties between UN system organizations and other stakeholders, notably NGOs and CSOs
4) fosters synergies among development activities supported by Network members
5) provides information on rural development and food security programmes
6) Other relevance:

Where your rating is between 1-3 or 8-10, could you provide a brief explanation


14. How can the Network contribute to the implementation and the monitoring of the Millennium Development Goals?

15. The International Alliance against Hunger (IAAH) is creating it's own website linked to that of the World Food Summit and the UN system Network on Rural Development and Food Security. What kind of information would you prefer to find on the IAAH's website?



Thank you very much for your kind collaboration! Please send the questionnaire to the following e-mail address:Barbara.Conte@fao.org as soon as possible and preferably by July 15th 2004