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  • From: HURIDOCS <info@huridocs.org>

    Subject: HURIDOCS OpenEvsys Project: help us contract a software developer

    Date: 2008-07-03 13:56

    *Sommaire en français ci-dessous
    Resumen en español debajo*
    
    **HURIDOCS is contracting a software developer to improve its WinEvsys
    database for documentation of human rights violations. Please forward this
    note to software developers you know or have worked with, and across your
    networks to help us find a top-flight partner to contract. The Request for
    Proposals (RFP) can be downloaded from here:
    
    http://huridocs.org/tools/monitoring/openevsys
     (~3.1 MB, contains RFP + annexes; files also downloadable separately from
    that page)
    
    This initiative, which we have code-named "OpenEvsys", has two interesting
    roots. Firstly, in 2007 different organisations in Sri Lanka and Somalia
    made substantial modifications to WinEvsys, some of which should certainly
    be made available to everyone.  Secondly, the superb feedback from the
    Geneva Advanced Documentation workshop, which was held by HURIDOCS in
    January this year. This workshop brought together a range of human rights
    advocates, technologists and documentation specialists. Part of the
    discussion there focussed on the steps HURIDOCS needs to take to improve the
    WinEvsys database. Whilst many felt it was powerful and valued it, all
    participants wanted the following:
    
    a) Ease of use
    b) More extensive reporting features such as graphs, tables and maps
    c) Better flexibility in deployment, for larger, distributed organisations
    d) Be open source, to better enable customisation and translation
    
    The nature of this user feedback made us feel that re-engineering WinEvsys
    as a web application was the best route, outlined in the RFP:
    
    http://huridocs.org/tools/monitoring/openevsys
    
    The deadline for responses is 15 August 2008, and they should be sent in
    English to our project manager, Tom Longley (tom.longley@huridocs.org) by
    that date.
    
    As well as helping us find a software developer, we also ask for your
    knowledge and expertise in the following areas:
    
    - Indentifying pilots for OpenEvsys
    - Testing pre-release versions of improved database
    - Translating (the present database exists in English, French, Spanish,
    Russian, Arabic, Turkish and Portuguese so far)
    - Development of outreach and training materials
    
    Again, email Tom (tom.longley@huridocs.org) if you're interested in helping
    out in any these areas, or know someone that is.
    
    Regards,
    
    Bert Verstappen
    
    HURIDOCS contracte un programmateur des logiciels pour améliorer sa base de
    données WinEvsys pour la documentation des violations des droits de l'homme.
    Veuillez faire suivre à cette note des programmateurs de logiciel que vous
    connaissez ou avec lesquelles vous avez travaillé, et à travers vos réseaux.
    Ceci aidera nous à trouver un associé bien qualifié. La demande des
    propositions (RFP) peut être téléchargée d'ici :
    
     http://huridocs.org/tools/monitoring/openevsys
    
     Nous demandons également la votre connaissance et expertise dans les
    secteurs suivants
    
    - Identification des pilotes pour OpenEvsys
    - L'essai des versions de base de données améliorée
    - Traductions (la base de données actuelle existe en anglais, français,
    espagnol, russe, arabe, português et turque)
    - Développement des matériaux pour la dissémination et la formation.
    
    Vous pouvez contacter Tom Longley tom.longley@huridocs.org si vous y êtes
    intéressées.
    
    HURIDOCS está contratando un analista de programas informáticos para mejorar
    su base de datos WinEvsys para la documentación de las violaciones de los
    derechos humanos. Transmitir por favor esta nota a los analistas de
    programas informáticos que usted sabe o han trabajado con, y a través de sus
    redes para ayudarnos a encontrar un socio sobresaliente. El pedido ofertas
    (RFP) se puede transferir de aquí:
    
     http://huridocs.org/tools/monitoring/openevsys
    
     También pedimos su conocimiento y maestría en las áreas siguientes:
    
    - Identificación de pilotos para OpenEvsys
    - La prueba de versiones de la base de datos mejorada
    - Traducciones (la actual base de datos existe en inglés, francés, español,
    ruso, árabe, turco y portugués hasta ahora)
    - Desarrollo de los materiales de promoción y de entrenamiento
    
    Usted puede entrar en contacto con Tom Longley tom.longley@huridocs.org si
    usted está interesado en esto.
    
    

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