Stevens graduate creates knowledge management system for Peace Corps
Program in Dominican Republic could move to other countries
HOBOKEN, N.J. — The Peace Corps helps thousands of people each year, but these days the organization has received a bit of help from a recent graduate of Stevens Institute of Technology International (SITI). Engels Gilvert developed a master’s thesis that the Peace Corps has begun to implement. This knowledge management system will help volunteers better communicate and share knowledge in the Dominican Republic.
By December, Gilvert, who is working with volunteers, hopes to have components of the new knowledge management system (KMS) installed, including photos and video programs, connections to Social Networking sites, an updated policies and procedures section, and a project reporting tool. A web portal should be completed by October. Gilvert will ensure that the KMS will retain the look and feel of the Peace Corps mission.
“This student-initiated project is a great example of how the Stevens Institute of Technology International (SITI) is building the technology and technology management capabilities in the Dominican Republic. What's more, it is a great example of how the students of SITI are bringing immediate value being returned to the people of the Dominican Republic,” said Lex McCusker, Associate Dean of the Howe School of Technology Management at Stevens and Vice Rector of SITI. “The support that the government of the Dominican has provided to SITI and its students is already having a positive impact on the country.”
Gilvert is scheduled to travel to Washington, D.C., where he will present the results at the Peace Corps Regional IT Strategic meeting. He hopes to receive approval to expand the KMS in the Caribbean and Central America Region, including Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama and Jamaica.
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