Two UREP proposals have been submitted.
They involve seven students and four faculty members.
We hope we will be succesful!
Use of Technology in Nonprofit Organizations: A survey of current practices in Qatar
Abstract:
The proposed research seeks to create a
clear understanding of how nonprofit and charitable organizations in Qatar
currently
use information and communication technology, and in doing so, support planning
and service creation to help these organization make more effective use of
technology toward meeting their mission.
This research will use academic research methodologies to identify such
organizations in Qatar, and to characterize (a) what technologies they currently
use (b) how this technology is managed and planned for, (c) how this technology
supports (or not) their operations and programs, and (d) what outside support
services they use, for example consultants, Internet hosted application, and
outsourced development services. This
information will be useful for planning how government agencies, others
nonprofits, as well as Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar can tailor its
policies and programs can better serve the needs of the nonprofit charitable
sector of the Qatar economy.
Keep IT or Give IT: Sourcing of Information Technology in Qatar, a study of potential advantages and risks
Abstract:
Qatar is witnessing a remarkable economic growth
and a huge potential for IT services needs, therefore the purpose of this study
is to explore and understand the IT landscape in
Qatar in order to investigate the current
outsourcing practices and potential. The goal is to precisely understand the
sourcing mechanisms and challenges in
Qatar. The study will focus on
small and medium enterprises, as well as large companies. The expected outcomes
should be, first, a better insight into companies’ current sourcing practices. Second,
an assessment of the success stories as well as the failures will set up the
grounds for recommendations and possibly the identification of a Qatari (or
regional) sourcing model. Third, the inherent risks of outsourcing will be
revisited through the lenses of the regional business practices. Fourth, recommendations
will be issued to address identified risks.