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Table 3 Recommendations to support IKT

From: How does context influence collaborative decision-making for health services planning, delivery and evaluation?

Challenge expressed by participants

Solutions recommended or inferred

Awareness of/knowledge about IKT

• Organizational culture

• Champions

• Training

Funding, resources, time for IKT

• Organizational culture

• IKT-specific strategic plan

• Demonstrate impact that can be derived

Attitude about IKT

• Organizational culture

• Champions

• Demonstrate impact that can be derived

Willingness to collaborate, resistance to change

• Leadership

• Champions

• Professional and academic incentives

• Demonstrate impact that can be derived

Skill for collaboration

• Training

• Mentorship

Access to opportunities

• IKT-specific strategic plan

• Knowledge brokers/facilitators

• Formal program affiliations for researchers

• Inventory of initiatives/research

• Use of technology-enabled communication tools

Mismatch timing/goals between researchers and decision-makers

• Training

• Knowledge brokers/facilitators

Coordination/integration across programs

• IKT-specific strategic plan

• Knowledge brokers/facilitators

Variety of forums for IKT

• IKT-specific strategic plan

• Use of technology-enabled communication

Responsibility for initiating IKT

• Organizational culture

• Training

• Mentorship

• Knowledge brokers/facilitators

• IKT -specific strategic plan

• Professional and academic incentives