Onsite testing and piloting sessions for systematic use of the advisory logbook and issue tracking software provided by the open-source Mantis platform in Bitola, North Macedonia.

On the 23rd and 24th of June in Bitola in the premises of the National Extension Agency, the partners held two days of testing and piloting sessions for systematic use of the advisory logbook and issue tracking software provided by the open-source Mantis platform.

The partners worked together with the advisors from NEA on the additional customization of the Mantis software based on the needs that were identified from the testing and proceeded with the piloting of the software.

Advisors working on the Mantis tool

In the next two months, 10 advisors from the NEA in North Macedonia will proceed with the use of the tool in their everyday work and will enter the data of each activity they perform, which will let the project to further refine the profiles of the advisors, to better map knowledge gaps and conduct more targeted capacity development actions.

Workshop in Bitola