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Learning at MERL Tech
MERL Tech conference, a space for discussion, learning and sharing experiences and challenges with the use of technologies for Monitoring, Evaluation, Research and Learning (MERL) in the social
Is enterprise architecture finally on the cusp of helping to accelerate sustainable, global development?
After a decade at Microsoft, I started my career in global development focusing on public health. I had come from one of the largest technology platform companies in the world, so naturally, my…
Taking Flight: Co-Investment from Digital Square and DIAL a Catalyst for OpenCRVS
Civil registration is critical for human rights and effective governance. Globally, almost half of the world’s children, most of them in Africa, do not have their birth registered and are consequently
Demand Aggregation: The Secret Ingredient to ICT4D Success
Many global international development organizations are using technology and mobile channels to better understand and reach their target populations. A substantial portion of their budgets for these…
Cross-post: Positive Collaboration Is Possible Between Aid and Mobile Sectors
Recently, the Digital Impact Alliance, DAI and Accenture Development Partnerships hosted a London Technology Salon on the question of: “Is Positive Collaboration Possible…
Cross-Post: 4 Use Cases for Internet Messaging Applications in Development Programs
Nearly half of the world’s population uses one or more messaging applications and increasingly, development organizations are seeing the value of using mobile messaging applications to reach both…
The Nexus of Bridging Digital Solutions with Cross Sector Development
I am neither a data nor a health specialist, yet it is at the nexus of the two where I have built my expertise. I took my very first steps on the sands of Dar es Salaam’s Msasani Bay, but it…
Cross-Post: What Should Donors do to Support Responsible Data?
Donors such as USAID have a critical role to play in encouraging greater respect and protection of the data of vulnerable individuals and groups. They can help to reduce data-related risks…
Why We Should All Be Working Towards Collaborative Value Generation Around Big Data
The world’s data is expected to double every two years for the foreseeable future, thanks to increasing connectivity and progress in technology. This abundance of data combined with advances in…
What I’ve Learned (and Will Learn) in Kampala Shouldn’t Stay in Kampala
I’m excited to return to Kampala for the ICT4D conference representing the Digital Impact Alliance. When I left Kampala in 2012, my home of two and a half years, many things were different. I left…