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4 Ways We Can Better Engage Smallholder Farmers Using ICT

4 Ways We Can Better Engage Smallholder Farmers Using ICT

Published on: Apr 13 2016 by Guest Writer - Comments Off on 4 Ways We Can Better Engage Smallholder Farmers Using ICT
An essential component for successfully engaging smallholder farmers using technology comes from providing a voice, a dialogue, with the farmers themselves. This...
SocialCops’ Ultimate Guide To Effective Data Collection

SocialCops’ Ultimate Guide To Effective Data Collection

Published on: Mar 18 2016 by Guest Writer - Comments Off on SocialCops’ Ultimate Guide To Effective Data Collection
The development and policy spaces have seen the use of data to drive decision making and increase impact. Non-profit and government organisations are using data...
Fixing M&E with Sensors and the Internet of Things

Fixing M&E with Sensors and the Internet of Things

Published on: Mar 11 2016 by Guest Writer - Comments Off on Fixing M&E with Sensors and the Internet of Things
Poverty reduction efforts in many developing countries often take the form of household water filters, community hand-driven water pumps, improved wood, charcoal...
Help Build a Cash Transfer Technology Catalog

Help Build a Cash Transfer Technology Catalog

Published on: Mar 09 2016 by Guest Writer - 3 Comments
The number of technology tools to support digital payments and vouchers can be overwhelming, especially in humanitarian response, where time is limited and situations...
Leaping into the Principles for Digital Development

Leaping into the Principles for Digital Development

Published on: Mar 07 2016 by Guest Writer - Comments Off on Leaping into the Principles for Digital Development
On Leap Day, Feb 29, over 260 people, representing more than 150 organizations participated in a Digital Development event held at FHI 360. It was an effort to...
6 Ways to Reach Rural Woman via Mobile Phones Even If They Do Not Own One

6 Ways to Reach Rural Woman via Mobile Phones Even If They Do Not Own One

Published on: Mar 04 2016 by Guest Writer - Comments Off on 6 Ways to Reach Rural Woman via Mobile Phones Even If They Do Not Own One
In order to reach rural women through mobile technology, they need to be able to access phones that work at the precise moment you are trying to engage with them....
We Must Build a Better Future for Digital Development

We Must Build a Better Future for Digital Development

Published on: Feb 29 2016 by Guest Writer - Comments Off on We Must Build a Better Future for Digital Development
My name is Adele Waugaman and over the past year I’ve served as rapporteur for a series of community discussions on the Principles for Digital Development. The...
SAFETAG Can Help Protect Organizations from Hackers and Cybercrime

SAFETAG Can Help Protect Organizations from Hackers and Cybercrime

Published on: Feb 26 2016 by Guest Writer - 1 Comment
Non-profit organizations around the world are targeted by cybercrime, and don’t have the benefit of expensive services or personnel monitoring or protecting their...
The Surprising Reality of Mobile Money Around the World

The Surprising Reality of Mobile Money Around the World

Published on: Feb 24 2016 by Guest Writer - Comments Off on The Surprising Reality of Mobile Money Around the World
Mobile money has done more to extend the reach of financial services in the last decade than traditional “bricks and mortar” banking has in the last century. This...
What Do Tanzanians Think About Drones? Now We Know

What Do Tanzanians Think About Drones? Now We Know

Published on: Feb 22 2016 by Guest Writer - 1 Comment
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) could become an important tool for international development. Also known as drones, UAVs are aircraft that can be piloted remotely...
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