How to Have an Effective Facebook Page for Civil Society Organizations
Social media, specifically Facebook, use is growing rapidly around the world. It is becoming one of the most popular sources of information, even in poor Southeast...
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Printed Receipts are an Underappreciated ICT4Gov Innovation
I often find that the overall transparency of a country can be seen in its retail transactions. The more that transactions are done using clearly marked fixed prices,...
We Must Stop Designing for Needs and Start Designing for Aspirations
Traditional design works hard to accommodate people, to accept their attitudes, skills, and values as they are. International development, however, typically requires...
USAID Guide: Strengthening Civil Society through Social Media
Social media may be passing television as a source for news around the world.
A Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism report found that over 28% of 18–24...
How Interactive Radio Can Improve Feedback and Accountability
Farm Radio International’s Listening Post is a methodology for collecting real-time, unfiltered feedback from farmers through a multi-channel platform linked...
3 Reasons Why Printing is Still a Killer App for Behavior Change
Recently, I watched in amazement as a group of agriculture extension agents wrestled with an inkjet printer in a rural Philippine rice field.
First they ran a power...
Your Fancy Android App Needs an Offline Mode
You’ve done your user-centered design, you’ve assessed your constituents, and you’ve determined that an Android application is the best way to...
Uber for Tractors is Really a Thing in Developing Countries
You’ve probably taken an Uber, Lyft, or Grab Taxi. You may have used AirBnb. You could’ve even used Task Rabbit. I know I have. I’ve taken Uber...
Please Stop Publishing to PDF Graveyards
I have a philosophical question for you to ponder:
If a research paper is published, and its hypothesis is proven, but no one acts on it, did the paper even exist?
I...
The Massive Myanmar Opportunity for Digital Financial Services
Myanmar is experiencing one of the world’s fastest adoption of mobile phones. Three years ago, less than 10% of the population had access to ma mobile phone....
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