How to Leverage Digital Systems for Monitoring and Evaluation
Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) systems are essential catalysts for transformation and capacity building within the international development sector. They give...
3 Tips for Bridging Technology and International Development
At the recent MERL Tech 2019 conference in Washington, DC, the panel “Technology Adoption and Innovation in the Industry: How to Bridge the International Development...
3 Reasons to be Savvy on Software as a Service Solutions in International Development
We’ve all been there. You’re working with an organization or government to help chart a path towards stronger data management practices. Key staff are excited...
How to Buy M&E Software and Not Get Bamboozled
While there is no way to guarantee that M&E software will solve all of your problems or make all of your colleagues happy, there are three things you can...
How Can Open Source Software be Sustainable in International Development?
Recently Chris Fabian made the very interesting declaration. Since the UN’s charter is to produce public goods, he says “we do everything Open Source and Public...
To Build or Buy or Both? That is the M&E Technology Systems Question!
At M&E Tech in DC and NYC, we heard from development professionals who were struggling with the question on how to build an organization-wide technology-enabled...