Practical Insights on Technology for ICT4D Projects

7 Tips for Better Digital M&E in Sustainable Development

7 Tips for Better Digital M&E in Sustainable Development

Published on: Dec 21 2015 by Guest Writer - Comments Off on 7 Tips for Better Digital M&E in Sustainable Development
With the landmark UN Sustainable Development Summit over, the discussion is now shifting to the question of how to operationalize the 17 ambitious goals in the...
Help! My Boss Wants a Mobile App

Help! My Boss Wants a Mobile App

Published on: Dec 04 2015 by Josh Woodard - 1 Comment
So you work in a development organization, and your boss comes to you and says, “We need an app!” If you’re not quite sure how to respond, don’t...
How Can We Integrate M&E Across Sectors?

How Can We Integrate M&E Across Sectors?

Published on: Nov 30 2015 by Guest Writer - 1 Comment
I was very excited to attend the MERL Tech Conference. I’m from Egypt and currently work at UNICEF, and one of our biggest challenges with development programs...
We Need to Create Business Models that Deliver Value to Overcome the Digital Divide

We Need to Create Business Models that Deliver Value to Overcome the Digital Divide

Published on: Nov 25 2015 by Guest Writer - 4 Comments
Huawei recognizes the urgent need to reduce the deepening digital divide between those who benefit from connectivity and the internet, and those who don’t. Our...
Sensors for MERL: What Works? What Does Not? What Have We Learned?

Sensors for MERL: What Works? What Does Not? What Have We Learned?

Published on: Nov 23 2015 by Guest Writer - 2 Comments
Sensors promise rapid insights into development programs. Exciting and quickly evolving technologies are expanding the range of what can be measured, while the...
Learn How to Use Excel for Data Visualization in Just 2 Hours

Learn How to Use Excel for Data Visualization in Just 2 Hours

Published on: Nov 20 2015 by Guest Writer - Comments Off on Learn How to Use Excel for Data Visualization in Just 2 Hours
We have all worked with Microsoft Excel, but few of us really know its power to meet a wide range of data analysis and visualization needs. Used correctly, we can...
What’s Your ICT4D Cyber Threat Model?

What’s Your ICT4D Cyber Threat Model?

Published on: Nov 18 2015 by Guest Writer - 1 Comment
Threat models can make ICT4D more secure and safe to use. In computer science, “threat modeling” is the approach of playing through attacks and hacks ahead...
Check Out Inveneo’s New Solar Powered Digital Library Kit

Check Out Inveneo’s New Solar Powered Digital Library Kit

Published on: Nov 13 2015 by Jana Melpolder - 11 Comments
Imagine if your young child attended a school that did not have books, electricity, or the Internet. What educational opportunities would he or she be denied? Throughout...
Dashboards: A Force for Good, Great, or Greater Confusion?

Dashboards: A Force for Good, Great, or Greater Confusion?

Published on: Nov 09 2015 by Guest Writer - Comments Off on Dashboards: A Force for Good, Great, or Greater Confusion?
In this era of big data and real-time data sharing, projects and organizations are increasingly trying to organize their analytics with dashboards that share key...
3 Steps to Be a Data Minimalist: Collecting Less While Learning More

3 Steps to Be a Data Minimalist: Collecting Less While Learning More

Published on: Nov 05 2015 by Guest Writer - Comments Off on 3 Steps to Be a Data Minimalist: Collecting Less While Learning More
The “Data Minimalism – How to Collect Less and Learn More” session at the MERLtech conference taught us how to collect less data. More importantly, it taught...