ICT4D Updates
Malaria: Shifting the burden or expanding access to care?
Malaria is a significant burden to health systems and is responsible for a large proportion of outpatient cases at health facilities in endemic regions. The scale-up of community management of malaria and reactive case detection likely affect both malaria cases and outpatient attendance at health facilities. This article examines the use of Community Health Workers […]
Why attend the ICT4D Conference?
The rapid growth in the numbers of attendees at the ICT4D Conference since its inception is testament not only to the fantastic learning and networking opportunities the event provides but also to the global focus on ICT4D. Yet ten sessions on from the first conference, many questions are still being asked about the extent and […]
IDMC’s solution: IDETECT
The IDMC (Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre) in NRC, will be presenting at the 10th ICT4D Conference. They have been working on a data capturing and machine learning tool to gather data to predict natural disasters called IDETECT. Learn more on IDMC’s Solution IDETECT and their future plans For more information on IDMC, visit www.internal-displacement.org
E-vouchers in Conflict Situations
This case study presents a detailed description of the utilization of electronic vouchers (or e-vouchers) for the delivery of emergency relief. In these pages, we hope to provide a snapshot for humanitarian response peers on best practices, lessons learned and recommendations for the implementation of e-voucher programming during an emergency response, based on projects carried […]
Mobile Solutions for Malaria Elimination Surveillance Systems
The potential role of mobile tools to strengthen and extend the reach of disease surveillance systems is widely recognized. Malaria eradication relies on timely and accurate data to effectively identify areas of ongoing transmission, target interventions, and measure progress toward elimination. However, a key gap curbing progress is the lack of appropriate tools for collecting, […]
Improving Data Use in Sub-Saharan Africa
In the developing world, the use of timely, high-quality data is essential to strengthening health systems and providing efficient health services. Vital Wave was engaged by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation in a Data Use Partnership to improve information systems and increase the use of data in health care delivery in Malawi and Ethiopia. In […]
Mitigate Large Scale Distribution Risk
In 2016, during the peak of the emergency response to the drought, almost 3 million constituents received a portion of this food aid. Such a large-scale distribution reveals wondrous efforts, but with any distribution project, there lies a risk that the goods are not going to the desired recipient
What is Your ICT4D Strategy?
In a mobile-first and cloud-first world, where information comes in torrents and connectivity gets ever-closer to ubiquitous it can be tempting to assume that the technology landscape is evolving too rapidly to justify a multi-year ICT4D strategy.
Water ATMs
Water ATMs: How Technology is Improving Water Governance in Tanzania Originially posted on NextBillion.net https://www.crs.org/our-work-overseas/ict4d When you hear the term water governance, what comes to mind? Politicians? Hygiene? A community water tap? Would you believe that 783 million people do not have access to safe water?  A huge reason for this is – you […]
Transforming aid and development
Opinion: Transforming aid and development with satellite imagery By Steve Hellen Originally posted on Devex https://www.crs.org/our-work-overseas/ict4d Satellite imagery is evolving rapidly, with dramatic leaps in the timeliness of imagery, improvements in resolution, and economics influenced by new providers. With this has also come new imagery analytics providers, in some cases eliminating the barrier of having in-house […]