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July 26, 2018 Save the Date: 2018 Digital Tech for Resilience Workshop
Events & ResourcesThe dates for the 2018 Digital Technologies for Resilience Workshop have just been announced. Hosted by FHI 360 with financial support from the Rockefeller, we’ll be back for…July 24, 2018 New Download: Digital Technology Planning Tool to Improve Your Solution Evaluation and Partner Due Diligence
Events & ResourcesBy Josh Woodard on July 18, 2018 Over the past decade, I’ve worked with countless of organizations around the world to help them to think about how they…July 23, 2018 Blockchain as an M&E Tool
Principles TalkMERL Tech – 23 Jul 18 Blockchain as an M&E Tool by Mike Cooper and Shailee Adinofi This is the second in a series of blogs at discussing…July 21, 2018 AKRYL digital agency endorses the Principles for Digital Development
Principles TalkHello everyone! AKRYL digital agency uses open standards, open source, and open innovation to provide its client with sustainable digital solutions that are designed for scale, further improvements,…July 17, 2018 Plan International endorses the Principles for Digital Development!
Principles TalkDear Principles Community, I am very excited to announce that Plan International has endorsed the Principles for Digital Development! Here’s my blog post about why we’ve endorsed, what…October 05, 2017 Introductions thread: What makes you tick?
UncategorizedWelcome. Some of us know each other. Others, not. Introduce yourself! Specifically: Where in the world are you? What stage of your career are you at? What are…
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Register Now: Practicing the Principles for Digital Development in Jakarta, Indonesia
The Principles for Digital Development are the distilled knowledge of hundreds of professionals and thousands of projects into nine best practice guidelines to improve the use of technology in development. The Digital Principles are currently endorsed by 88 organizations, including USAID, UNICEF, NDI, Grameen Foundation, IntraHealth International, SIDA, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation,…
We Don’t Need to Reinvent the Wheel, But it’s Time to Invest in Roads and Highways
By: Dr. Alain Labrique Here’s the good news: Over the past 10 years the digital health community has begun to heal from a severe case of pilotitis. As a community of innovators and health systems researchers, we increasingly recognize that creating and testing new digital health tools in the absence of…
Digital Impact Alliance Announces Formation of New Open Source Center and First Round of Catalytic Funding for ICT4D Projects
The Center, with support from key partners, will provide resources to help high-impact software for social good reach greater adoption Today, the Digital Impact Alliance (DIAL) announced the formation of its new Open Source Center (OSC), and two partners – Digital Square and Software Freedom Conservancy – who will…
Development Gateway Press Release: Endorsing the Principals for Digital Development
We are pleased to announce our endorsement of the Principles for Digital Development. The Principles, of which Digital Impact Alliance is the steward, seek to institutionalize lessons learned in the use of Information and Communication Technology (ICTs) in development projects. They allow practitioners to to integrate best practices into their…
Taking Pragmatic Steps to Advance National ID Efforts for Development
While the world watched one inauguration on January 20th, over 5,000 miles away, another incoming President, Nana Akufo-Addo, delivered his address at his inauguration in Ghana a few days earlier. One of the key promises that President Akufo-Addo has made is to reform the current national identification system started under his predecessor…
Digital Health: Moving from Silos to Systems
From health officers conducting contact tracing with mobile phones in Ebola-affected countries to TB patients using apps to fulfill their treatment regimen, digital technology is playing an increasingly central role in global health. In fact, over the past decade, the use of mobile and web-based technologies to improve health has…
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February 20, 2018
Practicing the Principles for Digital Development in Jakarta, Indonesia
The Hermitage 9:00am – 1:00pm FREE — Networking Lunch to follow (1:00pm – 2:00pm) RSVP required for attendance The Principles for Digital Development are the distilled knowledge of hundreds of professionals and thousands of projects into nine best practice guidelines to improve the use of technology in development. The Digital Principles are…
December 4, 2017
The Evolving Digital Health Landscape: Progress, Achievements and Remaining Frontiers
The theme for this year’s Forum—The Evolving Digital Health Landscape: Progress, Achievements, and Remaining Frontiers—captures the spirit of progress made in the past several years to scale digital health systems and also encourages us to look critically at the continued need for innovation, as well as integration, to improve health…
November 2, 2017
ICT4D Meet Up
IMPORTANT: we are currently in the process of revamping the ICT4D-Boston meet up group. Our plan is to make it more informative and improve the way members can learn about and collaborate with one another. ICT4D Meet Up Thursday, Nov 2, 2017, 7:00 PM No location yet. 1 Members Went…