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December 17, 2018 Technology for monitoring and evaluation for NGOs - Catholic Relief Services. Dec. 18. A Vina Tech4Good Madagascar Meetup
Events & Resourceshttps://web.facebook.com/events/362619844300312/ The use of ICT4D (Information and Communications Technologies for Development) is increasingly adopted within NGOs as access to information becomes easier with the use of tablets /…December 12, 2018 Resources for advocacy efforts
Events & ResourcesAre there any resources for in-country advocacy efforts to make the Principles for Digital Development widely known and adopted in the profit and non-profit sectors?November 13, 2018 Funding to pilot Blockchain based solutions for Humanitarian and Development Projects
Questions & Problem SolvingHello everyone, Does anyone have any leads for the above topic? Thanks in advance!December 11, 2018 Chimney sweeps Panama City
UncategorizedKeep your chimney safe and efficient by hiring the quick and professional chimney sweeps in Panama City. SootMaster is your trusted company when it comes to cleaning your…December 09, 2018 Launch of the Community Health Toolkit
UncategorizedLast week, Medic Mobile and a group of inspiring contributing partners, launched the Community Health Toolkit (CHT)! The CHT is a collection of open source technologies and open…December 07, 2018 Discussion paper ODA and F/LOSS
Principles TalkWe are looking for ideas, discussion, support regarding our discussion paper “Free/Libre Open Source Software and Sustainable Development Cooperation”. Discussion Paper FLOSS-ODA_DicussionPaper_EN.pdf (220.0 KB)
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Launch of the Latest Digital Principles Case Study: Digital Opportunity Trust’s Innojo Platform
We are excited to announce the latest Digital Principles case study which looks at how the Digital Opportunity Trust (DOT) engaged youth entrepreneurs from all over the world to develop their new platform, Innojo. Digital Principles case studies are intended to highlight how development organizations incorporate technology into their projects…
IMC endorses the Principles for Digital Development
CROSS POST FROM: http://www.imcworldwide.com/news/imc-endorses-the-principles-for-digital-development/ We are pleased to announce that IMC Worldwide has officially endorsed the Principles for Digital Development, a set of nine best practice guidelines designed to help practitioners successfully apply digital technologies to development programmes. We are pleased to announce that IMC Worldwide has officially endorsed the Principles for…
Transforming Communities: How DOT Youth use innovation and the Digital Principles to achieve positive social impact
Every year, the Digital Opportunity Trust (DOT) hosts the Unconference – a participant-led event that convenes young social innovators hailing from several of the organization’s network countries. The Unconference grants youths the opportunity to connect with professionals, mentors, and one another, bringing over 100 individuals from several countries to share…
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…
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September 14, 2018
Tying the digital knots: Social protection in practice
Social protection programs are often planned and implemented in isolation. As a result, they fail to unlock the potential of a harmonized social protection system. By optimizing service delivery, analytics and transparency, digital solutions can vastly reduce fragmentation and enable a systems approach to universal social protection. But what is…
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…