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M&E of Tech in humanitarian and development work: How can we do it better?
I used to write blog posts two or three times a week, but things have been a little quiet here for the past couple of years. That’s partly because I’ve been ‘doing actual work’ (as we like to say)...
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ICTs in Evaluation Practice
Over the past 4 years I’ve had the opportunity to look more closely at the role of ICTs in Monitoring and Evaluation practice (and the privilege of working with Michael Bamberger and Nancy MacPherson...
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Rethinking Informed Consent in the Digital Age
This post is co-authored by Emily Tomkys, Oxfam GB; Danna Ingleton, Amnesty International; and me (Linda Raftree, Independent) At the MERL Tech conference in DC this month, we ran a breakout session on...
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Insights on using ICTs in equity-focused evaluation
At the 2016 American Evaluation Association conference, I chaired a session on benefits and challenges with ICTs in Equity-Focused Evaluation. The session frame came from a 2016 paper on the same...
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Responsible Data Case Studies
Development, humanitarian and human rights organizations increasingly collect and use digital data at the various stages of their programming. This type of data has the potential to yield great...
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Microwork and Impact Sourcing: Can they help resolve youth unemployment?
Our Tech Salon on Thursday March 9th focused on the potential of Microwork to support youth economic empowerment. Joining us as lead discussants were Lis Meyers, Banyan Global; Saul Miller, Samasource;...
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IVR, Facebook and WhatsApp: tech and M&E at AfrEA
Our latest Technology Salon, at the African Evaluation Association (AfrEA) Conference in Uganda on March 29th, focused on how mobile and social media platforms are being used in monitoring and...
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How can we build better partnerships for global health?
For our Tuesday, July 27th Salon, we discussed partnerships and interoperability in global health systems. The room housed a wide range of perspectives, from small to large non-governmental...
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Session picks: American Evaluation Association (AEA) Conference
(Joint post from Linda Raftree, MERL Tech and Megan Colnar, Open Society Foundations) The American Evaluation Association Conference happens once a year, and offers literally hundreds of sessions. It...
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How does film support aid and development work?
On November 14 Technology Salon NYC met to discuss issues related to the role of film and video in development and humanitarian work. Our lead discussants were Ambika Samarthya from Praekelt.org; Lina...
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