The positive effects of digital volunteering: mapping transport routes in OpenStreetMap, coding open-source software – a.k.a. “digital civic engagement.”
The positive effects of digital volunteering: mapping transport routes in OpenStreetMap, coding open-source software – a.k.a. “digital civic engagement.”
Survey data gathered by HNI’s Mobile to Mobile Survey call center revealed that nearly one in five Malagasy adults don’t understand what taxes are or why the government collects them. Among the most poor surveyed, more than one third did not know.
A cost-effective IVR survey in Ghana revealed dissatisfaction with government services, and discrepancies from official government indicators.
HNI is preparing to empower Tanzanian farmers with free and actionable information on “Climate‑Smart Agriculture” accessible on simple mobile phones.
In Senegal Peace Corps used the DataWinners mobile application to evaluate and support volunteers working to improve food security for farmers and their families.
To spread climate change information UNDP-CIRDA brokered a new agreement between HNI and Airtel Uganda to expand the 3-2-1 on-demand messaging service.
Madagascar’s National Bureau for Risk and Disaster Management (BNGRC) used our DataWinners platform to modernize its post-disaster data collection infrastructure.
Gaetano Borriello, the visionary and leader behind Open Data Kit, has died.
I edited the GCT Report to Donors coordinating with staff, photographers, and the graphic designer.
Operations to open the Canyon uranium mine six miles south of Grand Canyon National Park have been suspended.