Tag: technology
May Innovation Forum: The FAQs for digitising your data collection!
Are you planning to digitise your data collection method? Here is a list of questions you need to be ready for whether you are going to pitch it to your senior management, the frontline staff or your ... Read More
http://dss.brac.net- Making the most out of our data
By Muhammad Ishfak Azam Chowdhury The importance of data is nothing new. It flows from our day to day life and for a long time we didn’t know how to use it effectively. For a NGO like BRAC, operatin... Read More
Exciting changes @ the Social Innovation Lab
Earlier this fall, we received the good news that the Gates Foundation will provide support for the BRAC innovation fund for digital financial services. This initiative will enable the organization ... Read More
Mediating the ICT4D landscape: Exploring Unique Identifiers and Frontline Data Collection Technologies
Guest post by Gayatri Sahgal (Student of Masters in Public Policy, Taubman Center, Brown University). The proliferation of Information Communication Technology (ICT) has redefined the way in which i... Read More
The case against data: Part I
Guest post by Toby Norman (PhD candidate in Management Studies at Judge Business School, University of Cambridge). Managers love data. Pre-computer the constraints of crunching too many numbers may ... Read More
Innovation Forum 2.0: BRAC meets the brains behind ‘Digital Bangladesh’.
Historically, BRAC’s low tech but innovative solutions are what have made it so successful. But now, the organization is looking at technology as something that can fundamentally change its deli... Read More
October Innovation Forum: Digital BRAC
Innovation Forum 2.0 Digital BRAC? Government initiatives + Technology = Better empowerment and services for the poor Technology can be a powerful, even disruptive force in development. With the ... Read More
Ideas galore
Ideas galore @ the 3rd Annual Social Good Summit-2012 On September 24, UNDP Bangladesh and Access to Information (A2I) Programme (housed under the Prime Minister’s Office) jointly hosted this ev... Read More