by AmosD | Mar 26, 2019 | Development, ICT4D, Ideas
“We would like to digitally register 5 million vulnerable people in South Sudan” reads the request for proposals. It goes on to give the reasons for this – reduce duplicate beneficiaries, improve targeting, reduce fraud, track who receives what and...
by AmosD | Jun 28, 2019 | Change
It’s difficult to be in situations where you are used to the norm being enforced, but then it’s changed to be the rule being enforced.
by AmosD | Jun 23, 2019 | Change, Ideas, Learning
Practice doesn’t guarantee superstar status, only a minuscule number of people actually achieve this. And yet, practice is still the only way to improve.
by AmosD | Apr 20, 2019 | Development, ICT4D
As a development and humanitarian community, we have made great strides over the past decade in using digital technologies. We have moved many processes from paper to digital. Collecting data is nothing new for us; now we have more of it and greater, plus quicker...
by AmosD | Feb 22, 2019 | Change, Ideas, Questions
It’s no contest really, ethics always loses. At least in the short term; sometimes it makes a triumphant return in the long term but that is never certain. The fear of the potential loss of income will often result in us making a choice that doesn’t fit...
