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2017 ICT4D Conference

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Advancing a data-centric ICT4D strategyFULL G.04Steve Hellen Implementation of a weather forecast SMS system in rural MongoliaLIMITED G.06Erkhes Batbold Monitoring migration and internal displacement - filling the data gaps with innovationLIMITED 1.01Leonardo Milano CE3: An ecosystem approach to SDG promotionLIMITED 2.05Thomas Loughran

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Benefits and pitfalls to integrating technology into M&E activitiesFULL G.02Purnima Mehta • Sandeep Yadav Implementation of a weather forecast SMS system in rural MongoliaLIMITED G.06Erkhes Batbold Monitoring migration and internal displacement - filling the data gaps with innovationLIMITED 1.01Leonardo Milano 'SMS Quicklearns' enhances women's parenting skills in Sri LankaLIMITED 1.03Maria Berenguer • Divakar Ratnadurai Using mobile tools for frontline outbreak surveillanceLIMITED 2.04Jacqueline Edwards

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Plantwise: Using data to help prevent crop lossesLIMITED G.04Malvika Chaudhary The effectiveness of ICT4D in baseline processesLIMITED G.02Thomas Valdivia Transforming lives through technology in humanitarian aid & disaster reliefLIMITED 2.02Sailesh Savani Big Data. Big Problems. Big Solutions!FULL 1.01Naveen Balani • Alvaro Cobo-Santillan • Caitlin Ferguson • Jeff Lundberg

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Social media for agricultural extension and advisory servicesLIMITED G.01Dr. Saravanan Raj Social registries & single registries: Clarifying terminological confusionLIMITED G.06Shez Farooq Technology solutions for the fieldLIMITED 1.03Gaurav Singh Transforming lives through technology in humanitarian aid & disaster reliefLIMITED 2.02Sailesh Savani Analytics for connecting the unconnectedLIMITED 1.08Dr. Justin Greenough

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Dimagi's implementation of mobile tech for agriculture at scaleFULL G.02Anthony Connor Harnessing ICT for plant disease diagnosis and health protection in AfricaLIMITED G.04Lava Kumar Using recent advances in ICT for better nutrient & crop management in riceLIMITED G.03Sheetal Sharma From spreadsheets to CRM platforms: Introduction of business approachesLIMITED 1.05Lukas Voborsky Do fingerprint biometrics work in developing countries?LIMITED 1.09Sebastian Manhart Global goals for local impact - Implementing SDGs at a subnational levelLIMITED 1.07Al Kags

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Agriculture & Environment Track Panel: Comparing & contrasting knowledge services for rural households GalleryBright Schandorf Adu • Vinay Kumar • Melissa Persaud • Cliff Schmidt

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Mobile commerce for the BoPLIMITED G.03Hillary Miller-Wise Mobile phone for community resilienceLIMITED G.01Tapas Chakraborty Customer-Centric Digital Financial ServicesLIMITED G.04Nirat Bhatnagar Talking Books + android for audio knowledge in rural communitiesLIMITED 1.01Cliff Schmidt YALI and MEL: An open source approach to adaptive managementLIMITED 1.02Paige Kirby An ecosystem approach to financial inclusion through digitization of paymentsLIMITED 2.02MUKESH SADANA Enterprise GIS development for Catholic communitiesLIMITED 2.05Molly Burhans Transinformation for transformationLIMITED 2.03Janine Schooley

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Artificial intelligence for smart plant protectionLIMITED G.02Simone Strey From cash to digital: bulk payments in UgandaLIMITED G.05Leah Gatt Offline e-cash solutionsLIMITED 1.01Brian Healy Capturing leprosy related disability data using both HIS & TISLIMITED 2.01John Kurian George

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Bringing markets to smallholder farmersLIMITED G.02Richard Yona Digital M&E: building a global baseline with complex indicatorsFILLING G.03Dr. Linda Kleemann • Thorsten Schoel Using Agricultural Intelligence & Weather Analytics across the Value ChainLIMITED G.01Stewart Collis Principles for Digital Development Implementer ToolkitLIMITED G.04Carolyn Florey Financial Inclusion of Marginalised Farmers through Risk Management (FIRM)LIMITED 1.01Krishna Chandra Mishra Parametric insurance: how does big data and analytics save lives?LIMITED 1.04William Martin

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AgTech for Smallholders: Keys to a Sustainable Business ModelLIMITED G.02Sophie Aigner Digitizing the agricultural certification cycleLIMITED G.03Elaine Chang • Leo Tobias When advocacy works: Influencing through ICT and grassroots organizationsLIMITED G.01Karin Lion • Vijay Kumar Thallam Data-first: Employing a pro-digital business model in analog activitiesFULL G.05Christopher Burns Cultivating sustainable BoP financial inclusion mobile solutionsLIMITED 1.02Ronald Rwakigumba

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The role of social media for off-farm businessesLIMITED G.02Keith Bunyenyezi • George Gitau Using ICT to reach farmers in their own languageLIMITED G.03Phil Malone Politics and design of KPIs and MISLIMITED G.04Harsh Nisar Beneficiary vulnerability data sharing in a disaster response contextLIMITED 1.04Keith Chibafa Creating a cashless economy in a humanitarian settingLIMITED 1.01Nick Anderson Integration is key to successful ICT4D: 4 successful integrated programsLIMITED 2.05Sara Chamberlain • Shiv Kumar • Erica Layer • Dr. Marc Mitchell

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How Smallholder Farmers Adopted Mobile Technology in Rural GhanaLIMITED 1.04Bright Schandorf Adu Social media for agricultural extension and advisory servicesLIMITED 1.03Dr. Saravanan Raj TEGA: Digital qualitative research in actionLIMITED 2.03Zoe Dibb aWhere APILIMITED 1.01Stewart Collis Principles for Digital Development Implementer Workshop and FeedbackLIMITED G.05Carolyn Florey

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Digital technologies for sustainable agricultureLIMITED 1.03Dr. Venkat Maroju Scale your cash programming globallyLIMITED 1.06Dr. Satwik Seshasai

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Using ICT to reach farmers in their own languageLIMITED 1.03Phil Malone Building customer engagement and loyalty for DFS products 2.04Devang Vussonji aWhere APILIMITED 1.01Stewart Collis The need to hype low-profile entrepreneursLIMITED G.05Jacob Opara Mangologic: Mobile decision support for real-world problemsLIMITED G.06Erica Layer • Tom Routen

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Designing for food securityLIMITED 1.04Prashant Rajan

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Modelling Agricultural Big Data for financial Inclusion for farmers in GhanLIMITED 1.03Worlali Senyo Fundraise more easily, collaborate more efficiently, and share your storyLIMITED G.03Shirly Nagrani The need to hype low-profile entrepreneursLIMITED 1.01Jacob Opara Mangologic: Mobile decision support for real-world problems G.06Erica Layer • Tom Routen Technology solutions for beneficiary accountabilityLIMITED 2.05Gregory Makabila

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Lean Data @ AcumenFILLING G.03Ushnisha Ghosh Smart Development Infrastructure (SDI+) - Information for ImpactLIMITED G.04Mark Sorensen Digital and Economic Identity for rural 1.08Natalia Pshenichnaya The impact of DFS Innovation on the UN SDGsLIMITED G.05MD Majidul Haque

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A work-around for limitations of iFormBuilderLIMITED G.01Inoussa Kabore Digital M&E: building a global baseline with complex indicatorsFILLING G.03Dr. Linda Kleemann • Thorsten Schoel Measuring resilience in MalawiLIMITED 1.04Erwin Knippenberg ThunderPlugs: Connecting the ultra disconnected with mobile data collectionLIMITED 2.05Kelvin Iweluegim

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Combining data from across the agriculture value chainLIMITED G.01Kaushik Ramakrishnan SasyaSree: A one top Telugu portal for information disseminationLIMITED G.03Prof. Devi Prasad Juvvadi From global to local: Portraits of digital access and inclusionLIMITED G.06Adam Fivenson • Rahul Shah • Charlotte Smart • Kate Wilson Successes and challenges of using a barcoding system in CRS Nigeria’s Feed the FutureLIMITED G.05Kelvin Iweluegim Innovating for inclusion: Private sector capabilities for sustainable developmentLIMITED 1.01Shashi Raghunandan ICT4E...mergency responseLIMITED 1.04Dr. Francisco Ruiz

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Sustainable development, commercial opportunity, and replicationLIMITED G.01Joseph Rexon How ICT can overcome barriers to engage poor consumersLIMITED 1.01Dr. Kathryn Clifton • Melissa Persaud The role of Chatbots and Artificial Intelligence in the SDGs 2.03Craig Heintzman ICT4E...mergency responseLIMITED 1.04Dr. Francisco Ruiz Feeding the world with Raspberry PiFILLING VIP Lounge (2nd floor)John Anker