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Advancing a data-centric ICT4D strategy G.04FULLSteve Hellen Implementation of a weather forecast SMS system in rural Mongolia G.06LIMITEDErkhes Batbold Monitoring migration and internal displacement - filling the data gaps with innovation 1.01LIMITEDLeonardo Milano CE3: An ecosystem approach to SDG promotion 2.05LIMITEDThomas Loughran

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Benefits and pitfalls to integrating technology into M&E activities G.02FULLPurnima Mehta • Sandeep Yadav Implementation of a weather forecast SMS system in rural Mongolia G.06LIMITEDErkhes Batbold Monitoring migration and internal displacement - filling the data gaps with innovation 1.01LIMITEDLeonardo Milano 'SMS Quicklearns' enhances women's parenting skills in Sri Lanka 1.03LIMITEDMaria Berenguer • Divakar Ratnadurai Using mobile tools for frontline outbreak surveillance 2.04LIMITEDJacqueline Edwards

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Plantwise: Using data to help prevent crop losses G.04LIMITEDMalvika Chaudhary The effectiveness of ICT4D in baseline processes G.02LIMITEDThomas Valdivia Transforming lives through technology in humanitarian aid & disaster relief 2.02LIMITEDSailesh Savani Big Data. Big Problems. Big Solutions! 1.01FULLNaveen Balani • Alvaro Cobo-Santillan • Caitlin Ferguson • Jeff Lundberg

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Social media for agricultural extension and advisory services G.01LIMITEDDr. Saravanan Raj Social registries & single registries: Clarifying terminological confusion G.06LIMITEDShez Farooq Technology solutions for the field 1.03LIMITEDGaurav Singh Transforming lives through technology in humanitarian aid & disaster relief 2.02LIMITEDSailesh Savani Analytics for connecting the unconnected 1.08LIMITEDDr. Justin Greenough

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Dimagi's implementation of mobile tech for agriculture at scale G.02FULLAnthony Connor Harnessing ICT for plant disease diagnosis and health protection in Africa G.04LIMITEDLava Kumar Using recent advances in ICT for better nutrient & crop management in rice G.03LIMITEDSheetal Sharma From spreadsheets to CRM platforms: Introduction of business approaches 1.05LIMITEDLukas Voborsky Do fingerprint biometrics work in developing countries? 1.09LIMITEDSebastian Manhart Global goals for local impact - Implementing SDGs at a subnational level 1.07LIMITEDAl 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 BoP G.03LIMITEDHillary Miller-Wise Mobile phone for community resilience G.01LIMITEDTapas Chakraborty Customer-Centric Digital Financial Services G.04LIMITEDNirat Bhatnagar Talking Books + android for audio knowledge in rural communities 1.01LIMITEDCliff Schmidt YALI and MEL: An open source approach to adaptive management 1.02LIMITEDPaige Kirby An ecosystem approach to financial inclusion through digitization of payments 2.02LIMITEDMUKESH SADANA Enterprise GIS development for Catholic communities 2.05LIMITEDMolly Burhans Transinformation for transformation 2.03LIMITEDJanine Schooley

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Artificial intelligence for smart plant protection G.02LIMITEDSimone Strey From cash to digital: bulk payments in Uganda G.05LIMITEDLeah Gatt Offline e-cash solutions 1.01LIMITEDBrian Healy Capturing leprosy related disability data using both HIS & TIS 2.01LIMITEDJohn Kurian George

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Bringing markets to smallholder farmers G.02LIMITEDRichard Yona Digital M&E: building a global baseline with complex indicators G.03FILLINGDr. Linda Kleemann • Thorsten Schoel Using Agricultural Intelligence & Weather Analytics across the Value Chain G.01LIMITEDStewart Collis Principles for Digital Development Implementer Toolkit G.04LIMITEDCarolyn Florey Financial Inclusion of Marginalised Farmers through Risk Management (FIRM) 1.01LIMITEDKrishna Chandra Mishra Parametric insurance: how does big data and analytics save lives? 1.04LIMITEDWilliam Martin

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AgTech for Smallholders: Keys to a Sustainable Business Model G.02LIMITEDSophie Aigner Digitizing the agricultural certification cycle G.03LIMITEDElaine Chang • Leo Tobias When advocacy works: Influencing through ICT and grassroots organizations G.01LIMITEDKarin Lion • Vijay Kumar Thallam Data-first: Employing a pro-digital business model in analog activities G.05FULLChristopher Burns Cultivating sustainable BoP financial inclusion mobile solutions 1.02LIMITEDRonald Rwakigumba

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The role of social media for off-farm businesses G.02LIMITEDKeith Bunyenyezi • George Gitau Using ICT to reach farmers in their own language G.03LIMITEDPhil Malone Politics and design of KPIs and MIS G.04LIMITEDHarsh Nisar Beneficiary vulnerability data sharing in a disaster response context 1.04LIMITEDKeith Chibafa Creating a cashless economy in a humanitarian setting 1.01LIMITEDNick Anderson Integration is key to successful ICT4D: 4 successful integrated programs 2.05LIMITEDSara Chamberlain • Shiv Kumar • Erica Layer • Dr. Marc Mitchell

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How Smallholder Farmers Adopted Mobile Technology in Rural Ghana 1.04LIMITEDBright Schandorf Adu Social media for agricultural extension and advisory services 1.03LIMITEDDr. Saravanan Raj TEGA: Digital qualitative research in action 2.03LIMITEDZoe Dibb aWhere API 1.01LIMITEDStewart Collis Principles for Digital Development Implementer Workshop and Feedback G.05LIMITEDCarolyn Florey

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Digital technologies for sustainable agriculture 1.03LIMITEDDr. Venkat Maroju Scale your cash programming globally 1.06LIMITEDDr. Satwik Seshasai

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Using ICT to reach farmers in their own language 1.03LIMITEDPhil Malone Building customer engagement and loyalty for DFS products 2.04Devang Vussonji aWhere API 1.01LIMITEDStewart Collis The need to hype low-profile entrepreneurs G.05LIMITEDJacob Opara Mangologic: Mobile decision support for real-world problems G.06LIMITEDErica Layer • Tom Routen

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Designing for food security 1.04LIMITEDPrashant Rajan

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Modelling Agricultural Big Data for financial Inclusion for farmers in Ghan 1.03LIMITEDWorlali Senyo Fundraise more easily, collaborate more efficiently, and share your story G.03LIMITEDShirly Nagrani The need to hype low-profile entrepreneurs 1.01LIMITEDJacob Opara Mangologic: Mobile decision support for real-world problems G.06Erica Layer • Tom Routen Technology solutions for beneficiary accountability 2.05LIMITEDGregory Makabila

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Lean Data @ Acumen G.03FILLINGUshnisha Ghosh Smart Development Infrastructure (SDI+) - Information for Impact G.04LIMITEDMark Sorensen Digital and Economic Identity for rural 1.08Natalia Pshenichnaya The impact of DFS Innovation on the UN SDGs G.05LIMITEDMD Majidul Haque

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A work-around for limitations of iFormBuilder G.01LIMITEDInoussa Kabore Digital M&E: building a global baseline with complex indicators G.03FILLINGDr. Linda Kleemann • Thorsten Schoel Measuring resilience in Malawi 1.04LIMITEDErwin Knippenberg ThunderPlugs: Connecting the ultra disconnected with mobile data collection 2.05LIMITEDKelvin Iweluegim

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Combining data from across the agriculture value chain G.01LIMITEDKaushik Ramakrishnan SasyaSree: A one top Telugu portal for information dissemination G.03LIMITEDProf. Devi Prasad Juvvadi From global to local: Portraits of digital access and inclusion G.06LIMITEDAdam Fivenson • Rahul Shah • Charlotte Smart • Kate Wilson Successes and challenges of using a barcoding system in CRS Nigeria’s Feed the Future G.05LIMITEDKelvin Iweluegim Innovating for inclusion: Private sector capabilities for sustainable development 1.01LIMITEDShashi Raghunandan ICT4E...mergency response 1.04LIMITEDDr. Francisco Ruiz

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Sustainable development, commercial opportunity, and replication G.01LIMITEDJoseph Rexon How ICT can overcome barriers to engage poor consumers 1.01LIMITEDDr. Kathryn Clifton • Melissa Persaud The role of Chatbots and Artificial Intelligence in the SDGs 2.03Craig Heintzman ICT4E...mergency response 1.04LIMITEDDr. Francisco Ruiz Feeding the world with Raspberry Pi VIP Lounge (2nd floor)FILLINGJohn Anker