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2017 ICT4D Conference

Thomas Valdivia

Catholic Relief Services
MEAL-ICT4D Advisor
Nicaragua

I am Tomás Valdivia, originally from Nicaragua and an architect by profession. I Started at CRS as M&E advisor on value chains projects eight years ago. Nowadays I work for the MEAL-ICT4D area,supporting the noble mission and the CRS program for Nicaragua.

09:00

Welcome and Introductions Hall 3Schuyler Thorup

09:05

Telangana's Digital Transformation Hall 3K. T. Rama Rao

09:30

Digital India: Development Implications of India's Evolving Digital Economy Hall 3Jayant Sinha

09:55

Learning from India’s eGovernment Transformation to Advance ICT4D Innovation for the SDGs Hall 3Jayesh Ranjan • Kate Wilson

10:20

Panel: The Intelligent Cloud and Inclusive Transformation Hall 3Dr. Shaun Ferris • Prashant Gupta • Dr. B V R Mohan Reddy • Ajay Vij

10:55

Enabling and Strengthening a Culture of Data Use Hall 3Schuyler Thorup

11:15

Coffee & Tea Break Hall 4

11:45

Using ICT4D to increase accountability in the delivery of malaria services 1.06LIMITEDEric Hubbard

12:25

Transition Time HICC

12:30

eValuate 2.0 - An introduction G.01LIMITEDAlvaro Cobo-Santillan • Anusheel Kamle

13:15

14:15

How did a farmers' knowledge network morph into a market access service? G.01LIMITEDUsha Devi Venkatachalam

15:00

E-HINGA: A digital platform for modernization of agri-extension systems G.02LIMITEDGeorge Gitau • Emmanuel Niyongira

15:45

Coffee & Tea Break Hall 4

16:15

Dimagi's implementation of mobile tech for agriculture at scale G.02FULLAnthony Connor

17:00

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

17:30

Big Data Launch Reception Hall 3Dr. David Bergvinson • Andy Jarvis • Jawoo Koo • CGIAR • ICRISAT

09:00

Panel: Hype and Reality: Big Data Hall 3Dr. David Bergvinson • Dr. Ranjan Patnaik • Frederic Pivetta • Dr. Usha Zehr

09:40

Monitoring and Promoting the SDGs Through the (Big) Data Revolution: Towards a Theory and Methodology Hall 3Dr. Emmanuel Letouzé

09:55

Data Analytics, Technology and Public Health Hall 3Dr. Preet Dhillon

10:10

Panel: Leveraging the Power of Geospatial Visualization and Analytics for Development Hall 3Chuck Conley • Leonardo Milano • Tyler Radford • Prukalpa Sankar

10:50

Empowering People with Big Data Hall 3Rebecca Moore

11:15

Coffee & Tea Break Hall 4

11:45

Bring the infrastructure and plan for impact - Prep for next rapid deployment G.02Gillian Javetski • Emily Taylor

12:25

Transition Time HICC

12:30

CRS Haiti program adoption of technology G.01LIMITEDSony Belizaire • Fredson Joseph

14:15

Digital M&E: building a global baseline with complex indicators G.03FILLINGDr. Linda Kleemann • Thorsten Schoel

14:55

Transition Time HICC

15:45

Coffee & Tea Break Hall 4

16:15

Using ICT to reach farmers in their own language G.03LIMITEDPhil Malone

16:55

Transition Time HICC

17:00

Agriculture & Environment Track Panel: Digital Mismatches GalleryDr. Shaun Ferris • Dr. Venkat Maroju • Kaushik Ramakrishnan

09:00

Panel: Enablers and Barriers to Open Data Sharing Hall 3Michael Tsan • Jawoo Koo • Rhiannan Price • Syed Raza

09:40

Data, Technology and Power: What is the Future We Want? Hall 3Dr. Shadrock Roberts

09:55

A Data Ecosystem Approach for Harnessing the Data Revolution for Sustainable Development Hall 3Aditya Agrawal

10:10

Responsible Data Practices for Digital Development Hall 3Dr. Subhashini Chandrasekharan

10:25

Panel: ICT4D Data Privacy and Security Hall 3Karl Lowe • Derek Ho • Al Lutz • Neal McCarthy

11:00

Developing Context Appropriate Data Sharing and Protection Strategies Hall 3Frank Schott

11:15

Coffee & Tea Break Hall 4

11:45

Partnering for ICT4D sustainability 1.08LIMITEDGovi Pillai • Dr. Sherrie Simms

12:25

Transition Time HICC

12:30

Video and battery-powered projectors to accelerate behavior change 2.02LIMITEDMatthew York

13:15

14:15

Using ICT to reach farmers in their own language 1.03LIMITEDPhil Malone

14:55

Transition Time HICC

15:00

Using ICTs to increase citizens’ monitoring of health services delivery 2.02LIMITEDKwami Ahiabenu II

15:45

Coffee & Tea Break Hall 4

16:15

ICT4D data protection & privacy 1.06LIMITEDAngella L McKay

17:00

Agriculture & Environment Track Panel: Women in ICT and Ag GallerySessie Burns • Dr. Jessica Dittmar • Prukalpa Sankar

09:00

Panel: Frontier Solutions and their Impact on Livelihoods, Access to Essential Services, Management of Scarce Resources Hall 3Cherian Thomas • Dr. Partha P Chakrabarti • Dr. Kyriacos Koupparis • Prashant Shukla

09:40

Cognitive Computing: Making a Difference with Development Challenges Hall 3Neil Sahota

09:55

3D Printing for Development Hall 3Dipak Basu

10:10

Panel: The Role of Impact Investing in Scaling for the SDGs Hall 3Radha Basu • Avishek Gupta • Santhosh Ramdoss • Dr. Ritu Verma

10:50

Replication, Adaptation, Innovation: From Technology to Digital Hall 3Lauren Woodman

11:45

Lean Data @ Acumen G.03FILLINGUshnisha Ghosh

12:30

A work-around for limitations of iFormBuilder G.01LIMITEDInoussa Kabore

13:15

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Using UAV's for improved cashew nut production G.02LIMITEDOgnen Plavevski • Olatoundé Thierry Hermann Yabi

14:55

Transition Time HICC

15:00

Sustainable development, commercial opportunity, and replication G.01LIMITEDJoseph Rexon

15:45

Coffee & Tea Break Hall 4

16:10

ICT4D Data Jam Awards Hall 3Stewart Collis

16:20

Panel: Reflections: Moving the Needle Forward on the Use of Data to Achieve the SDGs Hall 3Lauren Woodman • Krishnan Dharmarajan • Dr. Shaun Ferris • Ushnisha Ghosh • Ajit Rangnekar