Kwantu

Tweets on ICT, social accountability, M&E and international development

[Kwantu @kwantu]

@participatory The most mature I've seen is https://t.co/0tkV2mpN5s
I'm also assessing use of GPT3 to enable conversational access to data on World Bank funded infrastructure projects in Malawi.

[Civic Tech Innovation Network @CivicTechAfrica]

This study reviews evidence on the use of twenty-three information and communication technology (ICT) platforms designed to amplify citizen voices to improve service delivery.

Paper by @WorldBank, Edited by @participatory & Micah Sifry

#CivicTech #Data

https://t.co/Z7FQ5HhBD0

[Global Partnership for Social Accountability @GPSA_org]

Erasmus mentioned that through this case study they found:
- A combination of data portal, personalized SMS alerts, & toll free line work effectively
- Cost effective
- Feedback data can be incorporated into Project Management Info System to help identify projects

[Kwantu @kwantu]

GovTech, Citizen Engagement and Social Accountability: Where to start?

Join us later today for a webinar exploring the iterative and inter-connected dynamics of GovTech, citizen engagement and social accountability.

9.30am EST today. Sign up at https://t.co/qUvQLIq7mQ

[Kwantu @kwantu]

@GPSA_org Looking forward to sharing lessons learned from four years of work with government, CSO and other partners in Malawi around public expenditure accountability.

Some great presentations from @nlgfc_mw and Malawi Ministry of Local Government, Unity and Culture.

[Kwantu @kwantu]

Congratulations to the CARE Malawi / CSC Consulting team on winning this prestigious challenge!

[MITSolve @SolveMIT]

Congratulations to the 6️⃣ winners of the @gatesfoundation x @solvemit Novel Measurement for Performance Improvement Challenge! Learn more about the solutions here: https://t.co/xmX0Bc2sQJ

[Kwantu @kwantu]

Track attendance with low cost mobile devices (including offline)

Learn how the open source Kwantu platform has been configured to monitor cash transfer programmes, simplifying the process of enrolling and tracking participants.
https://t.co/LL7HD8rz7V
#cashtransfers

[Kwantu @kwantu]

Why do most GovTech projects fail?

Were you aware that only 6.4% to 15% of GovTech projects fully achieve their goals?
https://t.co/VW1rNQBGfA
@yowcivictech, @traffyaston, @participatory
#govtech #learning #research

[Tiago C. Peixoto @participatory]

The rise of GovTech: Trojan horse or blessing in disguise? A research agenda https://t.co/bVGfUeOfJW

[Kwantu @kwantu]

Local infrastructure projects - what opportunities do these present for citizen engagement and open government data? #malawi #socialaccountablity #opendata #data
https://t.co/aVcDRvCddw

[Kwantu @kwantu]

Interesting new case study from CARE and WWF exploring the role of social accountability in relation to natural resource management #socialaccountability #Naturalresource
https://t.co/sUZdJpUnGb

[Kwantu @kwantu]

Are you interested in public expenditure accountability? Read our new case study to learn about the role public expenditure tracking surveys played as part of a larger #accountability coalition in #Malawi.
https://t.co/4QwZxu4ssN

[WorldVisionUN @WorldVisionUN]

TOMMOROW: @WorldVision @SavetheChildren , @TAPNetwork2030 and @kwantu will be presenting Citizen Generated Data and #SDG Accountability at #HLPF2021 🌎 🌐
Register here 👉 https://t.co/W5VsRMAiJ7

[Kwantu @kwantu]

@OpenDataWatch Apologies. I see it was actually in the GPSSD post to which you linked - https://t.co/Sxb2EtM0by

See the last paragraph with this link - https://t.co/oc4BUj0f3B

[Kwantu @kwantu]

5 Lessons Learned Managing COVID-19 Grant Applications in South Africa https://t.co/TYnryJVTG0 via @ICT_works

[Joanna Wheeler @joanna_wheeler]

Feel like some #FridayInspiration? Check out my latest blog with @TheaShahrokh on how to use #creativity in #storytelling. #Researchmethods

https://t.co/wynsCYbFBR

[Kwantu @kwantu]

What did we learn from digitising community scorecard data in #Malawi? A new blog sharing lessons from our work with @CARE on using data to improve the impact of social accountability https://t.co/OQNIlas3FE #citizengenerateddata #accountability

[Kwantu @kwantu]

@COVIDactionTech @afyakit @Amref_UK @AriadneLabs @careintuk @IDIMakerere @keheala @KenyaHealthFed @Living_Goods @MedixusHealth @medicalteams @ShifoOrg @uwcse Pleased to announce that @careintuk and @kwantu have made it to the final 30 for support from the @COVIDactionTech team.

[Kwantu @kwantu]

@UNICEFinnovate Is anyone checking your [email protected] email account? We made an application back in Feb and have yet to hear anything