It’s been two weeks since we closed out the M&E Tech Conference in DC and the Deep Dive in NYC. For those of you who missed it or who want to see a quick summary of what happened, here are some of the best tweets from the sessions.
We’re compiling blog posts and related documentation and will be sharing more detailed summaries soon. In the meantime, enjoy a snapshot!
Wow! #MandETech DC will be stunning! http://t.co/rdq3GFdcHV @meowtree @rrbaker @MobileJacob @ricaji @PattyMechael @laurawhudson @gsmam4d
— Wayan Vota (@wayan_vota) September 17, 2014
Download Now! ‘Emerging Opportunities: M&E in Tech-Enabled World’ new #MandEtech report by @RockefellerFnd @meowtreehttp://t.co/3DfBGDj5Ck
— Wayan Vota (@wayan_vota) September 25, 2014
https://twitter.com/neuguy/status/515134807672909826
https://twitter.com/dalgoso/status/515136050793291776
Live at #mandetech: As data collection moves from analog to digital, more risks re. security and privacy. Need better standards! #m4d #ICT4D
— Souktel (@Souktel) September 25, 2014
If we are not careful, the next big iNGO scandal will be vulnerable people's very personal data being exposed. #MandETech.
— Maliha Khan (@MalihaKhanWD) September 25, 2014
Live at #mandetech: As data collection moves from analog to digital, more risks re. security and privacy. Need better standards! #m4d #ICT4D
— Souktel (@Souktel) September 25, 2014
Live at #mandetech: For #NGOs who haven't yet started using #ICT for #eval, pervasive fear of new #tech! How can we address this? #m4d
— Souktel (@Souktel) September 25, 2014
RT @jzoltner: LIGHTNING TALKS are on! Quick examples of effective #ICT4D for M&E at @FHI360's #mandetech @wayan_vota
— Nick Martin (@ncmart) September 25, 2014
RT @USAIDlearning: How can ICTs solve the "boring" problems? (Bias in big data sets, capturing perceptions) #MandETech
— meowtree (@meowtree) September 25, 2014
#MandETech @cariboudigital Ditch logframes for more intuitive models like frameworks with empathy for #monitoring and #evaluation purposes
— Bea Spadacini (@Bea_Spadacini) September 25, 2014
#MandETech @souktel #monitoring and #evaluation: it is neither about #ict4d nor about incentives! It is about putting communities first!
— Bea Spadacini (@Bea_Spadacini) September 25, 2014
The key to getting feedback to matter is to make it matter in procurement at orgs like the World Bank and USAID- Steve Davenport #mandetech
— Merrick Schaefer (@unimps) September 25, 2014
+1 MT @wayan_vota: @MobileJacob nailed #MandEtech Lightning Talk. Incentives for surveys -> best incentive is engagement, not extraction
— meowtree (@meowtree) September 25, 2014
"The need to change M&E from volumed-based to results-based," as said by Steve Davenport at #mandetech #eval #ict4d
— TechChange (@TechChange) September 25, 2014
RT @VeronicaYow: Rather than incentives for community participation, rethink incentives in development world as a whole #MandETech
— meowtree (@meowtree) September 25, 2014
https://twitter.com/neuguy/status/515166952378343425
Great session on 'Building Real Feedback Loops' ends with the big question: "What Does the End of M&E Look Like?” #mandetech #data
— TechChange (@TechChange) September 25, 2014
Not end of M&E. Shift in M&E and the power is going to move *away* from the people in this room. More about info value to users. #mandetech
— meowtree (@meowtree) September 25, 2014
https://twitter.com/neuguy/status/515184242595487744
.@fabtweet at #mandetech: Design is often the missing link between data and decision making.
— Adele Waugaman (@Tech4Dev) September 25, 2014
Tech is the easy part. The processes and people who will use it are what's difficult to change. #mandetech
— ConnexUs (@Cnx_Us) September 25, 2014
#MandEtech Big Q: how can we #OpenData but still protect privacy? pic.twitter.com/hA7uq1aVkW
— Wayan Vota (@wayan_vota) September 25, 2014
#MandEtech Big Q: how do we get people in positions of power to change behavior based on feedback? pic.twitter.com/DMBmwndpND
— Wayan Vota (@wayan_vota) September 25, 2014
#MandEtech Big Q: we get data now (social media, mobile, etc). How do we actually incorporate & act on it? pic.twitter.com/5WRl2R5cir
— Wayan Vota (@wayan_vota) September 25, 2014
#MandEtech Big Q: How do we get feedback from children? Moral, ethical, legal, & tech barriers. pic.twitter.com/8pNCTX0gEe
— Wayan Vota (@wayan_vota) September 25, 2014
.@mozilla working on 10-15 dollar smartphone handsets – will that change the way #mandetech is carried out?
— Nick Martin (@ncmart) September 25, 2014
On #realtime #data in #MandETech: Being data thoughtful v data greedy — we've got the collection tools, let's focus on meaningful analysis.
— Adele Waugaman (@Tech4Dev) September 25, 2014
#MandEtech Big Q: how do we keep feedback from being spun? Can we? Don't we all spin all the time? pic.twitter.com/Zv5K8qD8IM
— Wayan Vota (@wayan_vota) September 25, 2014
https://twitter.com/schmutzie/status/515215243388014592
@genderavenger just counted #MandEtech DC: 73 women of 131 total session leads, or 56% cc @meowtree
— Wayan Vota (@wayan_vota) September 25, 2014
Packed room to discuss big data in complex interventions. #MandETech pic.twitter.com/QjPf0u4zSw
— Jennifer Crall (@JenniferCrall) September 25, 2014
https://twitter.com/prefontaine/status/515222154670252032
We don't have the processes, as a sector, to do ethical data management in M&E – deletion, control, access, consent procedures. #mandetech
— Laura WalkerMcDonald (@techladylaura) September 25, 2014
"If you're working in sensitive environments don't encrypt, assume it's being read. Encryption may be be signal to wrong ppl " #mandetech
— Nick Martin (@ncmart) September 25, 2014
We're going to produce tools @SIMLab that make ethical data practice easier for social change orgs. Ping if interested! #mandetech
— Laura WalkerMcDonald (@techladylaura) September 25, 2014
Amen “@hejewell: More collaboration around standards, indicators and tools will lead to better M&E. Let's not do it alone. #mandetech”
— Nick Martin (@ncmart) September 25, 2014
It's standing room only for the second exciting day in a row at #MandETech @wayan_vota @FHI360 #ICT4D pic.twitter.com/84oAdglKZf
— John Zoltner (@jzoltner) September 26, 2014
@GSMAm4d on the stage at #MandEtech. Excited to hear of their team's growth and reach! pic.twitter.com/b0h3sdJnp2
— Laborlink by ELEVATE (@LaborlinkTech) September 26, 2014
"Customer journey" for @GSMAm4d is behavior change communication in development #mandetech pic.twitter.com/ddkQEBClPb
— Wayan Vota (@wayan_vota) September 26, 2014
Brilliant! @VotoMobile asks: why don’t you have 1-800 number on every development program? Dead simple #mandetech
— Wayan Vota (@wayan_vota) September 26, 2014
Read the latest version of the #responsibledata practitioner's guide: https://t.co/eGfV2MIu00 & ping if you'd like to contribute! #mandetech
— Tania Lee (@taniaishungry) September 26, 2014
Think SMS mobile data collection is your #mandetech salvation? Think again! pic.twitter.com/MAPdxwNe82
— Wayan Vota (@wayan_vota) September 26, 2014
Does your survey look like this? Yes, admit your #mandetech failure! @jaclynleigh pic.twitter.com/dD7WLt9w9S
— Wayan Vota (@wayan_vota) September 26, 2014
Watching @wayan_vota MC #MandETech is a lesson in showmanship. This is my fav pic of him on stage thus far. pic.twitter.com/v8IWRi6qgC
— rrbaker (@rrbaker) September 26, 2014
How does #opendata change the game for results management? Rock star lineup at #mandetech pic.twitter.com/dsJ5YIbwc0
— Development Gateway: An IREX Venture (@DGateway) September 26, 2014
And @nmcchoi was worried her #DataViz session at #mandetech would be empty. Ha! Standing room only pic.twitter.com/y8K558YkjC
— Wayan Vota (@wayan_vota) September 26, 2014
Impassioned talk by @SAStout on #OpenData panel made my day. "We don’t need to burden local dm capacity, we need to unleash it." #MandETech
— Adele Waugaman (@Tech4Dev) September 26, 2014
Live crowdsourcing what works, what needs to change and what we don't know re: #mandetech here: https://t.co/DdgFTYGpWg
— Laura WalkerMcDonald (@techladylaura) September 26, 2014
'Fishbowl' reflection on the issues follows prolific post it production. Notes: https://t.co/DdgFTYGpWg #mandetech pic.twitter.com/ycOaFUSlQL
— Laura WalkerMcDonald (@techladylaura) September 26, 2014
What topics should #MandEtech working group focus on? Please tweet your ideas
— Wayan Vota (@wayan_vota) September 26, 2014
https://twitter.com/richmanmax/status/515576201084411904
5 Best Practices for Using ICT in International Development Evaluations http://t.co/2AdlERVi0J #eval #monitoring #2030NOW #mandetech
— Nick Martin (@ncmart) September 26, 2014
https://twitter.com/sandhya_c_rao/status/516343304448131072
Some key takeaways from #mandetech http://t.co/8TQNmn3cA3
— Development Gateway: An IREX Venture (@DGateway) September 30, 2014
USAID's Top 10 Takeaways from #MandETech DC Conference http://t.co/sSkVpZCxUo cc @meowtree @jzoltner @gsmam4d
— Wayan Vota (@wayan_vota) September 30, 2014
Nice to be in NYC. Tomorrow it's #MandEtech http://t.co/F3hERpkgRR
— Wayan Vota (@wayan_vota) October 1, 2014
The crowd last night at @thoughtworks to help open up #MandETech NYC. pic.twitter.com/68FPE6GNAr
— rrbaker (@rrbaker) October 2, 2014
How should we be using ICTs for M&E in constrained or high-risk environments? http://t.co/8YZkUgfLEe / join today at 1:30PM #MandETech
— CDA Collaborative Learning (@cdalearning) October 2, 2014
“We never needed documentation that our lives would be better w/ email before we started using it” says @meowtree at #MandEtech NYC
— Wayan Vota (@wayan_vota) October 2, 2014
"Where is the M&E on ICT for M&E?" Great Q at #mandetech NYC pic.twitter.com/jTsti5zlyF
— Wayan Vota (@wayan_vota) October 2, 2014
Here's why @HungerProject uses #ICT4D #mandetech http://t.co/gVf5znALRT
— Megan Colnar (@MeganColnar) October 2, 2014
Mobile Data Collection w/ ODK, Google Apps, and SPSS in Mail #mandetech pic.twitter.com/ZsBQwE2Jz9
— Wayan Vota (@wayan_vota) October 2, 2014
What is participatory M&E? Bottom up approach to change accountability structures #mandetech pic.twitter.com/d5UNJ9cLS0
— Emily Tomkys Valteri (@EmilyTomkys) October 2, 2014
How real-time data from mobile networks create #mandetech visibility via @GSMAm4d pic.twitter.com/GE2tOzjopd
— Wayan Vota (@wayan_vota) October 2, 2014
“When we move from feature to smartphones, developers, not MNOs, will have use data” great point at #MandEtech cc @GSMAm4d
— Wayan Vota (@wayan_vota) October 2, 2014
If organizations fully adopt #MandEtech for better program activities, will that lead to a whole new way to do development?
— Wayan Vota (@wayan_vota) October 2, 2014
Which would you rather have: Standardized platform or standardized data across your organization? Big Q at #MandEtech
— Wayan Vota (@wayan_vota) October 2, 2014
How can we get #mandetech autocorrection in development like speed cameras in driving? pic.twitter.com/NElwGkcHiu
— Wayan Vota (@wayan_vota) October 3, 2014
Cool. Feedback, anonymize, aggregate crwdsrd data #MandETech @Ulula4good pic.twitter.com/jtNF7Bw3M7
— Kerry Bruce (@kbruce2001) October 3, 2014
“We cannot talk about #BigData w/o talking about different communities that produce, collect, analyze data” truth from @Data4Dev #MandEtech
— Wayan Vota (@wayan_vota) October 3, 2014
“ #BigData scientists are acting like kids who just discovered fire – need to shift from applications to implications” theme at #MandEtech
— Wayan Vota (@wayan_vota) October 3, 2014
“Do #BigData because you need to, not because it sounds cool” great advice from @delbrians at #MandEtech
— Wayan Vota (@wayan_vota) October 3, 2014
Interesting how monitoring is turning out to be very different than evaluation. Then why do we always link M&E? Underlying Q at #MandEtech
— Wayan Vota (@wayan_vota) October 3, 2014
“Are we recreating biases when we move from analog to digital #MandEtech systems?” Great Q!
— Wayan Vota (@wayan_vota) October 3, 2014
“Be aware that to reach women w/ mobile, you probably need to go though men, who own phones” #gender at #MandEtech cc @GSMAmWomen @GLaM_Leo
— Wayan Vota (@wayan_vota) October 3, 2014
“M&E doesn’t start with data, it’s starts with quality data” key insight at #MandEtech
— Wayan Vota (@wayan_vota) October 3, 2014
@wayan_vota here is a sample from the amazing discussions we had this week at #MandEtech @RockefellerFdn pic.twitter.com/m61E8D09Eb
— robert fabricant (@fabtweet) October 4, 2014
M&E vs. Good Management in Development http://t.co/W1mfDGSxUc #1stReads #ICT4D #mandetech @dalgoso
— Wayan Vota (@wayan_vota) October 8, 2014
https://twitter.com/dalgoso/status/519879358370955264
My thoughts from the #mandetech event in DC http://t.co/KN877w1RP1 @wayan_vota @TechChange @k_ndrakeith @meowtree
— Norman (@NormanShamas) October 9, 2014
M&E Tech Conference Feedback Report #mandetech http://t.co/d9NnHg3mSS
— meowtree (@meowtree) October 10, 2014
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