Using Mobile Phones and Open Source Tools to Empower Social Workers in Tanzania
In this paper we describe a text message (SMS) based solution that harnesses the prevalence of mobile phones coupled with several Open Source tools to empower these para-social workers.
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Military Software Developers Get Enhanced Social Network
Military software developers are getting a social network that the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) hopes will make them more productive and boost code sharing and reuse.
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eMocha: Android Data Collection for mHealth
Using mobiles for data collection is increasingly common, particularly in the area of mobile health and with a focus on community health workers.eMOCHA is a program using a smartphone Android application for storing and transmitting data easily.
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Mobile Technology in Community Radio—Still Ad Hoc and One-Off.
This report summarizes existing projects and success stories, highlighting the most popular uses of mobile technology. It concludes with a discussion of the challenges that community radio stations face in adopting SMS and mobile technology.
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Beware the Foreign Expert; Or Why Coded In Country and Local Tech Capacity is the Way to Go
It seems that a well-functioning ITIDO is more likely to build lasting, relevant, solutions that will actually be used in Tanzania.
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Nokia Data Gathering is Now Open Source
Nokia Data Gathering, a Nokia-built software tool for mobile data collection, recently open-sourced its code.
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The Development and Evaluation of a PDA-based Method for Public Health Surveillance Data Collection in Developing Countries
EpiData and Epi Info are often used together by public health agencies around the world, particularly in developing countries, to meet their needs of low-cost public health data management; however, the current open source data management technology lacks a mobile component to meet the needs of mobile public health data collectors.
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Open Source Data Collection in the Developing World
ODK is designed to let users own, visualize, and share data without the difficulties of setting up and maintaining servers. The tools are easy to use, deploy, and scale.
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Sana Mobile: Connecting Big-City Care to Patients in Remote Villages
Decision-making support for nurses and health workers, even when connectivity is poor or low, is possible with Sana Mobile, an Android-based mobile health application
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Project Masiluleke: Comprehensive HIV Care with Mobiles
Monopolizing on the 90% of South Africans who own mobile phones, the iTEACH team -- with collaborators from Pop!Tech, The Praekelt Foundation, and Frog Design -- brought HIV awareness to the masses and improved treatment compliance through the use of text messaging.
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