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MERL Tech Jozi 2018

08:00 SAST

Registration and Demo Table Visits Jozihub Main Room

09:00 SAST

Welcome to MERL Tech Jozi Jozihub Main RoomLinda Raftree

09:45 SAST

Opening Talk: How can technology help us do evidence-based work as opposed to funding-based work? Jozihub Main RoomSiziwe Ngcwabe

10:00 SAST

Community Building Jozihub Main RoomAshleigh Fynn • Jerusha Govender • Debbie Rogers

10:30 SAST

Morning Break and Networking Jozihub Main Room

11:00 SAST

Challenges in Offline Data Capture: Tracking Girls through HIV Education and Service Delivery Jozihub Main RoomAnnie Martin Conducting a Baseline of the ICT Ecosystem Breakout 2Tawney Lott • Rachel Sibande • Alyna Wyatt I Can See Clearly Now: Overcoming Challenges in Video Meaurement Breakout 1Amy Green

12:00 SAST

Lunch Groups Jozihub Main Room

13:30 SAST

If the shoe doesn't fit become a shoemaker? Jozihub Main RoomNeville Tietz

13:35 SAST

"I Can Be Someone Now": Getting Beyond the Hype of Biometrics Jozihub Main RoomAmy O'Donnell

13:40 SAST

Dropping the Box? Practical Challenges When Mobile Data Collection Meets Data Privacy Jozihub Main RoomJan Schenk

13:45 SAST

Using big data to determine health center locations in Malawi Jozihub Main RoomRachel Sibande

14:00 SAST

Designing the Next Generation of MERL Tech Software Jozihub Main RoomAndi Friedman Digital Safeguarding and Responsible Data: What Practical Steps Can MERL Practitioners Take? Breakout 1Mary Racter • Linda Raftree How to Use Data Viz and Create an Infographic Breakout 2Jerusha Govender • Nokuthula Mabhena

15:30 SAST

Afternoon Break Jozihub Main Room

16:00 SAST

Small Data: Critical Insights for Humanitarian Response Breakout 2Alison Campbell Datafication Discrimination? Jozihub Main RoomWilliam Bird • Richard Gevers • Koketso Moeti • Siphokazi Mthathi The Wikipedia Approach to Monitoring Breakout 1Melanie Uhlen

17:15 SAST

Takeaways from the Day Jozihub Main RoomAshleigh Fynn • Jerusha Govender • Debbie Rogers

17:30 SAST

Happy Hour Reception and Fail Fest Jozihub Main RoomJeané van Greunen

18:00 SAST

Can we fail? Jozihub Main RoomJennifer Bisgard

18:10 SAST

Ambition, attempts, failure, and comebacks in mobile technology for Monitoring Evaluation Research and Learning! Jozihub Main RoomJamie Arkin • Wongani Kapowo • Patricia Navvuga • Rita Zagoni

18:50 SAST

Tech Tool Junk Pile of an Early-ish Adopter Jozihub Main RoomBenita Williams

08:00 SAST

Coffee, Networking, Demo Table Visits Jozihub Main Room

09:00 SAST

Welcome to Day 2 of MERL Tech Jozi Jozihub Main Room

09:15 SAST

Opening Talk: Developing evaluator competencies Jozihub Main RoomVictor Naidu

09:50 SAST

What Does Being "Data Driven" Mean to CIVICUS as a Global South Organisation? Jozihub Main RoomTamryn Lee Fourie

09:55 SAST

Evaluating Programme Implementation Using the Ushahidi Platform: Lessons from the DREAMS Programme Jozihub Main RoomHazel Laura Mugo

10:00 SAST

Moving from Paper to the Cloud: Preparing for a MERL Tech Implementation Jozihub Main RoomWilmarié Moreland

10:05 SAST

Long Distance Relationships: Storytelling as MERL Jozihub Main RoomAmbika Samarthya-Howard

10:15 SAST

Nurturing future skills to advance MERL (Monitoring, Evaluation, Research and Learning) in Africa Jozihub Main RoomJerusha Govender • Mishkah Jakoet • Laurie Less • Refiloe Mpakanyane • Linda Raftree • Edzai Conilias Zvobwo

11:15 SAST

Morning Break and Networking Jozihub Main Room

11:45 SAST

Better Data Quality with User Centred Technology - A Hands On Workshop Jozihub Main RoomCaeri Dunnell Developing Evaluator Competencies for Digital Data and Emerging MERL Approaches Breakout 2Mishkah Jakoet • Tawney Lott • Victor Naidu Using Social Network Analysis in Evaluation Breakout 1Jerusha Govender • Eli Grant

12:45 SAST

Lunch Groups Jozihub Main Room

14:00 SAST

Reveal: A Proposed Spatial Information-Based Service Planning and Delivery Platform for Household Interventions Jozihub Main RoomAnnie Martin

14:05 SAST

Collaboration is the New Black Jozihub Main RoomLaurie Less

14:10 SAST

Not Just Another Data Dump Jozihub Main RoomFaatimah Jogee

14:15 SAST

Experiences: Implementing Use of Technology in Program Monitoring in Refugee and Host Community Contexts in Kenya. Jozihub Main RoomJapheth Mwamburi Malombo

14:30 SAST

Become a Data Cleaning Ninja! Breakout 2Benita Williams The Road to Better MERL: Using Technology to Navigate Data Potholes Breakout 1David Ndou • Leticia Taimo When WhatsApp Becomes About More Than Messaging Jozihub Main RoomAshleigh Fynn • Yolandi Janse van Rensburg • Debbie Rogers

16:15 SAST

Summary Session and Next Steps Jozihub Main RoomAshleigh Fynn • Jerusha Govender • Linda Raftree • Debbie Rogers

16:45 SAST

Close and Thank You! Jozihub Main RoomLinda Raftree