Register in person at the cash/card desk located in the Victoria Ballroom Foyer
Full Day, Friday, May 3, 2019 from 9:00-16:00
Standard: For-profit and Non-profit, Universities & Government: USD $65
Global South: For-profit and Non-profit, Universities & Government: USD $40
Location: Speke Resort Munyonyo, Wavamunno Road, Kampala, Uganda
Course Leaders: Dimagi
Draft agenda - may be subject to change.
Intended Audience: Technical Staff (ICT and data experts, technical advisors)
Requirements:
- Participants are required to bring their own laptop and Android Device (phone or tablet)
- Previous experience with the use of CommCare is required
- For Advanced CommCare Training participants will be required to complete a one hour CommCare course ahead of the workshop session.
Learning Objectives:
This workshop aims to improve participants’ ability to use Dimagi’s CommCare platform more effectively. The focus is on building on participant's knowledge of CommCare and developing advanced technical skills needed to deploy and maintain highly-tailored mobile programs.
This is a very interactive training course aimed at participants with previous CommCare experience to learn how to improve case management using advanced features, and more detailed reporting and data exporting.
Agenda
- Improving CommCare users’ technical skills across three main areas:
- App building skills - including advanced technical skills
- Device Management - installing, updating, and troubleshooting applications
- Project Management - utilizing reports, exports, supervision tools, dashboards, SMS for performance improvement, etc
- Exchange of best practices and lessons learned with participants from other CommCare projects
A session with participants wanting more direct support
Register in person at the cash/card desk located in the Victoria Ballroom Foyer
Register in person at the cash/card desk located in the Victoria Ballroom Foyer
FULL DAY, FRIDAY, MAY 3, 2019 FROM 9:00-14:00
Standard: For-profit and Non-profit, Universities & Government: USD $65
Global South: For-profit and Non-profit, Universities & Government: USD $40
Course Leaders:
- Neil Sahota, Professor, University of California (Irvine)
- Leila Toplic, Lead for the Emerging Technologies Working Group, NetHope
- Steve Hellen, Director of ICT4D, Catholic Relief Services
Intended Audience: Teams of 2-3 from an organization that represents technology and program roles
Pre-Requisites:
- Basic understanding of high-level Artificial Intelligence (AI) concepts and applications to the humanitarian and international development sectors (don’t worry if this is new, we’ll provide material to get up to speed beforehand)
- Some knowledge of a current or upcoming field program in your organization that may have benefit from AI or Machine Learning. Please see this McKinsey study (exhibit 5 on page 11) for background on AI capabilities and examples of use cases.
Objectives:
- Learn how to incorporate AI into your programs.
- De-mystify artificial intelligence concepts and learn about current applications of AI in the international relief/development sector.
- Participants will receive expert input to develop a useable plan of action to bring AI to one of their current programs as well as a reusable framework that can be applied to future problems/initiatives.
Agenda:
- AI primer of key concepts and introduce use cases to build awareness of possibilities
- Provide a framework on how to define an AI solution opportunity and pursue it through development.
- Examine a case study to deconstruct an AI application from how the problem was defined through to deployment
- Identify an AI use case for each participant team, frame the problem, identify data needs, domain expertise and a plan of action
- Pitch the AI concept to participants and subject matter experts for feedback and refinement
Register in person at the cash/card desk located in the Victoria Ballroom Foyer
Register for the CommCare for Non Technical Staff Workshop
Half Day, Friday, May 3, 2019 from 13:30-17:30
Standard: For-profit and Non-profit, Universities & Government: USD $35
Global South: For-profit and Non-profit, Universities & Government: USD $20
Location: Speke Resort Munyonyo, Wavamunno Road, Kampala, Uganda
Course Leaders: Dimagi
Intended Audience: Staff with basic computer literacy from NGOs, IGOs, funding organizations, research institutions, and government agencies.
Requirements:
- Participants are required to bring their own laptop and Android Device (phone or tablet)
- A basic computer literacy is required and statistics
Learning Objectives: Hands-on training on CommCare HQ Form Builder and Report builder
CommCare (www.commcarehq.org) is Dimagi’s open source, mobile platform for frontline workers that enables anyone to build mobile apps for data collection.
The workshop is to walk through the basics of what is needed to plan and implement CommCare; how to use these freely available online tools; and learn about other use cases and common challenges.
CommCare has been deployed in 25 countries and is used by thousands of community workers to track and support their clients with registration forms, checklists, SMS reminders, and audio and video messages. This leads to better data collection, reporting, management, community education, and community-level service provision.
Agenda
- Introduction to CommCare and its applications
- How are organizations commonly using CommCare
- Understanding the basics of HQ Form Builder and Report builder
- Best practice for implementation, including lessons learned from real-life use cases
- Q&A sessions with participants wanting more direct support
Register for the CommCare for Non Technical Staff Workshop
Register in person at the cash/card desk located in the Victoria Ballroom Foyer
Full Day, Friday, May 3, 2019 from 9:00-16:00
Standard: For-profit and Non-profit, Universities & Government: USD $65
Global South: For-profit and Non-profit, Universities & Government: USD $40
Location: Speke Resort Munyonyo, Wavamunno Road, Kampala, Uganda
Course Leader: Blake Hansen, Projects Implementation Manager, BAO Systems
Intended Audience: The morning session is an introduction to DHIS2, with no prior knowledge necessary. The afternoon session is open to all but, as an intermediate session, attendees with no prior DHIS2 knowledge will benefit from attending the morning session.
- Program managers and decision-makers
- ICT and data experts
- Technical advisors
- Senior managers
Requirements:
- Participants are required to bring their own laptop to both sessions
- A basic computer literacy is required and statistics; public health knowledge is recommended
- Afternoon attendees should bring, optionally, an Android device (mobile/tablet) to take advantage of the mobile component
- Downloading the new DHIS2 android app in advance of the afternoon session will be of benefit
Learning Objectives:
During the morning session, the participant will receive a high-level introduction to DHIS 2 for data collection, visualization and information use. Implementation of the DHIS2 solution - outlining considerations from change management to training - will also be considered. Participants will discuss real life applications and be challenged to apply the model to their own context to understand when and how DHIS 2 could be of benefit.
In the afternoon session, the tracker (individual tracking) data model will be demonstrated in greater detail, with specific reference to the latest developments in the most recent DHIS2 releases from versions 2.31+. The new DHIS2 android mobile capture app will be showcased and participants will have the opportunity to create their own basic tracker program for mobile data capture. Participants will find the afternoon session challenging, so prior DHIS2 knowledge is encouraged.
DHIS2 is an integrated open source software platform that provides functionality for data capture, validation, and visualization (GIS, charts and pivot tables) for health information systems, through the web and over mobile applications linked to a web server. DHIS2 has been implemented in more than 46 countries and many iNGOs to help track their progress towards public health and donor targets and achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals. More recently, use cases outside health in extractives, forestry, livelihoods, advocacy and education have emerged.
This workshop will be split into two sessions: the morning, which will introduce DHIS 2 and its key features, including its conceptual model, and use for visualisation and sharing of data to monitor key indicators and progress towards targets; and an afternoon session, highlighting advances in the tracker (entity-tracking) data model and android data capture, with hands-on configuration experience to build a tracker program for mobile data collection.
- Discover use cases of DHIS2 outside the health sector
- Consider what makes a DHIS2 implementation successful
- Engage in a hands-on activities exploring data visualisation (tables, charts, maps and dashboards)
- Explore the next generation of DHIS2 tracker and android developments and the roadmap for the future
- Design your own simple tracker program for mobile data capture within your context DHI
Register in person at the cash/card desk located in the Victoria Ballroom Foyer
Register for the Developing a Digital Learning Strategy: Lessons from the Financial Inclusion Sector Workshop Now
Half Day, Friday, May 3, 2019 from 9:00-13:00
Standard: For-profit and Non-profit, Universities & Government: USD $35
Global South: For-profit and Non-profit, Universities & Government: USD $20
Location: Speke Resort Munyonyo, Wavamunno Road, Kampala, Uganda
Course Leaders:
- Josephine Waithira Kibe, Market Development Officer, CGAP
- Thomas Sinclair, Project Lead, CGAP
Intended audience:
Development practitioners interested in developing a sustainable digital learning strategy and business model
Requirements/Preparation:
Come prepared with a training need area or content that you would like to digitize in your organization. Think about who the audience is for the training and their value proposition to undertake online learning. Reflect on the key resources, activities and partnerships necessary for digitization and the cost structure associated with digitization of the content
Learning objectives
To understand the components of a digital learning strategy and how to develop the strategy into a potential business model
We will use a business/learning canvas to:
- Discuss the value proposition of digital learning
- Identify necessary partners both internal and external to your organization
- Discuss the digital learning market: customer segments and channels to reach them
- Evaluate key activities and resources, risks, and strategies for risk mitigation.
- Discuss financial models: Revenue, pricing, sales, and content- and platform development costs.
Register for the Developing a Digital Learning Strategy: Lessons from the Financial Inclusion Sector Workshop Now
Full Day, Friday, May 3, 2019 from 9:00-16:00
Standard: For-profit and Non-profit, Universities & Government: USD $65
Global South: For-profit and Non-profit, Universities & Government: USD $40
Location: Speke Resort Munyonyo, Wavamunno Road, Kampala, Uganda
Course Leaders:
- Ali El Benni, Senior Manager, Data Protection and Information Security, Catholic Relief Services
- Mac Esmilla, Information Security and Data Protection Services, World Vision International
Intended Audience:
- Management personnel (Program, Project, Operations, Grants, etc.)
- ICT professionals
- Data experts
- Data Protection experts
- Legal counsel
- Technical advisors
Requirements:
- Participants are required to bring their own laptop
- A basic computer literacy is required
Learning Objectives:
- The participants will receive overview and basic understanding of data protection rights and responsibilities in line with the data protection principles, laws, and donor regulations.
- By presenting and discussing real use cases, the attendees will gain better understanding to when and how they best protect their organizations’ and constituents’ data.
- Through an exercise of the Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA), they will know how to ascertain current compliance status in their respective programs and have a clear view of risks areas that need immediate action. Public, private and humanitarian aid organizations collect and process personal information for any number of legitimate purposes. The consequences for failing to protect this data can be very serious and could put these organization beneficiaries, partners, staff and donors at risk. These organizations must take steps to ensure that any personal information in their possession remains secure, and that their employees understand these safeguards and how to detect and prevent potential threats, as well as ensure data privacy.
- Through this interactive workshop participants will engage with each other and learn more about data protection and privacy. The event will introduce and promote the best practices necessary to protect and safeguard data for humanitarian aid organizations and provide a forum for discussing the current challenges and potential ways to address the privacy, protection and responsible use of data. The workshop will be divided into 2 sessions:
- Morning session: provides interactive presentation and information sharing (Definitions, Rights and Risks, Principles of Data Protection, Privacy by Design, etc.)
- Afternoon session: consists of case study and hands on Data Flow Mapping, Privacy Impact Assessment and risk management
Register for the ICT4D Mapathon! Workshop Now
Half Day, Friday, May 3, 2019 from 9:00-13:00
Standard: For-profit and Non-profit, Universities & Government: USD $35
Global South: For-profit and Non-profit, Universities & Government: USD $20
Location: Speke Resort Munyonyo, Wavamunno Road, Kampala, Uganda
Course Leader: Tyler Radford, Executive Director, Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Teams
Intended audience:
- Program managers interested in incorporating free/easy to use maps & geospatial data in their programs
GIS, data, and information management specialists - Private sector CSR and philanthropy managers interested in employee volunteering opportunities
- Anyone with an interest in data and maps!
Requirements:
- Bring a laptop and mouse
Learning objectives:
Participants will explore and obtain hands-on experience in using web-based OpenStreetMap editing tools for creating map data from satellite imagery. Participants will learn to create basic data such as buildings, roads, land use, and basic infrastructure in areas where this data is missing, using the Missing Maps approach. By the end of the mapathon, participants will be able to employ the approach for generating missing map data in geographic areas of interest for their organization's programs, and learn how to organize similar volunteering events in the future in their countries.
OpenStreetMap is the free and open map of the world used by humanitarians and development practitioners worldwide. More than one million contributors have made hundreds of millions of edits to the map since 2005. In this OpenStreetMap "Mapathon", participants will join together in using OpenStreetMap for humanitarian response and toward achievement of the SDGs, mapping an area of the world using their own laptops and web-based OSM tools. Data generated will contribute to a real-world development program or natural disaster response. We'll briefly discuss how data generated by citizen contributors can be used to monitor & meet SDGs.
The session will begin with a brief overview and introduction to open mapping and the Missing Maps project followed by a 20-30 minute training in using OpenStreetMap editing tools.
Participants will map together and have an opportunity to ask questions as part of an interactive, experiential learning process.
We'll provide an overview of how to utilize OSM data outside of OSM and in other GIS tools for more technical participants.
Participants will also hear real-world examples of how OSM is being used in Uganda for the refugee response, Ebola preparedness, and disaster management.
Register for the ICT4D Mapathon! Workshop Now
Register for the Localization and Adaptation of Technology Workshop Now
Half Day, Friday, May 3, 2019 from 13:30-17:30
Standard: For-profit and Non-profit, Universities & Government: USD $35
Global South: For-profit and Non-profit, Universities & Government: USD $20
Location: Speke Resort Munyonyo, Wavamunno Road, Kampala, Uganda
Course Leader: Subhi Quraishi, ZMQ
Intended audience:
Technical and program managers, ICT and data experts, technical advisors, senior managers and content experts
Requirements:
- Participants should have basic computer and mobile literacy
- Should be ready to partner in the groups for doing in-workshop exercises in teams
Learning Objectives:
The participants will receive a detailed overview on principals of technology localization and adaptation. They will understand how the solutions need to be localized in the following workshop segments:
- Selection of Technology
- Adaptation of Technology for users (end user or CHWs, Staff etc)
- Adaptation of local technical needs: for example - Immunization registers adaptation
- Content, language and contextual localization;
- and finally participants will work in small groups for the following hands-on team based exercises:
1. Adapting a Digital Game on TB, De-worming etc;
2. Adapting a Digital Training Tool for Health Workers;
3. Adapting a Health Tool-kit such as MIRA and ACTS for Patients;
4. Adapting digital health stories.
Teams will present their adapted versions to the workshop group.
Register for the Localization and Adaptation of Technology Workshop Now
Full Day, Friday, May 3, 2019 from 9:00-16:00
Location: Speke Resort Munyonyo, Wavamunno Road, Kampala, Uganda
Course Leaders:
- Hillary Eason, Manager, Knowledge, Information, and Technology, Chemonics
- Dr. Heiko Hornung, Director of Digital Solutions, D-Tree International
Intended Audience:
- Program managers and technical specialists
- Attendees from NGOs, governments, private-sector implementers, and donors are all encouraged to attend
Requirements:
- Basic tech literacy is encouraged but not required
- Practitioners with all levels of design experience are welcome - no prior familiarity with human-centered design is necessary
- Participants should bring their own laptop and note-taking supplies
Learning Objectives:
Participants will learn a variety of user research and co-creation tools that can be used to identify and implement appropriate and sustainable technology in the development context.
Participants will be able to match and adapt different tools and approaches to different contextual needs.
Abstract:
For technology-enabled solutions to work, they need to take into account the needs of end users and other stakeholders. But how can time and resource-strapped practitioners actually make sure that this happens? This interactive, full-day workshop will provide participants with tools and methods they can adapt to their own work and use throughout the project lifecycle to understand the needs of users and collaboratively develop sustainable solutions.
Using the human-centered design approach as an overarching framework, participants will be introduced to a wide variety of user research and co-creation approaches that can be used at different stages of the design process. The workshop will look at how participants can identify the most appropriate tools for different contexts and sectors of development, adapt differing research methods to work within a variety of constraints, and improve their own ability to effectively gather knowledge from and collaborate with stakeholders and users with different perspectives.
Please note: Attendance at this session is by invitation only.
Course Leader: Allana Nelson, Digital Impact Alliance
Co-facilitators: Matt Haiken and Claudine Lim, Digital Impact Alliance
Over the last year, DIAL has undertaken the creation of a new suite of tools and resource documents to help digital development practitioners better utilize the Principles for Digital Development in their work.
These include:
• Digital Principles 101 training course
• Program and grant proposal evaluation matrix (""Maturity Matrix"") • Principles x SDG Framework
• Quick reference one-pagers for project management
• Self-study guides on relevant and emergent digital development topics
At this workshop, participants will have the opportunity to engage with these new tools and learn how they can be applied directly to their work. They will also receive training on how to share the Digital Principles with colleagues and associates and will learn how to better incorporate the Digital Principles into their organization’s processes for more effective program management.
Full Day, Friday, April 24, 2020 from 9:00-16:00 approx
Standard: For-profit and Non-profit, Universities & Government: USD $75
Low/Low Middle Income Country Discount: For-profit and Non-profit, Universities & Government: USD $55
Book now for Privacy by Design
Location: The Sheraton Abuja Hotel, Abuja, Nigeria
Course Leaders:
- Allana Nelson, Director, Principles for Digital Development at Digital Impact Alliance
- Ali El Benni, Senior Manager, Data Protection and Information Security at Catholic Relief Services
- JT Jacoby, Chief Information Security Officer at International Rescue Committee
- Rakesh Bharania, Director of Humanitarian Impact Data at SalesForce.org
Audience:
Management personnel (Program, Project, Operations, Grants, etc.)
ICT and ICT4D professionals
Data experts
Data Protection experts
Legal counselorTechnical advisors
Requirements:
Participants are required to bring their own laptop
A basic computer literacy is required
Learning Objectives:
The participants will:
- Receive overview and basic understanding of Privacy by design
- Learn how to design for privacy and data protection
- Understand how privacy-enhancing technologies can be used to reduce privacy risks
- Learn how to identify the privacy issues that can arise with new ICT4D systems or services
- Get the knowledge and ability to secure and protect digital data
- Benefit from the resources they will receive at the workshop so they can continue to learn and apply
Abstract:
The design and implementation of privacy requirements in systems is a difficult problem and requires the translation of complex social, legal and ethical concerns into systems requirements. The concept of “privacy by design” has been proposed to serve as a guideline on how to address these concerns.
Through this interactive workshop participants will engage with each other and learn more about Privacy Engineering principles that can be applied from the onset of systems development to mitigate privacy concerns and achieve compliance with Responsible Data considerations.
The workshop will be divided into 2 sessions:
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- Morning session: provides interactive presentation and information sharing on: Privacy by design definition, Privacy compared to Security, Humanitarian ethics and privacy, digital dignity, 7 Principles of Privacy by Design, etc.).
- Afternoon session: consists of case study and hands on Privacy by Design.
Full Day, Friday, April 24, 2020 from 9:00-16:00 approx
Standard: For-profit and Non-profit, Universities & Government: USD $75
Low/Low Middle Income Country Discount: For-profit and Non-profit, Universities & Government: USD $55
Book now for the Your Data Journey – How to Use Data and Data Science for Impact Workshop
Location: The Sheraton Abuja Hotel, Abuja, Nigeria
Course Leader:
Hazem Mahmoud, Data Solutions Architect, Cloudera Foundation
Audience:
Anyone working within a data-driven program is encouraged to sign up. The workshop will highly benefit program managers, IT managers, data architects, data engineers, data scientists, and executives who are guiding the strategy and vision of data projects.
Requirements:
Preworkshop preparation materials and instructions will be provided to you from the Cloudera Foundation upon registration for this workshop.
Laptop recommended, although not required.
Level:
Moderately technical
Objective:
This workshop will help attendees better understand their data journey, address key issues and overcome obstacles. Participants will learn from each other and consult with expert data engineers and scientists to work through specific challenges.
Are you and your organization achieving the impact you envisioned for your data? If your answer is not a resounding “Yes!”, this full-day workshop could help you figure out why – and more importantly, how to get there. The training session will begin with a deep dive into each of the key phases in an organization’s data journey: from data collection to ingestion to analysis (including machine learning and artificial intelligence) to visualization. This exploration will be led by data scientists, engineers and strategists with years of experience and in-depth technical knowledge.
The second half of the training session is all about you. Attendees are encouraged to bring their real-world challenges, then self select into different working groups led by subject-matter experts for more targeted problem-solving and experience-sharing.. Participants will leave this interactive workshop armed with best practices and a roadmap toward a practical solution they can implement.
Book now for the Your Data Journey – How to Use Data and Data Science for Impact Workshop
Full Day, Friday, April 24, 2020 from 9:00-16:00 approx
Standard: For-profit and Non-profit, Universities & Government: USD $75
Low/Low Middle Income Country Discount: For-profit and Non-profit, Universities & Government: USD $55
Book now for the Introduction to the Value Chain Toolkit
Location: The Sheraton Abuja Hotel, Abuja, Nigeria
Course Leaders:
- Shaun Ferris, Director of Agriculture, CRS
- Dan Barthmaier, Senior Technical Advisor, Value Chains and Market Engagement, CRS
Audience:
Management personnel (Program, Project, Operations, Grants, etc.)
Agriculture Technical Advisors
Value chain program managers
Requirements:
Participants are required to bring their own laptop
Basic computer literacy is required
Pre-reading of value chain case studies is required
Learning Objectives:
The participants will:
Become literate about value chain terminology and definitions
Become familiar with value chain assessment tools
Using specific case studies, learn how to design a value chain map and upgrading strategy
Abstract:
In order for agriculture to serve as a viable pathway to prosperity for the poor, smallholder farmers need to become commercially viable. This requires the development community to modernize its rural advisory methods, services and strategies to assist millions of farmers to increase their productivity and engage in modern markets, in ways that are profitable, sustainable and socially equitable. Value chain programming is a useful methodology to achieve these goals. Recently, CRS has developed a Value Chain Tool Kit toward this end. This course serves as an introduction to the Tool Kit, and participants will complete the one-day with practical value chain tools and frameworks to use in their own contexts.
The workshop will be divided into 2 sessions:
- Morning session: value chain concepts and definitions, and value chain assessment tools
- Afternoon session: value chain mapping and upgrading strategy, including small group work using specific value chain cases (by crop and geographic region).
Full Day, Friday, April 24, 2020 from 9:00-16:00 approx
Standard: For-profit and Non-profit, Universities & Government: USD $75
Low/Low Middle Income Country Discount: For-profit and Non-profit, Universities & Government: USD $55
Book now for the DHIS2: A hands-on Introduction Workshop
Location: The Sheraton Abuja Hotel, Abuja, Nigeria
Course Leaders:
Blake Hansen, Projects Implementation Manager, BAO Systems
Mohamed Salihu, DHIS 2 Technical Specialist, BAO Systems Nigeria
Intended Audience: M&E personnel, Data decision makers, Technical Advisors, Program Managers, Senior Managers
(not designed for: IT staff, System Administrators, Software Developers, DHIS2 Experts, Server Administrators)
Technical Skill Required: Low to None (An ability to understand data, basic computer skills and the purpose of MIS systems is beneficial. No coding or advanced skills required.)
Prior DHIS2 Experience: Low to None.
Objective: A hands-on DHIS2 intro training for data collection, validation, visualisation, presentation & information use. It will consider implementation, change management, new functionality, the use of DHIS2 in your context & afford networking opportunities
DHIS2 is an integrated open source software platform that provides functionality for data capture, validation, and visualisation (GIS, charts and pivot tables) for health information systems, through the web and over mobile applications linked to a web server. DHIS2 is the world’s largest HMIS platform - leveraged to scale or in pilot by 67 countries and a growing iNGO community to help track their progress towards public health and donor targets and achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals. More recently, use cases outside health in extractives, forestry, livelihoods, advocacy and education have emerged.
This workshop will introduce DHIS 2 and its key features, including its conceptual model, and use for visualisation and sharing of data to monitor key indicators and progress towards targets.
- Engage in hands on activities exploring data capture (aggregate, events, tracker and android), and analytics (indicator creation, dashboards, charts, tables and maps)
- Discover use cases of DHIS2 outside the health sector
- Consider what makes a DHIS2 implementation successful
- Explore possibilities of integrating KoBo, CommCare and other HIS to DHIS2
- Interact with applications designed by the open source community for DHIS2.
- Engage in a hands-on activities exploring data visualisation (tables, charts, maps and dashboards) and creation of your own indicators
- Explore the next generation of DHIS2 features and functionality through a features demo and the development roadmap.
- Network with DHIS2 practitioners, new and experienced.
Full Day, Friday, April 24, 2020 from 9:00-16:00 approx
Standard: For-profit and Non-profit, Universities & Government: USD $75
Low/Low Middle Income Country Discount: For-profit and Non-profit, Universities & Government: USD $55
Book now for Ethical, Responsible AI
Location: The Sheraton Abuja Hotel, Abuja, Nigeria
Course Leaders:
Leila Toplic, NetHope
Nora Lindstrom, Plan International
Amy Paul, USAID
Amit Gandhi, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Audience:
- NGO / UN field practitioners (programs, ICT4D, IT) as well as those involved in program design and development. Ideally one representative per organization.
Level:
- Non/minimally technical
Requirements:
AI Primer, Reflecting the Past, Shaping the Future: Making AI Work for International Development, other resources will be added soon.
Objective:
Advance the understanding of non-profit sector of the potential risks of applying and using AI and how to implement AI responsibly and ethically.
Abstract:
The application of AI in the international development sector is still very nascent, but we’re starting to see the potential for AI to support every aspect of our work – from field programs (health, education, poverty alleviation, conservancy) to powering digital transformation within the organizations. The challenge facing nonprofits and their partners today is to responsibly learn about and leverage AI technology - maximizing its benefits while minimizing risks and protecting human rights. Ethical considerations need to be embedded across all touch-points – the teams we hire, the data we use, how we frame the problem, how we develop and implement the solution, and whether we use powerful AI capabilities that could cause harm. Nonprofits have a responsibility to understand AI well enough to know what questions they should be asking when deciding whether and how to use AI, when evaluating its impact and possible consequences. In addition, nonprofits should be able to appropriately ensure that people in need and their communities are aware of they may be affected by their use of AI tools.
In the session, we plan to cover:
- Ethics primer and AI primer
- Lessons learned from a practical example that highlights risks, issues, and path to achieving ethical AI
- Ethical considerations in ML projects
- How do you achieve ethical AI practically
Full Day, Friday, April 24, 2020 from 9:00-16:00 approx
Standard: For-profit and Non-profit, Universities & Government: USD $75
Low/Low Middle Income Country Discount: For-profit and Non-profit, Universities & Government: USD $55
Book Now for Advanced CommCare
Location: The Sheraton Abuja Hotel, Abuja, Nigeria
Join Dimagi's Dev More and Gayatri Jayal for a full day of CommCare training. During the first half of the day we'll discuss field workflows and design best practices, focusing on how different design patterns can influence both mobile user experience and data output / reporting. In the afternoon, we'll cover more advanced topics, including a review of CommCare's data tools-- the native Report Builder, and integrations with data analysis software like Microsoft Excel, PowerBI, and Tableau. We will also discuss the Organizations feature, a powerful tool to manage and implement a project across a wide range of local partners with different roles and permissions.
Check back soon for full course schedule.