Moving ICT into the Development Paradigm

Research

mCare Gaibandha

mCare Gaibandha is one of the largest implementation research projects in the world to prevent maternal and neonatal mortality of rural Bangladesh using the power of ICT. Under the project scope, an android mobile application-based decision support tool was developed and field tested for 5 years to assist 50 government frontline health workers. The core objective here was to identify vulnerable and priority cases for better case management and mortality reduction.

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mCare Kaliganj

The study looked at how FWAs used digital devices in mhealth interventions. It examined existing FWA practice and compared it to a follow-up post intervention using a mixed method sequential embedded design approach. The research was carried out in the Nagori and Tumulia unions of Kaliganj upazila in Dhaka division's Gazipur district.

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mTika

Through a web portal platform and mobile technologies, the mTika solution has been created to improve the operational efficiency of the Government of Bangladesh's vaccination program in terms of effective monitoring and immunization. In a quasi-experimental pre-post-trial, a 12-month mobile phone intervention was utilized to improve vaccination among 0–11-month-old children in rural hard-to-reach and urban street dweller areas. A mobile phone intervention may improve vaccination coverage in hard-to-reach rural and urban street dweller populations, according to the research.

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Training Need Assessment

The study's main purpose is to examine gaps and identify capacity-building opportunities for government front-line workers and private extension agents. Nutrition-sensitive capacities of government front-line workers and private extension agents were developed in response to these gaps, allowing them to more effectively deliver knowledge and services to Pregnant and Lactating Women and adolescent girls.

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Assessing the rollout

A feasibility assessment of the FortifyMIS implementation activities in Bangladesh is being conducted by mPower Social Enterprises Ltd and Innovision Consulting Private Ltd in collaboration. The purpose of the assessment was to determine the program's relevance, readiness, acceptability, and perception at various user levels, including producers, inspectors, and laboratory employees. The findings of this evaluation influenced the expansion of FortifyMIS to other actors in the fortification value chain.

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Customer Verification

The study's overall goal is to verify partners' data of Bondhu Chula and PicoPV, as well as evaluate user comments on various areas of the program. From desk research to field implementation, the study's approach consists of a series of interconnected steps. A cross-sectional study was done, with information on 1,500 Bondhu Chula users acquired from seven upazilas of seven districts in Bangladesh.

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Mobile Financial Services

The purpose of this study was to identify, analyze, and overcome the different barriers to RMG personnel adopting Mobile Financial Services (MFS). In order to find patterns of behavior and viewpoints, human-centered design (HCD) was used to analyze the financial activities of a diverse group of textile employees. Within the modest sample size of participants, the research was strengthened by having a broad profile of participants.

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ICT4D E-commerce and Service

The European Union-funded "SONGO" project is being carried out by ICCO Cooperation in conjunction with RDRS Bangladesh is a five-year initiative aimed at reducing maternal and child malnutrition by employing nutrition-specific and nutrition-sensitive interventions to provide project participants with the necessary services and messages using a lifecycle approach. ICCO has awarded mPower a consulting contract to assist them build digital platforms to improve their business administration and service delivery. For this study, qualitative and quantitative data were merged.

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Leveraging ICT for Weather, Water and DRM related Services in Bangladesh

Under Weather and Climate Services Regional Project of World bank, mPower carried out a complete assessment of the various ICT infrastructure and ICT Readiness of the GoB’s various agencies (including the BMD, BWDB, DAE and DDM) collecting and utilizing climate-related data for predictive and decision-making purposes.

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Baseline Study of Breed Identification and Digital Registry of Cattle

Under Blue Gold Program of Dutch Embassy, to develop a digital recording system of cattle data of smallholder farmers and to enhance productivity in the livelihood sector in Bangladesh, mPower conducted a baseline study to establish a starting point for cattle data recording digital system and tele-veterinary service delivery for smallholder farmers.

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ICT Impact Study of USAID Agriculture Extension Service Activity (AESA)

Agricultural Extension Support Activity (AESA), a USAID funded project, aims to implement a farmer-demand driven agricultural extension system to increase farmers’ capacity to ensure quality farming support for them and also evaluate the impact of system.

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Evaluation of ICT Component of the Agricultural Extension Support Activity

Agricultural Extension Support Activity (AESA), a USAID funded project, aims to implement a farmer-demand driven agricultural extension system to increase farmers’ capacity to ensure quality farming support for them and also evaluate the impact of system.

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End-line assessment to measure the impact of SHUDOKKHO app on farmers, their management practices and income under LPIN Project

An endline survey was conducted to measure the impact of SHUDOKKHO, a CRM mobile application, which was designed to overcome the challenge of livestock service providers (LSPs) in rural context and improve the quality of services on farmers, their management practices and also income.

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Need assessment of the weather sensitive agriculture advisory services among the farmers / beneficiaries of PPCR Project

Under the Pilot Program for Climate Resilience (PPCR), mPower Social Enterprises conducted a need assessment to get understanding of field realities that helped better design the services and improve efficiency.

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Need Assessment Report on USAID Agriculture Extension Service Activity (AESA)

The overall objective of the Need Assessment Study focused on understanding the current status and/or situation of poor farmers with respect to strengthening the existing agriculture extension system through different ICT applications within the project areas.

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GEOPOTATO

To study a potential commercial form of the GEOPOTATO service, mPower teamed with Bayer Crop Science, a leading agricultural input supply firm. A randomized controlled study (RCT) was done by mPower and PAD to compare the impact of delivering GEOPOTATO recommendations with Bayer-branded fungicides against recommendations using generic fungicides.

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e-Primary School System

The e-Primary school system is a management information system that aims to create a consistent and efficient data collection process that allows higher authorities to make accurate, informed, and timely decisions by having access to detailed records that provide a more comprehensive picture of Government Primary Schools (GPS). Save the Children International (SCI) commissioned this study, which was carried out by mPower Social Enterprises Ltd., to evaluate the e-Primary school system pilot project in Kaliakair Upazila of Gazipur district, investigate the system's impact in the field, evaluate its effectiveness, and make recommendations for a national scale-up.

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Empirical Study on Risk and Poverty

The JICA Research Institute decided to undertake a baseline survey, which was carried out by mPower, to determine the socioeconomic conditions in Char regions, identify potential policy measures, and plan a follow-up randomized trial. JICA-RI intends to examine the policy implications of new interventions on market structure change, adoption of new technology, farming profitability, and poverty reduction based on the results of this baseline survey.

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Youth’s Interest and Skill Level Assessment

The overall purpose of the YISLA study is to learn about Cox's Bazar youth's employment status and goals, as well as their job and skills training needs and preferences, perceived barriers to work, and levels of job awareness. The study included a micro survey of 431 local teenagers as well as two gender-specific focus groups with twelve local youngsters. The study's participants came from four different Upazilas in Cox's Bazar.

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Vocational Training Sector Assessment

The study's main objectives were to investigate the linkages between different TVET providers and determine whether local governments had policies in place to link local development initiatives with other skill development projects. The research was conducted in a qualitative approach. The study also looked into how career information portals connect young people with employers in their communities. This information was then used to create a list of potential interventions for the USAID YES Activity.

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Labor Market Need Assessment

This study identifies employment trends in Cox's Bazar, the impact of Covid-19 and the Rohingya crisis on job opportunities, gender perspectives on job availability, and the assistance that local SMEs may necessitate to grow their businesses and increase career opportunities for host community youth.

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Intervention implementation situation assessment

Multiple ICT-based interventions will be implemented at the community level through women business centers (WBC) in selected unions of Jamalpur, Khulna, Bagerhat, Noakhali, and Laxmipur as part of this project scope to improve the health status of the local population and to strengthen the business opportunities and management capabilities of the women entrepreneurs of these business centers.

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