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I just called to say I want to interview you

This post is aimed at research practitioners experienced at administering in-person surveys and interested in beginning phone surveys.

5 May 2020

Using digital contact tracing tools to reduce the spread of COVID-19

This note outlines key considerations to develop and deploy digital contact tracing tools based on a review of initiatives launched to date.

28 April 2020

Data on Demand COVID-19 survey instrument

This tool includes questions to collect input on COVID-19 knowledge, behavior change, and economic effects.

24 April 2020

Distribute Cash, not COVID-19: Five Ways Policymakers in Sub-Saharan Africa Can Provide Cash Transfers Safely

This piece was originally posted at NextBillion and is reposted here with their permission.

17 April 2020

COVID-19 pilot study finds signs of economic distress outside India’s metropolitan areas

10 April 2020

IDinsight announces new CEO Dr. Ruth Levine

Dr. Ruth Levine will succeed Dr. Neil Buddy Shah as IDinsight’s CEO

8 April 2020

Six recommendations for facilitating remote workshops with virtual whiteboards

Lessons from a three-day remote workshop designing a data platform with a government partner.

7 April 2020

Lockdowns won’t work — the case for strategic social distancing policies in Africa

This piece was originally posted at Devex and is reposted here with their permission. A French version of this piece is posted at Le Tribune.

4 April 2020

Rapid remote data collection: How we’re maximizing impact with phone surveys

The Data on Demand team is making it easy to access high-quality and low-cost data, especially from hard-to-reach, low-income populations.

3 April 2020

How to identify the best length and time for a phone survey

This post is aimed at research practitioners experienced at administering in-person surveys and interested in beginning phone surveys.

3 April 2020