Using Locational Data from Mobile Phones to Enhance the Science of Delivery
The objective of this report is to examine the potential of locational data for the 'science of delivery' in the field of development. The 'science of delivery' is a term popularized by the World Bank President, Jim Yong Kim, an...
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2014
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/06/19754812/using-locational-data-mobile-phones-enhance-science-delivery http://hdl.handle.net/10986/19316 |
| Summary: | The objective of this report is to
examine the potential of locational data for the
'science of delivery' in the field of development.
The 'science of delivery' is a term popularized by
the World Bank President, Jim Yong Kim, and refers to using
evidence-based experimentation to improve development
outcomes (Walji, 2013). In this context, locational data is
a new tool that is starting to be used in a variety of
development fields including health, education, disaster
risk management, traffic planning etc. this broad
introduction to the topic in chapter one, the next chapter
explores the technology behind locational data. Chapter
three presents the methodology followed in this research and
chapter four, which is the heart of this report, then
presents a series of mini case studies of how it is actually
being used in a representative sample of different
development fields. This is the 'evidence-based
experimentation' which can be harnessed to improve the
'science of delivery', and examples of both active
and passive collection of locational data are presented.
Finally, chapter five examines, in broader terms, the longer
term potential of locational data as a development tool,
once smartphone ownership becomes more widespread. |
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