A look at trends that have begun to influence how we monitor and evaluate projects -- new ways of looking at data collection and reporting

1. Fieldwork 2.0 Reporting and monitoring in the connected world PrasannaLalDas (http://prasannalaldas.blogspot.com)

2. In this presentation PrasannaLal Das (http://prasannalaldas.blogspot.com) Why do program managers care Going on around you Some conclusions What can you do

3. What program managers want PrasannaLal Das (http://prasannalaldas.blogspot.com) Better decisions Greater engagement Early warning Actionable information Better monitoring Superior reporting Speedier action/response Financial prudence More

4. Data.gov Public access to high value federal data The first 3 datasets published within 45 days Social approach – public participation in identifying and prioritizing datasets and features Designed for reuse PrasannaLal Das (http://prasannalaldas.blogspot.com)

5. This We Know Uses public data from data.gov Provides community level data to all 350 hours to create the service PrasannaLal Das (http://prasannalaldas.blogspot.com)

6. Recovery.gov Track how federal money is spent (TARP program) Recipient data gathered at websites like Federal Reporting Very strong visualization tools PrasannaLal Das (http://prasannalaldas.blogspot.com)

7. Recovery.org Commercial service that that tracks public projects – fund allocation, RFPs, contracts Data close to real time PrasannaLal Das (http://prasannalaldas.blogspot.com)

8. Flu Trends Collective knowledge to predict flu outbreaks Real time updates No data collection costs PrasannaLal Das (http://prasannalaldas.blogspot.com)

9. Akvo ‘Really simple reporting’ Dynamic reports from the field PrasannaLal Das (http://prasannalaldas.blogspot.com)

10. India Votes SMS incident reports Tool maps data Automatic reports Based on Ushahidi PrasannaLal Das (http://prasannalaldas.blogspot.com)

11. Live Twitter Real time look at Twitter commentary during the iPAD launch Trend monitoring by listening to people PrasannaLal Das (http://prasannalaldas.blogspot.com)

12. Goggles and Layar Augmented reality tools Worlds built on social data PrasannaLal Das (http://prasannalaldas.blogspot.com)

13. Zoho Creator Personal online database creator Share databases Share output PrasannaLal Das (http://prasannalaldas.blogspot.com)

14. Trends PrasannaLal Das (http://prasannalaldas.blogspot.com) Collective intelligence – collection, analysis, response Real time Reuse and sharing Mash-up Device independence The abundance of data sources (and information shadows) Visualization Analytics The rise of the business developer

15. Action notes PrasannaLal Das (http://prasannalaldas.blogspot.com) Service oriented delivery Lightweight programming Simplification Mobility and location Multi-way Crowdsource (monitoring and evaluation)

16. Thank you PrasannaLal Das (http://prasannalaldas.blogspot.com)