How to Conduct Digital MERL in the time of Covid-19

CLEAR-AA and MERL-tech's “Digital MERL in the time of Covid-19” aim to address broader themes of MERL and technology through the lens of the current COVID-19 situation. The conversation takes place between CLEAR-AA''s partner and friends. We will host an hour and a half virtual events on three different themes, including breakaway virtual "rooms" for further interrogation on the key points from the theme discussions. Cases and learning from this event would be written up to feed into a broader future assessment of capacity, systems, and training needs for better use of administration data for evaluation.
Event Type:Online
Região :Sub-Saharan Africa
Start Date:June 2
End Date:June 4
Track:Evaluation Capacity Development
Target Audience
Academics, Government Officials, Non-Profit Organizers, Private Sector, General Public, Policymakers/Parliamentarians, Evaluation Practitioners, Students

Session Details

Session Name:Responsible Use of Data in a Crisis
Session Venue:Virtual (Zoom)
Session Date:June 2
Session Time:01:00 pm ~ 02:30 pm
Session Details:This event will address issues of responsible data collection, use, and management in a crisis such as Ebola or COVID-19.
Session Type:Online
Mr Korstiaan Wapenaar
Senior Associate
Genesis Analytics
https://www.linkedin.com/in/korstiaan-wapenaar-b8660739/?originalSubdomain=za
Ms Jerusha Govender
Founder and Director
Data Innovator
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jerusha-govender-1894a732/?originalSubdomain=za
Ms Teki Akuetteh Falconer
Founder and Executive Director
Africa Digital Rights’ Hub
https://www.linkedin.com/in/teki-akuetteh-falconer-015a641/
Session Name:Remote Monitoring in the Time of Coronavirus
Session Venue:Virtual (Zoom)
Session Date:June 3
Session Time:01:00 pm ~ 02:30 pm
Session Details:This session will focus on how remote monitoring can be done during the pandemic and how it might continue to be a useful approach post-COVID-19.
Session Type:Online
Mr Ignacio Del Busto
Senior Manager
ID Insight
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ignacio-del-busto-19396255/?originalSubdomain=za
Mr Ayanda Mtanyana
Head of Advisory Services
New Leaders Foundation
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ayanda-mtanyana-95609b19/
Session Name:Use of Administrative Data
Session Venue:Virtual (Zoom)
Session Date:June 4
Session Time:01:00 pm ~ 02:30 pm
Session Details:This third session will focus on ways to use Administrative Data for M&E, including how this type of data could support with COVID response and other national or global pandemics or crises that may occur in future.
Session Type:Online
Ms Andrea Fletcher
Lead Data Strategist
Cooper Smith
https://coopersmith.org/andreafletcher1/
Dr Kwabena Boakye
Acting Chief Director
Ministry of Monitoring and Evaluation, Government of Ghana
https://www.linkedin.com/in/kwabena-agyei-boakye-8437611b/
Dr Bosco Okumu
Senior Economist
The National Treasury and Planning, Government of Kenya
https://www.linkedin.com/in/bosco-okumu-7297763a/
Dr Stephen Taylor
Economist and Education Researcher
Department of Basic Education, Government of South Africa
https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephen-taylor-3a365978/