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Discussion paper

Introducing Information Communication Technologies into Humanitarian Programming

31/07/2018

1 documents

14 pages long

Languages: English

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Digital technologies are radically transforming the ways in which aid agencies can interact with the communities with whom they work. Oxfam believes that information communication technologies (ICTs) offer a huge opportunity to amplify and improve effectiveness across the organization’s work. From monitoring water points to delivering electronic vouchers through mobile phones and digitalizing protection surveys, […]

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Research report

Biometrics in the Humanitarian Sector

05/04/2018

1 documents

22 pages long

Languages: English

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Biometrics is the measurement of human characteristics through technology such as iris scanning, facial recognition and fingerprint scanning. In the aid sector, supporters of the technology praise its potential to combat fraud and streamline service delivery in low-resource settings, while others point to the significant risks to privacy resulting from collecting and storing this personal […]

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Research report

Responsible Data at Oxfam: Translating Oxfam’s Responsible Data Policy into practice, two years on

19/04/2017

1 documents

12 pages long

Languages: English

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Since Oxfam’s Responsible Data Policy was launched in 2015, some practical resources to guide applications have been gathered and developed. This report, based on interviews with key staff and a review of Oxfam’s guides and tools on responsible data, aims to help Oxfam understand two questions: How is the concept of responsible data perceived within […]

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Research report

ICTs in Humanitarian Response: A learning review of a three-year, five-country programme

13/04/2017

8 documents

28 pages long

Languages: Arabic, English, French

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The Scaling Humanitarian ICTs Network (SHINE) funded by Sida, set out with the theory of change that the quality and efficiency of humanitarian aid can be improved in a variety of contexts through the adoption of Information Communications Technologies (ICTs). With applications in Ethiopia, DRC, Mali, Indonesia and Iraq, ICTs were introduced to enable digital […]

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Guidelines and toolkits

Oxfam Responsible Program Data Policy

27/08/2015

3 documents

7 pages long

Languages: English, French, Spanish

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This document outlines Oxfam’s Responsible Program Data Policy. At a time when there is increased pressure on international NGOs for transparency and to disclose more data, and when Oxfam is collecting ever more data through its evaluation practice, the need has become apparent for Oxfam to put in place a data protection policy. Oxfam is […]

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Introducing Information Communication Technologies into Humanitarian Programming

Biometrics in the Humanitarian Sector

Responsible Data at Oxfam: Translating Oxfam’s Responsible Data Policy into practice, two years on

ICTs in Humanitarian Response: A learning review of a three-year, five-country programme

Oxfam Responsible Program Data Policy