STORIES
Digital Data to Pivot Agriculture Programs: The Case of Salcedo and Irosin
The experiences of Salcedo and Irosin underscore the transformative potential of data-driven agriculture by using the advances in digital technology. By addressing existing challenges through targeted policy recommendations, the Philippines can move towards a more...
Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning in Data-Driven Development: The Role of Data in Adaptive Management
The literature on adaptive management shows that flexibility in terms of management structures, administrative and financial budgets, and the use of monitoring data facilitate the responsiveness of management to ever-changing contexts in development work. In this...
Data-driven Gender Equality, Disability, and Social Inclusion (GEDSI) Development Approach: An AER Policy Paper
The limited or inaccessible GEDSI data that recognizes differentiated sector needs has constrained women's and other marginalized groups' visibility. Further, it impedes plans that foster inclusive growth. Incorporating GEDSI into the data-driven development process...
Data Classification: Balancing Threat and Efficacy in Data Management
In the complex world of data management, understanding data classification is critical, as highlighted by the Asian Development Bank and Amazon Web Services Institute. This process plays a pivotal role in data sharing and security, effectively balancing the need to...
Highlights from 2nd COLLABDev National Assembly
https://youtu.be/JXDA7S8jbfE On the occasion of the 2nd National Assembly of COLLABDev, local coalitions of LGUs, CSOs and SUCs from 10 sites, partners and supporters, celebrated their efforts and gains in putting an end to guess work by using data to drive...
LIPAD 5 Empowering Communities Through Data: Utilizing CBMS for Local Development
CBMS: What again is it? The Community-Based Monitoring System aka CBMS for short is a tool.
It is specially designed to enhance the capacity of any LGU to improve the lives of its constituents through a well-designed system to collect and process data that will lead to formulating specific plans addressing social, health, education, disaster and other challenges.
Coalescing Organizations towards Locally Led Actions to Boost Development (COLLABDev) is a partnership initiative of Action for Economic Reforms (AER) and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to promote human-centered, data-driven development in the Philippines.
Irosin, Sorsogon
Irosin is a 2nd class municipality located south of Sorsogon Province.
Salcedo, Eastern Samar
Salcedo, a 5th class municipality that is located at the southeastern part of Samar Island.