D4GX 2021 Annual Conference Highlights
7th Dec 2021 |
Scaling Data Models to Create Transformational Impact - lThe pandemic heightened inequalities in the country - we now have shortfalls in 10 of the 17 SDGs including hunger, health and inequality. Moreover, India’s most vulnerable are still largely missing from the picture of a data-oriented growth trajectory. How can we change this? What must organizations do to enable data for good?
Nitin Mathur of Quest Alliance speaks to how nonprofits can enable digital transformation and what cultural and technical changes are required to make this happen. |
8th Dec 2021 |
ROUNDTABLE | Technology as an Enabler to Data EmpowermentThere are many gaps when it comes to technology for good - financial and capacity constraints remain a key hurdle for nonprofits organizations around the world. According to a recent global survey by TechSoup, 70% of nonprofits reported that their greatest barrier to adopting technology is the cost of adoption. In the global south, 39% said that a barrier to data management was the inability to provide staff with resources.
How can these gaps be filled? How can we strengthen the tech ecosystem, so that all organizations that need support can afford it, and are equipped to take it on? Listen to four tech experts answer these questions and more, based on their experience of working with nonprofits of different sizes and focus areas, across India, as well as globally. |
8th Dec 2021 |
Learning Lab with Aapti Institute | Data Sharing and StewardshipData is more than just a set of facts or statistics; it is a tool that can be used to either empower or exclude individuals and communities. As nonprofits increasingly used data to drive social impact, it is crucial that they use this data responsibly to create value for the people whose data is being used.
In this session, Suha Mohamed from Aapti Institute discusses some of the privacy and data challenges that nonprofits face, and introduces the idea of data stewardship as a way for nonprofits to safeguard data rights. |
9th Dec 2021 |
Plenary | Enabling Innovations for Data Empowerment: A Vision for the FutureCovid amplified inequalities and highlighted the need for organizations to strengthen the data ecosystem in India. It is imperative that NGOs come together as a community to share and learn in order to create a sustainable impact on vulnerable communities.
Data can be used as a force for societal good, where communities are at the centre of all data solutions- it is critical for India to leverage data to bring ecosystem leaders together to rebuild communities via inclusive and participatory solutions. |
10th Dec 2021 |
Scaling Data Models to Create Transformational Impact - IIThere is a growing consensus globally, on the role of agricultural technologies in ensuring food security and reducing farm-level drudgery. But how can this technology be created and deployed in a manner that actually empowers farmers and increases their agency? And even if the technology can be created, can it be scaled?
In this session Krishnan Pallassana, Country Director, Digital Green, talks about why it is imperative that we rethink how we collect, use, and share agricultural data from farmers. From the need to center farmers in data solutions, to the importance of consent, he breaks down what organizations entering the ecosystem can do today, to ensure that they are successful and equitable. |
13th Dec 2021 |
Scaling Data Models to Create Transformational Impact - IIIWhen technology based organizations and programs scale, how can they do so while keeping the communities they wish to serve at the center of their efforts? Can data collection and assessment be designed in a way that is beneficial to community members? And what can be done to ensure that growth and depth of community engagement go hand in hand?
In this session, Snorre Westgaard, CEO, Humana People to People India (HPPI), talk about participatory data collection, and how to scale technology solutions while ensuring that they are accessible to communities on the ground. |