Browsing Comprehensive Initiative on Technology Evaluation (CITE) by Title
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CITE Program Impact Report 2012–2016
(2017-03)CITE's program impact report covering our work from 2012-2016. The report covers a range of topics including partnership, methodology development, data-driven decision-making, and training the next generation of development ... -
CITE Solar Water Pump Sizing Tool
(2018-05-18)This tool has been created to estimate a minimum requirement for the size of water pump (hp) you may need for your irrigation system without over pumping your water source. It was written as part of the MIT CITE Solar Water ... -
CITE Suitability : an exploration of product evaluation methodologies for developing world technologies
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2014)There are a multitude of technological products that have been developed to improve the lives of bottom of pyramid consumers in the developing world. Unfortunately, many of these products fail to have the desired impact ... -
Consent form for CITE "Food Aid Packaging Evaluation in Djibouti, Ethiopia & South Africa"
(2019-06-19)Consent form for CITE "Food Aid Packaging Evaluation in Djibouti, Ethiopia & South Africa" -
Consent forms for CITE "Educational Technologies Evaluation in India"
(2019-06-19)Consent forms for CITE "Educational Technologies Evaluation in India" -
Consent forms for CITE “Malaria Rapid Diagnostic Test Evaluation in Uganda"
(2019-06-19)Consent forms for CITE “Malaria Rapid Diagnostic Test Evaluation in Uganda" -
Consent forms from CITE "Water Filter Evaluation in India"
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Data Files from CITE "Water Test Kit Evaluation in India"
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Data from CITE "Seeds of Silicon: Internet of Things for Smallholder Agriculture"
(2019-12-18)MIT D-Lab, in partnership with USAID, the Comprehensive Initiative on Technology Evaluation (CITE) at MIT, and Feed the Future, conducted an evaluation of the current state of IoT technology in smallholder agriculture in ... -
Development of methodologies for the testing and evaluation of solar lanterns
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2014)Solar lighting technologies have reached a point where they are affordable in many developing countries. While many of these products have had a positive impact on communities, the market also has poorly designed and ... -
Development of sensor based evaluation methodologies for developing world products
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2016)Often consumers in the developed world have a wide range of options available to them when considering a certain product family, such as a smartphone. The plethora of options is in large part a result of the degree to which ... -
Evaluating readiness for technology in schools : developing planning tools and critical metrics to prepare for 1: 1 programs
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2015)Technology use in education is rapidly expanding with varying results. The success of education technologies in schools depends on both the quality of the material presented through technology in terms of content and ... -
Experimentation with procurement to design and model supply chains in developing economies
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2016)This thesis proposes experimentation with procurement as a convenient tool to generate data, reveal supply chain phenomena, and garner access to stakeholders in developing economies. Based on experimentation with procurement, ... -
Exploring Fairness in Machine Learning for International Development
(CITE MIT D-Lab, 2020-03-02)This document is intended to serve as a resource for technical professionals who are considering or undertaking the use of machine learning (ML) in an international development context. Its focus is on achieving fairness ... -
A mixed methods approach to modeling personal protective equipment supply chains for infectious disease outbreak response
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2016)Personal protective equipment (PPE) is critical to the protection of healthcare workers responding to infectious disease outbreaks. The ability of the PPE supply chain to provide adequate and consistent supply when there ... -
A Practitioner’s Guide for Technology Evaluation in Global Development
(2018)Co-authored by CITE and The Technology Exchange Lab, the Practitioner's Guide offers a user-friendly, step-by-step framework for conducting comparative product evaluations. No matter the size of your organization or resources ... -
Pump-sizing software tool for small-scale solar-powered irrigation systems in water-scarce conditions : a case study in Uttar Pradesh
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2017)Two small-scale well-irrigation systems in rural Uttar Pradesh which had previously operated via diesel pumps have been modified to operate via solar pumps. The regions where the irrigation systems are located are currently ...