Browsing Comprehensive Initiative on Technology Evaluation (CITE) by Title
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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 ... -
Reports from CITE "Educational Technologies Evaluation in India"
(2016)Educational technologies of all types are quickly gaining popularity across the developing world. Governments, school districts, and teachers have made investments in these technologies in hopes that they will aid learning ... -
Rethinking the design paradigm for university technology projects in international development
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2015)Since the appropriate technology movement of the 1970s, technology and engineering from developed countries have played a role in international development. In recent years, universities have created graduate-level programs ... -
Seeds of Silicon: Internet of Things for Smallholder Agriculture
(2019-12-19)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 ...