In collaboration with Co-Develop and PATH, Vital Wave led the development of a report exploring how to take a Digital…
Reports, Presentations, and Tools
Global
Digital Public Infrastructure for Health
Global
Managing Machine Learning Projects in International Development: A Practical Guide
As machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence (AI) technologies are increasingly applied in international development, development practitioners need to engage…
Global
Mobile Data for Social Good
The case for using mobile data for research, forecasting, disaster response, and public-service improvement grew stronger with each innovative project….
Global
Mobile Solutions for Malaria Elimination Surveillance Systems
The role of mobile tools to strengthen and extend the reach of disease surveillance systems has been widely recognized. Malaria…
Global
Digital Health: A Call for Government Leadership and Cooperation
Vital Wave worked with the Broadband Commission for Sustainable Development Working Group on Digital Health, co-chaired by the Novartis Foundation…
Africa
Digital Payments Toolkit
Below is a guide to the six steps involved in planning and implementing bulk payments. Click on each phase for key…
Africa
Digital Economies In Emerging Markets
In April 2014, Caribou Digital and Vital Wave hosted a one-day symposium on Digital Economies at the EmPac Centre at…
North America
Emerging-Market Entrepreneurs & Silicon Valley: Making the Mobile Connection
There have been promising times for entrepreneurs in emerging markets. Launching new mobile products and services was never faster or…
Africa
Phase 6: First Payment
This phase relates to the execution of the bulk payer’s new payment policy to beneficiaries. A best practice is to…
Africa
Phase 5: Testing and Revisions
It is strongly recommended that a complete end-to-end test of the payment cycle be conducted with the bulk payer finance…
Africa
Phase 4: Training and Payment Preparation
This phase focuses on making sure all staff are trained on how to make payments, that all payees are registered…
Africa
Phase 3: Account and Process Planning
This phase involves setting up the organization’s bulk payment account, developing a project plan both internally and with the selected…
