A versatile project manager, software developer, consultant and evaluator with over 13 years’ experience, George specialises in IT tools for monitoring, learning and evaluation. He has a MSc. in Human-Centered Computer Systems and is passionate about accessibility and usability. George has worked and travelled widely in Africa, Asia and Europe. He is a keen musician, which does not always come through in the projects he works on.
Having worked for ten years in tech-enabled monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEL), I think we need to address three systemic issues: complexity, interoperability and affordability. This is important because money and opportunities are being wasted through a lack of joined-up thinking. I have some ideas about what we can do...
Technology for monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEL): we need to address complexity, interoperability and affordability.
For a lot of people, it seems that innovation in international development = ICTs. People wanted more on ICTs (especially for M&E) at the Bond 2013 event.
An open sourced, web based Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning (MEL) product for development projects and organisations.