Topics covered:

• The data revolution and the implications for international development
• Case studies illustrating applications of big data in a development evaluation
• The promise of big data for monitoring and evaluation – and the challenges
• A framework for integrating big data into monitoring, evaluation, and learning (MEL)
• Adaptive Programming and developing a ‘Culture of Evaluation’
• Managing big data inclusive evaluations and understanding the big data ecosystem
• EvalC3 and the development of prediction models and the representation of Theories of Change
• Data Clinics: Design Thinking in M&E for choosing the right tools.
• Introducing Blockchains and IoTs and their use in Data Capture, Storage, and Dissemination (Lessons from the Field)
• Case Studies of Application (Government, Private Sector, Development Sector and Tech Industry)

Speakers include Michael Bamberger, Rick Davies and Valentine Gandhi