- Practice AreaFHI 360's experts use the multiplying effect of innovative and basic technology to further the impact of everything we do.
- NewsFHI 360 stands with these principles to recognize the importance of creating inclusive, secure and trustworthy identification systems in support of the Sustainable Development Goals.
- FeatureFHI 360’s Design Squad Global project brings 10- to 13-year-olds together in the United States and internationally to increase STEM learning through solving real-world engineering problems.
- FeatureThe Migrant and Seasonal Head Start Locator app helps farmworkers find Head Start child care and health services.
- Published researchElectronic health, telemedicine and new paradigms for training and careThis qualitative literature review assesses eHealth and mHealth training methods for HIV care that were published between 2016 and 2017. Notable findings were that the merging of electronic medical records systems improved telemedicine through mobile networks and instant messaging services to low-resource areas, and that few trials established efficient strategies to train HIV care providers or extenders on HIV care outcomes. The authors recommend more rigorous testing of electronic training interventions to demonstrate the impact on services for people living with HIV.
- ToolsThis toolkit includes resources to conduct and use landscape assessments of gender and information and communication technology (ICT), providing implementing partners currently operating and planning on-the-ground programming with practical, well-...
- External ArticleTo see if using open data in developing economies could find solutions to complex and persistent problems worldwide, FHI 360, the GovLab at New York University, the U.S. Agency for International Development and the World Wide Web Foundation posted the report Open Data in Developing Economies: Toward Building an Evidence Base on What Works and How. The article lists six takeaways for open data projects and global development.
- External ArticleFHI 360 and Qualcomm Wireless Reach team up with Tata Consultancy Services on the Wireless Solutions for Fisheries in Senegal (WISE) project, using a solution that combines wireless connectivity and GPS with specialized mobile and server applications through a smartphone. Berhane Gebru, Director of Programs for TechLab at FHI 360 discusses the unique approach of the project that addresses entrepreneurship and livelihoods, gender, health education and technology.
- PublicationThis inventory includes nearly 100 examples of digital technologies that are being used in Asia-Pacific to enhance the resilience of individuals, families, communities, businesses or governments.
- Published researchEvidence-based adaptation and scale-up of a mobile phone health information serviceUsing mobile phone interventions for health improvement, particularly behavior change and maintenance interventions, is growing at a rapid pace. This case study presents how to apply best practices to successfully scale up mobile phone interventions. Applying principles of scale can inform the successful scale-up, sustainability and potential impact of mHealth programs across health topics and settings.