Central African Republic - Seed Fair OR DASHEVSKY/Solution Architect Charity Coffey / Country Manager March 30, 2011 ICT4 Development Conference Lusaka, Zambia

Introduction CRS is an experienced industry leader in voucher fair methodology Voucher fairs are preferable to direct distribution, but time consuming Preparation, implementation, and analysis time could be reduced with ICT4D Use of technology can be scaled up

Project Background Projet de Réponse à la Crise Alimentaire (PRCA) Total 23 seed fairs (10,000 beneficiaries) from February to July 2011 The last 5 will use ICT4D solution (2,500 beneficiaries)

Project Background Normal registration and verification method: Paper, paper, paper! Beneficiary registration Beneficiary check-in Voucher verification Day-of and post-fair surveys

ICT Solution No Paper. No Connection. No Problem! 90% of companies use paper forms 20% using expensive solutions 100% can use iFormBuilder

ICT Solution Use of iPod touch devices with integrated barcode scanner from Linea-Pro Cloud base platform for data collection using iFormBuilder application BarTender Enterprise software for barcode design and printing

ICT Solution – cont.

IPOD Touch 3 rd or 4 th Generation Portable Integrated Barcode Scanner and Magstripe Reader

iFormBuilder System Architecture Mobile Workforce iPhone iOS (Android OS currently under prototype) Network Mobile Network (802.11, CDMA, TDMA, GSM, GPRS, CDPD) iFormBuilder Server Form Management Workflow Management Data Management Form Builder Form Assignment Dispatching Alert/Notification Push Notification Data Feeds (XML, JSON, RSS, XLS, ATOM) Data Views (HTML, Map, PDF, XLS) Open Data Architecture

Reporting XML Direct Data Feed Mobile Workforce iFormBuilder Application Server MS SQL Database Corporate Fire wall XML Data Feed Reporting Server

Demo

Process Overview Provide Beneficiary Card Collect basic Beneficiary information Beneficiaries Registration Distribution of the vouchers to beneficiaries Voucher Distribution Provide Vendor registration card Register Vendor and collect basic information Vendor Registration Provide payment to vendors based on coupons received Vendor Checkout Interview beneficiaries Exit Interview

Work Flow Comparison DigitalPaper Data Collection Preparation Entry Validation Cleaning 9h6.5h 11m14m 1.5h20.5h

Cost Breakdown DigitalPaper Questionnaire Printing Prep of Instrument Hardware Purchase x 1 Training (10) Data Collection Data Entry/Validation Data Cleaning $ 68 $ 990 $ 200 $1,820 $2,284 $ 312 $5,674 1d $ 49 $ 650 $ 250 $1,670 $ 32 $ 125 $2, d

Key Challenges Logistics Staff facility to learn and use ICT4D Beneficiary understanding of how the barcodes work

Summary and Close Barcodes and scanners can enable more efficient and accurate tracking of interactions with and services provided to beneficiaries Lessons learned can be applied to larger and multi-service initiatives Will enable beneficiary tracking

Thank You!