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Gaurav Singh
“Governments, corporates and policymakers rely on data captured by the SocialCops platform to make critical decisions” – Dainik Bhaskar We’re excited to feature on Dainik Bhaskar as one of the three organizations leveraging technology to make data more accessible and improve the lives of citizens, alongside Botcheck.me and Crisis Text Line. …
Case Study: Improving Dietary Diversity of 2,153 Villages with Impact Management
Adivasis (indigenous people in Southeast Asia) are stuck in an intergenerational cycle of malnutrition. What makes it far more serious is the fact that most of these people aren’t even aware of it and its impact on the quality of their lives. This malnourishment — passed over generations and transformed…
Why Nonprofits Must Embrace Data-Driven Impact Management: An Interview with Hrishikesh Parthasarathy, APPI
Hrishikesh Parthasarathy, Vice-President (Impact) at the Azim Premji Philanthropic Initiatives (APPI), talks to us about why nonprofits and philanthropies need to embrace data-driven impact management as a fundamental process to improve their decision-making. He also shares how having the right data makes it possible for relevant stakeholders in a project to…
Data Intelligence for Data-Driven Governance: Interview with Poornima Dore, Tata Trusts
Senior Program Officer at Tata Trusts, Poornima Dore talks to us about the various data roadblocks in the current decision-making tools and processes in India. She stresses the need to build scalable systems of measuring, monitoring and tracking development initiatives with the help of data and technology, and why Tata…
Planning for Data Collection? Check What Information Is Needed and Useful
This resource is taken from the free online course by the SocialCops Academy — Planning For Data Collection. Sign up now! You want to collect all the relevant data about your program, but you also want to be judicious about it. Otherwise you’ll end up being overwhelmed by data. Remember,…
Data Intelligence for District Governance: An Interview with District Collector, Ashutosh Salil
District Collector for Chandrapur, Maharashtra, Ashutosh Salil (IAS) delves into the increasing role of data and technology in transforming district governance. He looks back at the various challenges and roadblocks faced by district administrators in India and imagines a future where data can empower local communities and administrations alike for…
Data Intelligence for Village Microplanning: Interview with Paresh Manohar, Tata Trusts
Senior Program Officer at Tata Trusts, Paresh J. Manohar shares how Tata Trusts is working closely with different state governments under the Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana to drive rapid model village development across the country. Looking back at the administrative challenges faced by local governments and philanthropies like Tata Trusts…
Data Intelligence for Model Village Development: Interview with Cabinet Minister Sudhir Mungantiwar
Cabinet Minister (Finance, Planning, and Forest) for the Government of Maharashtra, as well as Guardian Minister for the district of Chandrapur in Maharashtra, Sudhir Mungantiwar talks about the vision behind the Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana and the role data and technology can play in measuring and understanding socioeconomic dynamics and…
3 Budgetary Factors to Consider in Mobile-Based Data Collection
At the end of the day, you must come up with an an optimal solution that meets all your functional requirements while being cost-effective. If you decide to collect data using an interactive app on a smartphone, you’ll have to consider a variety of factors that will have budgetary, technological…
Data Intelligence for Digital Governance: An Interview with Joint Secretary, Ashutosh Jindal (IAS)
Joint Secretary for the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Government of India, Ashutosh Jindal (IAS) reflects on the changing landscapes of digital governance in India and its impact on his day-to-day decisions as a bureaucrat. He talks about the role of data and technology in driving the Pradhan Mantri…
Launching Our First Course: Planning for Data Collection!
We’re super excited to announce the launch of the first online course from the SocialCops Academy — Planning for Data Collection. Sign up here. Master the basic concepts, tools and tips you need to create a stellar data collection plan for your organization in this online course. Learn how mobile-based…
Data Intelligence for Scheme Implementation: An Interview with Dharmendra Pradhan
Hon’ble Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas, Government of India, Mr. Dharmendra Pradhan shares his thoughts around how the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) harnesses the power of data intelligence for efficient planning, tracking and monitoring throughout the nation. Watch the full interview in the video above or…
Using Data Intelligence to Track Progress Towards the UN SDGs
SocialCops was invited to speak at the #BusinessCoalition4SDGs Conference held in Papua New Guinea where we presented our work around tracking India’s progress towards achieving United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs) with the help of data intelligence. “The forum heard about an innovative web platform developed by a leading Indian…
How Big Data Can Influence Decisions That Actually Matter | TEDx Gateway
Some of the biggest decisions in the world use little data, while some don’t use data at all. In December 2016, our co-founder Prukalpa Sankar took the stage at TedX Gateway, Asia’s largest TedX conference, to talk about the importance of data and technology in improving healthcare, crime, governance, urban…
SocialCops’ First Data Visualization Meetup
Data visualization and visual analytics is one of the fastest growing disciplines in today’s increasingly data-driven world. With use cases spread across diverse domains — healthcare, policy, sports, governance, journalism, and more — data visualization is being used extensively by decision-makers to make important decisions in a fraction of seconds.…