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Matt Ball1, Zarah Rahman1, Michael Champanis2, Ulrike Rivett2 & Ranjiv Khush1
1The Aquaya Institute, San Francisco, USA2iCOMMS, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Cape Town, South Africa
Mobile Data Tools for Improving Information Flow in WASHLessons from Three Field Pilots
How can local governments and water
suppliers improve water quality testing in
poor and remote areas?
How can they best use water quality data
to guide management policies and
practices?
Aquaya
E. Coli Test & Portable Incubator
Aquatest Monitoring for Safe Water
Evaluating constraints to microbial testing
Mobile Data Solutions
Mobile data in professional settings
Reduce gaps in data transmission?
• Better response times
• Greater accountability
Strengthen institutional links by improving
information flow?
• Financial and technical support
Hue Water Company, Vietnam
Teuk Saat 1001, Cambodia
District Health Offices, Mozambique
Reporting Formats
Data submission: Vietnam
• 8 months - 15 WTPs, 3 Rivers - 608 Forms Total• Average 9 out of 17 sites reporting
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Data submission: Mozambique
Submissions by District, Mozambique
Challenges
Technical • Unreliable cellular network
• Unstable phone settings
Managerial• Phone credit
• Personal use
Benefits
Data gaps? • Only in where reporting was minimal,
(Mozambique)
Information flows/institutional support? • Rapid identification of risks • Awareness at higher administrative levels• More discussion of responsibilities and use of
data
Long-term use
Dedicated service providers vs local
hosting
Integration with full range of user activities
Integration with existing data systems
Thank you
iComms group, University of Cape Town: Ulrike Rivett & Michael Champanis
Teuk Saat 1001: Chay Lo, Leakhana Phuong and Marie Yen
UNICEF Mozambique: Sam Godfrey & Matteus Van der Velden, UNICEF Mozambique
HueWaco: Tran Thi Minh Tam Aquaya: Matt Ball & Zarah Rahman