March 1, 2011

A new World Bank report documents use of DataDyne's EpiSurveyor mobile data collection system in Guatemala for monitoring a CCT (conditional cash transfer) system – concluding that EpiSurveyor "drastically" cut costs, while improving quality and increasing speed.:

"A 2010 Country Governance and Anti-Corruption (CGAC)- funded pilot in Guatemala employed entry-level mobile phones in conjunction with EpiSurveyor, a free, web-based software for data collection, to drastically reduce cost, facilitate accuracy and accelerate implementation of a nationally-representative beneficiary survey of Guatemala‘s conditional cash transfer program. "

http://siteresources.worldbank.org/INTLAC/Resources/257803-1269390034020/EnBreve_166_Web.pdf

Update (March 10, 2011): the World Bank team that implemented this is now expanding the program to Panama.