Overview
Data is an integral part of many technology-enabled development programs. Various companies and organizations have developed mobile applications and platforms that can help collect and analyze data using mobile phones and other devices. Choosing the right mobile data collection (MDC) tool can save an organization’s program time and money while capturing the right data at the right time to inform program decisions.
This guide provides useful considerations and platform recommendations to organizations with mobile data collection initiatives.
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