A Theory of Change can be a useful tool for planning a mobile phone data (MPD) initiative.
Making a Theory of Change allows you to build a comprehensive analysis of how and why the change you want to see is likely (or not) to be achieved..
The purpose of this Theory of Change is to:
- Describe the shared vision of the World Bank’s programme “Putting Mobile Phone Data to work for Policy” which is housed within the Global Data Facility (GDF), under a Mobile Phone Data (MPD) window.
- Identify what needs to happen at country level, identifying key assumptions, and what the GDF-MPD programme needs to do, to support countries
- Provide a communication tool for sharing these ideas with relevant stakeholders for refinement and validation
- To guide monitoring and evaluation (the Theory of Change will be updated ad hoc, based on ongoing learning)
This is intended to be a generic pathway that would be relevant to any country included in a WB-GDF programme cohort, and it does not presuppose a particular use case.
To access the Theory of Change resources, please click on the links below:
This Theory of Change was developed as part of our engagement with the World Bank Global Data Facility (GDF) for their mobile phone data initiative programme (WB GDF-MPD). We have supported the team in the development of the programme's theory of change and created a maturity assessment framework.
The World Bank has launched a multi-partner initiative under the Global Data Facility (GDF) to help low- and middle-income countries integrate phone phone data (MPD) into their national data systems.
The GDF-MPD programme is partnering and coordinating with many experts, including Flowminder, to deliver essential resources, programmatic support, and knowledge through several rounds of country cohorts.
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