Using Locational Data from Mobile Phones to Enhance the Science of Delivery

The objective of this report is to examine the potential of locational data for the 'science of delivery' in the field of development. The 'science of delivery' is a term popularized by the World Bank President, Jim Yong Kim, and refers to using evidence-based experimentation to improve development outcomes (Walji, 2013). In this context, locational data is a new tool that is starting to be used in a variety of development fields including health, education, disaster risk management, traffic planning etc. this broad introduction to the topic in chapter one, the next chapter explores the technology behind locational data. Chapter three presents the methodology followed in this research and chapter four, which is the heart of this report, then presents a series of mini case studies of how it is actually being used in a representative sample of different development fields. This is the 'evidence-based experimentation' which can be harnessed to improve the 'science of delivery', and examples of both active and passive collection of locational data are presented. Finally, chapter five examines, in broader terms, the longer term potential of locational data as a development tool, once smartphone ownership becomes more widespread.

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Main Authors:	Haddad, Ryan, Kelly, Tim, Leinonen, Teemu, Saarinen, Vesa
Format:	Other Public Sector Study biblioteca
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2014-06
Subjects:	3G, ABSTRACTION, ADVERTISEMENTS, ADVERTISING, API, ATTRIBUTES, BANDWIDTH, BASIC, BOUNDARIES, BROADBAND, BUSINESS REGISTRATION, BUSINESSES, CACHE, CAPABILITIES, CAPABILITY, CATALOGUE, CELL PHONE, CELL-PHONE, CELL-PHONES, CELLPHONE, CELLULAR NETWORK, CITIES, CODES, COLLABORATION, COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY, COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES, COMMUNITIES, COMPONENTS, COMPUTER PROCESSING, COMPUTERS, COMPUTING, CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK, CONFIGURATIONS, CONNECTIVITY, CONSULTING SERVICES, CONSUMER MARKETS, CONTENT MANAGEMENT, CONTENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS, CONTENT PROVIDERS, CONTENTS, COPYING, COPYRIGHT, CUSTOMIZATION, DATA ANALYSIS, DATA CENTER, DATA COLLECTION, DATA FORMATS, DATA MINING, DATA RELATIONSHIP, DATA SOURCES, DATA STORAGE, DESCRIPTION, DESIGN OF INFORMATION, DIGITAL, DIRECT CONNECTION, E-MAIL, E-MAILS, EMAILS, END-USER, ENTRY, ENTRY POINT, EQUIPMENT, EXPERIMENTATION, FINANCIAL SUPPORT, FUNCTIONALITY, GENERAL PUBLIC, GLOBAL POSITIONING SATELLITES, GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM, GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEMS, GPS, ICT, ID, IDS, IMAGE, IMAGES, IMAGINATION, IMAGING, IMPLEMENTATIONS, INFERENCE, INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY, INFORMATION FLOWS, INFORMATION SHARING, INFORMATION SYSTEM, INFRARED, INNOVATION, INNOVATION POLICY, INNOVATIONS, INSIGHTS, INSTALLATION, INTERFACE, INTERFACES, INTEROPERABILITY, KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY, LAW ENFORCEMENT, LEADING, LEARNING, LIBRARIES, LICENSES, LOCALIZATION, LOOPS, MARKETING, MARKUP, MARKUP LANGUAGE, MARKUP LANGUAGES, MASS MARKET, MATERIAL, MEDIA, MEMORY, METADATA, MIDDLEWARE, MOBILE APPLICATION, MOBILE APPLICATIONS, MOBILE DEVICE, MOBILE DEVICES, MOBILE NETWORK, MOBILE NETWORKS, MOBILE PHONE, MOBILE PHONES, MOBILE USER, MOBILE USERS, MONITORS, NAVIGATION, NAVIGATION SATELLITE SYSTEM, NAVIGATION SATELLITE SYSTEMS, NETWORK SOCIETY, NETWORKING, NETWORKS, NEW TECHNOLOGIES, NEW TECHNOLOGY, OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE, OPERATING SYSTEM, OPERATING SYSTEMS, PHOTOS, PHYSICAL LOCATION, PHYSICAL LOCATIONS, PLUG-INS, PRACTITIONERS, PRIVACY, PRIVACY CONCERNS, PRIVACY ISSUES, PROGRAMMING, PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES, PROGRAMS, PUBLIC ACCESS, PUBLIC ACCESS POINTS, PUBLIC UTILITIES, QUERIES, RADIO, RADIO FREQUENCIES, RADIO FREQUENCY, RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION, RADIO SIGNALS, RADIOS, REAL TIME, REAL-TIME DATA, RELIABILITY, RESEARCHERS, RESULTS, RFID, RISK FACTORS, SATELLITE, SATELLITES, SCIENTISTS, SDI, SEARCH, SENSORS, SERVER, SERVER DATABASE, SERVERS, SERVICE PROVIDERS, SITE, SITES, SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, SOCIAL ENTERPRISE, SOCIAL INTERACTION, SOFTWARE APPLICATION, SOFTWARE COMPANIES, SOFTWARE COMPANY, SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT, SOFTWARE PRODUCT, SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS, SUPERVISION, SUPPLY CHAIN, SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT, TAGGING, TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCEMENT, TECHNOLOGICAL POSSIBILITIES, TECHNOLOGY IMPLEMENTATION, TELECOM, TELECOM COMPANIES, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANY, TELEPHONE, TELEPHONE COMPANIES, TRANSMISSION, TRANSMISSIONS, TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURES, UNIQUE ID, UNIVERSAL ACCESS, USABILITY, USER, USERS, USES, VARIETY, VENDOR, VIDEO, VIDEOS, WEB, WEB APPLICATION, WEB APPLICATIONS, WEB BROWSER, WEB DEVELOPERS, WEB INTERFACE, WEB SERVICE, WIFI, WIRELESS, WIRELESS ACCESS, WIRELESS SERVICE,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/06/19754812/using-locational-data-mobile-phones-enhance-science-delivery http://hdl.handle.net/10986/19316
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