Proving sustainability: The international development monitoring initative

Proceedings - 2011 IEEE Global Humanitarian Technology Conference, GHTC 2011

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 164-170

  Thomas, Evan ^a   Zumr, Zdenek ^a   Barstow, Christina ^b   Linden, Karl ^b  

^a Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (United States)

^b University of Colorado at Boulder   (United States)

Author keywords

accountability; cloud; international development; monitoring

Indexed keywords

ACCOUNTABILITY; APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGIES; COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS; CONTINUOUS MONITORING; DATA MONITORING; DEVELOPING COMMUNITIES; ENERGY NEEDS; ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGIES; GUATEMALA; HOUSEHOLD ENERGY; HUMAN SERVICES; INDONESIA; INNOVATIVE METHOD; INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT; INTERNET DATABASE; OPERATIONAL DATA; PROJECT OUTCOMES; PROJECT SUCCESS; REMOTE MONITORING SYSTEM; RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE; SAFE DRINKING WATER; SELF-REPORTING; SUMMARY STATISTIC; SUSTAINABLE WATER;

BRIDGES; CLOUDS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; INNOVATION; POTABLE WATER; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; REMOTE CONTROL; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TECHNOLOGY; WATER CONSERVATION;

MONITORING;

EID: 84855832168     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/GHTC.2011.74     Document Type: Conference Paper

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