Information & Communications Technology (ICT)

The spread of new technologies such as mobile phones and electronic payment networks have brought about new possibilities for the world's poor, and many programs across all sectors aim to harness this technology. IPA is investigating how programs such as market information for farmers, savings programs, and health information can be delivered to people via mobile phones and other technologies.

Using Mobile Platforms to Save for the Future: Evidence from Kenya

Co-written with Alejandra Martinez

Providing Sexual and Reproductive Health Advice via SMS in Uganda

In Sub-Saharan Africa, about 1.8 million people became infected with the HIV virus in 2011, with the majority of new cases attributed to unprotected sex.

A mobile phone used to receive cash transfers in Kenya

The Impact of Unconditional Cash Transfers in Kenya

Unconditional cash transfers (UCTs) allow poor households the choice and flexibility of allocating resources to meet the needs they find most pressing.

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Supporting Early Childhood Development Remotely: Experimental Evidence from SMS Messages	El Impacto del Monitoreo Ciudadano en las Elecciones de Alcaldes de 2019 en Colombia
Togo’s Novissi Cash Transfer: Designing and Implementing a Fully Digital Social Assistance Program during COVID-19	Nudging Parents to Improve Preschool Attendance in Uruguay
Cash Transfers in the Philippines: Empowering Households for Economic Recovery	Keeping Children Engaged in Distance Learning in the Philippines: Key Findings from the RECOVR Survey
Uso de tecnologías de la información y la comunicación para abordar la contaminación del aire en Colombia	Salud financiera y violencia doméstica en Colombia durante el COVID-19
Efectos de un programa de educación preescolar en STEM (ciencia, tecnología, ingeniería y matemáticas) basado en multimedia	Do Information Technologies Improve Teenagers’ Sexual Education? Evidence from a Randomized Evaluation in Colombia
Download Una aplicación móvil como herramienta para mejorar el registro de transacciones comerciales y las prácticas contables de los minoristas	Educación sexual en línea para escuelas en la zona urbana de Colombia
Improving Learning Outcomes: Lessons from Rigorous Evidence	Educación financiera a través de tabletas en Colombia
Evidence in Education in Ghana	Freeing Financial Education via Tablets: Experimental Evidence from Colombia

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Using Mobile Platforms to Save for the Future: Evidence from Kenya	CREDIT: CONSAR Social Effects in the Age of Digital Finance
CREDIT: CONSAR Efectos sociales en la era de las finanzas digitales	Market vendor in Uganda receiving a mobile money payment CREDIT: Will Boase Testing Products, Scaling Solutions: A Call for New Research to Advance Digital Financial Services in the Developing World
CREDIT: Jan Chipchase Mobile-izing Savings with Defaults in Afghanistan	CREDIT: Tugela Rid Three Experts Look into the Future of Digital Finance
CREDIT: Deba Prasad Roy How will you do digital finance right?	Gates Foundation Grand Challenges in Financial Inclusion
Making Change on a Mobile Handset	Better banking - getting above eight percent
Can Agents Improve Conditional Cash Transfers in Peru?	Financial Education in the Digital Age: It's affordable, it's scalable - but does it work?
New World Bank Report Highlights IPA’s Research, Calls for Redesign of Development Policy	Learning by asking: a modest proposal to engage those who did the doing
Measurement and Diversification: The Recovery and Potential of the Microcredit Industry	Testing Text Messages to Improve Financial Behavior

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El Independiente on Pilot Program Using Robots in Early Education	In the Conversation, IPA Research on Technology in Education
How Not to Be Fooled by Data, in the Harvard Business Review	Penn Today Highlights IPA Study on Supporting Education in Ghana
Forbes Covers IPA Study on Training and Tech Jobs Program in Kenya	IPA Côte d'Ivoire Study on Technology in Education Featured in L'Economiste Du Faso
Côte d'Ivoire's Frat Mat Covers IPA Study on the Impact of SMS Messages on Education	Vox on Using Media to Combat Domestic Violence in Uganda
Planet Money Takes a Lesson on Behavior Change from IPA's Intimate Partner Violence Research in Uganda	Agencia EFE Covers IPA Early Education Study in Panama
Researchers Report on Mobile Money and Savings Results in Harvard Business Review	Taking a space-age approach to food security
IPA Mobile Money study in Wall Street Journal	Pacific Standard Magazine selects IPA studies for 4 of top 5 behavioral studies in development
Leading Global Experts Prioritize Key Measures to Optimize Digital Finance for World’s Poorest People	IADB and IPA in the Dominican Republic

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IPA Peru Co-Hosts Dissemination Event on Scaling Financial Education through Technology	IPA Peru Presents Preliminary Results of an Evaluation on Early Childhood Science Education Evaluation in Paraguay
IPA Peru Presents Preliminary Results of an Evaluation on Early Childhood Science Education Evaluation in Paraguay	IPA Zambia Presents at 10th ICT4D Conference in Lusaka
Evidence in Financial Inclusion III: New Findings and their Applications	Evidence in Financial Inclusion II: New Findings and their Applications
Evidence in Financial Inclusion I: New Findings and their Applications	IPA signs MOU with Bangladesh's access to information (a2i) division
18th Microcredit Summit: Frontier Innovations in Financial Inclusion	Evidence on Financial Inclusion Products and Programs
The mobile money revolution in Kenya: Can the promise be fulfilled?	Responsible Finance Forum VI: Evidence and Innovation for Scaling Inclusive Digital Finance
The Future of Finance: Technology and Financial Inclusion	Advancing Digital Financial Services
Harvard Social Enterprise Conference	Mobiles! What have we learned? Where are we going?

The Impacts of SMS Messages and Parental Networks on Early Childhood Development During COVID-19	Understanding the Emerging Micropensions Market in India
The Impact of Citizen Monitoring on the 2019 Mayoral Elections in Colombia	Evaluating a Radio Math Instruction Program in Peru
The Impact of Tech-Training and Job Referrals for Youth in Kenya	The Impacts of Liquidity Loans to Mobile Money Agents on Business, Household, and Women’s Empowerment Outcomes
Nudges to Improve Parental Engagement and Gender Disparity in Remote Education and Return to School During COVID-19 in Ghana	Reducing Job Search Costs with an SMS-based Messaging App in Rural Tanzania
Using Information and Communication Technologies to Address Air Pollution in Colombia	Financial Health and Intimate Partner Violence in Colombia During COVID-19
Deferring Wages and Labor Supply in Malawi	Modern Man Challenge: Evaluating a Men-Focused Intervention to Prevent Intimate Partner Violence in Liberia
The Impact of Text-Message Nudges on Preschool Attendance in Uruguay	The Effects of a Multimedia Preschool STEM Education Program in Colombia
Evaluating the Impact of Text and Audio Messages for Parents and Teachers in Côte d’Ivoire	The Impact of a Digital Credit for Small-Scale Farmers in Ghana

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