NRC, through its Digital Community Hubs, aimed to set up a two-way dialogue with communities, share relevant information with vulnerable people in an accessible way, collect real-time data on needs to deliver better programs in an integrated manner, rapidly deploy and utilize the platform, and connect to various communication channels. However, as NRC advanced its digital transformation strategy, the need … Read More
Digital Maturity Assessment: Methodology Development and Implementation
DPA developed a Digital Maturity Assessment (DMA) framework to provide NRC Country Offices (COs) with a tool to self-assess their digital transformation journey based on the perceptions and experiences of its staff. The DMA framework is the analytical background guiding the calculation of a Digital Maturity Score that measures the level of digital transformation in the COs based on qualitative … Read More
Technical Assistance Facility for Africa-EU Relations in the Field of Economic Development
This series of three reports analyzed varying aspects of Africa-EU and provided technical policy insights to strengthen the European Commission Directorate General for International Partnerships’ (DG INTPA) capacity in “knowledge-based” policymaking. Each report was conducted through a study and analysis of policy briefings, taking into account EU political interests towards Africa, as well as relevant existing legally-binding agreements, political declarations … Read More
Review of Cycles, NRC’s Project and Grants Management Tool
In this review commissioned by the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), DPA studied the development, roll-out, and implementation of Cycles, a digital grants and project cycle management tool. DPA assessed the state and effectiveness of the current system, and identified current and future needs for a digital project and grants management tool.