Company:Magpi

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Magpi, Inc.
IndustrySoftware
Founded2003 (as DataDyne)
HeadquartersWashington, D.C., United States
Key people
Joel Selanikio (CEO, Co-founder)
Rose Donna (COO, Co-founder)
ProductsMagpi (home.magpi.com)
Websitehome.magpi.com

Magpi is a software company, founded in 2003 by Joel Selanikio and Rose Donna under the name DataDyne, and is based in Washington, D.C., United States and Nairobi, Kenya.[1]

The company's origins were detailed by Selanikio in a 2013 TED talk: "The Big Data Revolution in Health".[2][3]

Users

Magpi has been used by the WHO and others as part of evaluation efforts for the Global Polio Eradication Initiative.[4]

In 2014, Magpi was used by the Instituto Nacional Saude Publica in Guinea-Bissau in a pilot investigation of SMS disease reporting.[5]

Magpi continues to be used by the IFRC in the Central African Republic since 2013 to improve reporting from health facilities in conflict areas.[6]

Awards

Magpi has received numerous awards, including:

  • 21st Century Achievement Award for Collaboration – The Computer World (2012)[7]
  • FRIDA Award for contributing to the information society in Latin America (2010)
  • Wall Street Journal Technology Innovation Award for Healthcare (2009)[8]
  • The Tech Museum Award (2008)[9]
  • The Stockholm Challenge Award (2008)[10]
  • Social Enterprise of the Year – Fast Company (2009)[11]
  • The World Bank's Development Marketplace Competition (2003)

References

  1. Roundtable On Health, Literacy; Board on Population Health Public Health Practice; Institute Of, Medicine; National Academies Of Sciences, Engineering (2015-10-21). Health Literacy and Consumer-Facing Technology. doi:10.17226/21781. ISBN 978-0-309-37690-7. http://dx.doi.org/10.17226/21781. 
  2. "The big-data revolution in healthcare". TED.com. http://www.ted.com/talks/joel_selanikio_the_surprising_seeds_of_a_big_data_revolution_in_healthcare. 
  3. Selanikio, Joel. "Joel Selanikio - Speaker - TED.com". TED.com. https://www.ted.com/speakers/joel_selanikio. 
  4. "GPEI-". PolioEradication.org. http://www.polioeradication.org/SearchResults.aspx?Search=episurveyor. 
  5. Daily zero-reporting for suspect Ebola using short message service (SMS) in Guinea-Bissau
  6. "IFRC-RAMP-CAR-2016.pdf". Dropbox.com. https://www.dropbox.com/s/87j3icnb2vgohlb/IFRC-RAMP-CAR-2016.pdf?dl=0. 
  7. "Harnessing the computing power of low-cost mobile phones". ComputerWorld.com.au. https://www.computerworld.com.au/article/426728/harnessing_computing_power_low-cost_mobile_phones/. 
  8. Plank, Willa (27 September 2010). "They Won. And Then What?". Wall Street Journal. https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748703467004575463303005762216. 
  9. "Past Laureates". TheTech.org. 1 September 2015. http://www.thetech.org/tech-awards-presented-applied-materials/2015-laureates/past-laureates. 
  10. "The winners in the Stockholm Challenge Award 2008". Telecentre.org. http://community.telecentre.org/profiles/blogs/2086278:BlogPost:6647. 
  11. "The 10 Best Social Enterprises of 2009 - Fast Company - The Future Of Business". FastCompany.com. 1 December 2008. http://www.fastcompany.com/1093657/10-best-social-enterprises-2009. 

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