Magpi, Inc.
IndustrySoftware
Founded2003 (as DataDyne)
HeadquartersWashington, D.C., USA
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., USA 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. PMID 26583169.
  2. ↑ "The big-data revolution in healthcare". TED.com. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
  3. ↑ Selanikio, Joel. "Joel Selanikio - Speaker - TED.com". TED.com. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
  4. ↑ "GPEI-". PolioEradication.org. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
  5. ↑ Daily zero-reporting for suspect Ebola using short message service (SMS) in Guinea-Bissau
  6. ↑ "IFRC-RAMP-CAR-2016.pdf" (PDF). Dropbox.com. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
  7. ↑ "Harnessing the computing power of low-cost mobile phones". ComputerWorld.com.au. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
  8. ↑ Plank, Willa (27 September 2010). "They Won. And Then What?". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 8 March 2017 – via www.wsj.com.
  9. ↑ "Past Laureates". TheTech.org. 1 September 2015. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
  10. ↑ "The winners in the Stockholm Challenge Award 2008". Telecentre.org. Archived from the original on 13 September 2016. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
  11. ↑ "The 10 Best Social Enterprises of 2009 - Fast Company - The Future Of Business". FastCompany.com. 1 December 2008. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
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