Magpi
| Industry | Software |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2003 (as DataDyne) |
| Headquarters | Washington, D.C. |
Key people |
Joel Selanikio (CEO, Co-founder) Rose Donna (COO, Co-founder) |
| Products | Magpi (home.magpi.com) |
| Website |
home |
Magpi is a software company, founded in 2003 by Joel Selanikio[1] and Rose Donna[2] under the name DataDyne, and is based in Washington, D.C and Nairobi, Kenya. The company provides a mobile data collection platform designed for mobile app, SMS, and IVR (interactive voice response) data collection in the field, data visualization, and broadcast SMS and audio messaging. Magpi’s software was initially called EpiSurveyor. It was the first cloud-based, software-as-a-service product created for global health and international development. The core product and company were both renamed to Magpi in 2013.
The company's origins were detailed by Selanikio in a 2013 TED talk: "The Big Data Revolution in Health".[3][4] Initially focused on global health and international development, Magpi is now used in many other sectors, and within both developed and developing countries.
Notable users
Notable users include World Health Organization, UNICEF, Chemonics, Deloitte, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC).
Magpi has been used by the WHO and others as part of evaluation efforts for the Global Polio Eradication Initiative.[5]
Magpi was used by the CDC and the Instituto Nacional Saude Publica in Guinea-Bissau in 2014[6] as part of a SMS-based surveillance system for ebola outbreaks in the region. This zero-reporting system was set up and operational within 8 hours for rapid reporting during the outbreak.
Magpi continues to be used by the IFRC in the Central African Republic since 2013 to improve reporting from health facilities in conflict areas.[7]
Awards
Magpi has received numerous awards, including:
- 21st Century Achievement Award for Collaboration – The Computer World (2012)[8]
- FRIDA Award for contributing to the information society in Latin America (2010)
- Wall Street Journal Technology Innovation Award for Healthcare (2009)[9]
- $100,000 Lemelson-MIT Award for Sustainable Innovation (2009)[10]
- The Tech Museum Award (2008)[11]
- The Stockholm Challenge Award (2008)[12]
- Social Enterprise of the Year – Fast Company (2009)[13]
- The World Bank’s Development Marketplace Competition (2003)
References
- ↑ Joel Selanikio LinkedIn profile
- ↑ Rose Donna LinkedIn profile
- ↑ "The big-data revolution in healthcare". TED.com. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
- ↑ Selanikio, Joel. "Joel Selanikio - Speaker - TED.com". TED.com. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
- ↑ "GPEI-". PolioEradication.org. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
- ↑ Daily zero-reporting for suspect Ebola using short message service (SMS) in Guinea-Bissau
- ↑ "IFRC-RAMP-CAR-2016.pdf" (PDF). Dropbox.com. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
- ↑ "Harnessing the computing power of low-cost mobile phones". ComputerWorld.com.au. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
- ↑ Plank, Willa (27 September 2010). "They Won. And Then What?". Retrieved 8 March 2017 – via www.wsj.com.
- ↑ "Innovator Selanikio Wins $100,000 Lemelson-MIT Award for Sustainability". MIT.edu. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
- ↑ "Past Laureates". TheTech.org. 1 September 2015. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
- ↑ "The winners in the Stockholm Challenge Award 2008". Telecentre.org. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
- ↑ "The 10 Best Social Enterprises of 2009 - Fast Company - The Future Of Business". FastCompany.com. 1 December 2008. Retrieved 8 March 2017.