Development Engineering Journal Launches at Tech4Dev
By Anh-Thi Le
In May 2016 the journal Development Engineering ( Dev Eng ) officially launched at the International UNESCO Conference in Technologies for Development : From Innovation to Social- Impact ( Tech4Dev ). The conference was hosted by the Cooperation & Development Center ( CODEV ) at École Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne ( EPFL ) in Lausanne , Switzerland .
Established in 2007 , Tech4Dev is the flagship event of the UNESCO Chair in Technologies for Development . The Conference is focused on the application of technology solutions to advance inclusive social and economic development in the developing world .
This year ’ s convening served as the official launch of the new open access , interdisciplinary journal , Development Engineering : the Journal of Engineering in Economic Development ( Dev Eng ). Dev Eng is a forum for engineering and economic research applied to the problems of poverty . Published by Elsevier , the journal showcases research on innovative technologies designed to improve welfare in developing countries , along with novel measurement tools that aim to improve the quality of data on development outcomes . The first issue of Dev Eng is currently available on ScienceDirect or at http :// elsevier . com / locate / deveng .
“ We are pleased to partner with EPFL conference leaders and Elsevier to launch the Dev Eng journal at this conference . It is an opportunity for the journal to make new connections and invite submissions from Tech4Dev conference participants ,” said Co-Chief Editor Professor Ashok Gadgil , a professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of California , Berkeley .
Dev Eng encourages collaboration and learning among engineers , economists , and other scientists . It is also committed to promoting high-quality research by scholars from low- and middle-income countries .
“ This launch event included expert panels discussing the journal ’ s focal research areas , including the design of technologies to measure development outcomes . It also gives us an opportunity to discuss the editors ’ commitment to open and reproducible research practices ” said Temina Madon , co-founder of the journal and Executive Director of the Center for Effective Global Action .
Tech4Dev sessions highlighting Dev Eng included : “ Journal of Development Engineering Launch ,” a keynote address by Ashok Gadgil ; “ Measuring Development Outcomes : A New Path in Development Engineering ,” a breakout session facilitated by Temina Madon ; and “ Open Science : From Research Transparency to Inclusive Authorship ,” a panel discussion moderated by Sarah White , Senior Program Associate at the Center for Effective Global Action .
Dev Eng accepts manuscripts on a rolling basis . Submission to the second issue closes in Summer 2017 .
The journal is supported by the Development Impact Lab which is led by UC Berkeley with support from the U . S . Agency for International Development , the Blum Center for Developing Economies , and the Center for Effective Global Action .
Anh-Thi Le is a senior project manager at the Blum Center for Developing Economies .
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Articles from the First Edition
Radio frequency ( un ) identification : Results from a proof-of-concept trial of the use of RFID technology to measure microenterprise turnover in Sri Lanka ( Suresh de Mel , Dammika Herath , David McKenzie , Yuvraj Pathak )
The pursuit of balance in sequential randomized trials ( Raymond P . Guiteras , David I . Levine , Thomas H . Polley )
Electrification for “ Under Grid ” households in Rural Kenya ( Kenneth Lee , Eric Brewer , Carson Christiano , Francis Meyo , Edward Miguel , Matthew Podolsky , Javier Rosa , Catherine Wolfram )
A proposed integrated data collection , analysis and sharing platform for impact evaluation ( Andreas Kipf , Waylon Brunette , Jordan Kellerstrass , Matthew Podolsky , Javier Rosa , Mitchell Sundt , Daniel Wilson , Gaetano Borriello , Eric Brewer , Evan Thomas )
Avoided emissions of a fuel-efficient biomass cookstove dwarf embodied emissions ( D . L . Wilson , D . R . Talancon , R . L . Winslow , X . Linares , A . J . Gadgil )
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