AfDB Launches Digital Platform to Strengthen Development Project Oversight in Liberia
The African Development Bank has launched a digital platform called RASME in Liberia to improve the monitoring and evaluation of development projects. The system uses mobile technology, drones, and satellite imagery to collect real-time data for better project oversight.
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The African Development Bank (AfDB) has launched a new digital platform in Liberia aimed at improving the supervision, monitoring and evaluation of development projects, as the lender steps up efforts to enhance project delivery across Africa.
The platform, known as Remote Appraisal, Supervision, Monitoring and Evaluation (RASME), was officially unveiled in Monrovia by AfDB Country Manager for Liberia Rees Mwasambili. The initiative is part of the Bank’s broader digital transformation strategy and is being rolled out progressively across the continent.
The launch coincided with a four-day capacity-building workshop held from June 22 to June 25, bringing together more than 50 participants, including representatives of Bank-financed projects, implementing agencies and AfDB project managers working in Liberia .
RASME enables project teams to collect real-time field data using smartphones, tablets, drones and satellite imagery, generating georeferenced data, photographs, videos and maps to improve project oversight and support evidence-based decision-making.
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