Welcome to The MERL Tech Initiative!
MERL Tech is a term for digital tools and approaches that enable monitoring, evaluation, research and learning (MERL). The term also describes the wider field of work at the intersection of technology and MERL.
The MERL Tech Initiative and its core collaborators work with social sector organizations to achieve thoughtful tech-enabled program design, implementation, and MERL. We convene communities of practice to share learning and advance responsible, ethical, realistic digital approaches that center people, communities and societies. We advocate for a strong focus on equity, justice and avoiding harm. Learn more about our work!
Join MERL professionals to connect, network and learn.
In early 2025, the Natural Language Processing Community of Practice (NLP-CoP) hosted our inaugural Gender, AI and MERL Working Group meeting. Since then, we’ve been eager to continue the amazing conversations that started to emerge in that space. So we are very happy to announce we are hosting an event with Gender, AI and MERL […]
