Technology to deliver impact

About Us

Skotkonung believes that web-based and mobile technologies have a critical role to play in the international development sector by driving efficiency, increasing transparency and leveraging innovation to deliver sustainable outcomes.

Founded in 2011, Skotkonung is a UK based company primarily focused on developing technology solutions to fulfil the needs of donors, international consultancies and NGOs operating in the fields of stabilisation, international development and humanitarian aid.

We are committed to globally supporting clients through effective use of technology to deliver maximum impact for their intended beneficiaries whilst ensuring accountability and value for money for donors and philanthropic funders.

Skotkonung is ISO 9001 and ISO 27001 certified.

Our Team

Skotkonung’s team brings together professional skills and experience from a range of sectors. We understand the difficulties faced when operating in challenging and hostile or opaque environments. We work with our clients both at their headquarters and at local level to overcome these issues in order to deliver maximum impact.

Our UK and overseas based team of sector experts and software developers is acutely aware of the pressures and constraints faced by our clients. Our work is driven by our passion for innovation and commitment to improving living and working conditions for all.

Bringing together decades of experience, our team has worked with both the largest organisations in the sector and some of the smallest. Our project delivery funders include the UK Government, the US Government, the Danish Government and the Government of the Netherlands, to name just a few.

Our Expertise

  • Data Capture

    Accurate and timely data enables programmes to identify needs, manage delivery and prove impact.
    SK enables rapid data capture, tailored to the project processes and in-line with the funder and implementer requirements. SK data capture methods ensure data input is quick, efficient, accurate and validated using dedicated apps running on smartphones or tablets or via web-portals, or direct server to server secure data conduits.

  • Analysis

    From small to large scale programmes, significant volumes of data are generated requiring processing and analysis, which is often a time consuming process. Analysing programme data is essential for informing and guiding project decision making. Without it, assessing programme impact rapidly within the timescales required may prove more challenging. SK has a proven track record in providing an extensive collection of tools for analysis. Project impacts and deliverables can be tracked against their specific key performance indicators, allowing stakeholders to generate informative reports and present the data to visualise project progress.

  • Visualisation

    Interpretation of programme data to rapidly respond to the needs as identified can be a time intensive task, potentially delaying decision making, and impacting project efficiency. SK provides a powerful suite of data visualisation tools, providing donors with valuable insight. The capabilities to drill down into data, through maps, dashboards, graphic tables and chart visualisation enable all systems users to see data, reports and the financial and KPI positions of a programme. This allows data to be interpreted and used to inform stakeholder decision making, project delivery and risk management.

  • Information Management

    Effectively managing large amounts of data through a controlled work-flow can be the difference between successful and difficult programme delivery. SK, both for UK and international clients, has deployed innovative technology solutions to facilitate and strengthen project activities to ensure outputs focus on maximising accountability and impact.
    Throughout all SK systems, UK and EU regulations, industry standard and UK HMG verified security processes are adhered to and implemented.

Our Work

CONFLICT PROGRAMMING – KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (CP-KMS)

Initially funded by the UK CSSF, the CP-KMS is a sophisticated management system which facilitates the centralisation, processing, analysis and distillation of multiple programme data. Implemented with the capability to support multiple projects, predominantly in the MENA region, the CP-KMS provides donors and other stakeholders with a near live picture of on-the-ground events and implementer delivery thus enabling informed decision making and adaptive management of projects based on verified up-to-date data.

EXTRACTIVES RESOURCE HUB

As part of a consortium, SK has developed a web-based platform to support senior officials and civil servants, in DFID focus countries, to effectively manage their natural resource extraction sectors. The Hub facilitates easy access to wide ranging information concerning extractives, enabling beneficiaries to find the data they need in one place. This is particularly useful where internet access and IT skills are limited. Overall, the Hub will increase accountability in the extractives sector by assisting its professionals in making decisions that will benefit their respective governments and people.

STUDENT MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM

SK was tasked by a US based not-for-profit NGO to develop a global student management system to track and manage the many thousands of student beneficiaries who are participating in their programmes worldwide. This multi-lingual, multi-national system collates and analyses courses and outcome data from programmes delivering vocational, professional and technical education across the MENA region and beyond. The deployment of this system has significantly enhanced the management and coordination of the organisation across their local affiliate offices around the world. Additionally the system facilitates enhanced M&E on the overall programme outcomes, as well as financial oversight of programmes and local disbursements.

NIGERIA RURAL ROADS

SK provided technical support to a component of a UK funded Nigeria Infrastructure Advisory Facility (NIAF) project. The Rural Roads project was aimed at providing employment for low skill individuals and improving the country’s rural road infrastructure through a public works programme. SK was contracted to deploy an adviser and support the development of a system that had two core functions. First, biometric enrollment of beneficiaries, then confirming which individuals were present and working. Secondly, the technical evaluation function allowed project field officers to monitor the progress of the road works under repair using a mobile application to produce GPS tagged reports complete with imagery and attendance records. This gave the project, and also the Nigerian state and federal government, increased oversight of the project’s progress and helped to combat fraudulent activity.

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