Survey & Research Platforms

Technology for the full research operation.

Every research programme needs one connected technology environment: the infrastructure, the secure backend, the applications people use in the field and the office, and the platform where the data is analysed. Datalk plans, builds and supports all of it, for studies of any size up to national-scale data collection.

What the platform can include

From protocol to analysis

  1. Programme requirements

    Approved workflows and information needs

  2. Field and web applications

    Tasks and records the study needs

  3. Infrastructure, backend and data

    Secure, scalable and connected

  4. Analysis platform

    The analytical environment the study needs

Support while the platform is live

Programme requirements shape the field and web applications, which connect through the infrastructure, backend and data structure to the analysis platform, with support defined for the life of the programme.
  1. Programme requirements

    Translate the study's approved workflows and information needs into a technical scope.

  2. Field and web applications

    Build the applications around the tasks and records the programme requires.

  3. Infrastructure, backend and data

    Set up the secure environment that connects every application with the programme's information.

  4. Analysis platform

    Develop the environment for analysing the study's data.

  5. Live support

    Plan the support teams will need while the platform is in use.

From protocol to platform

Foundation and field tools, built as one.

We work from the programme's requirements to define the records, workflows, user responsibilities and analytical needs. Infrastructure, security and backend planning happen alongside the applications people will use.

That way the study's technical foundation and the tools people rely on every day are built as one, ready for the scale the programme needs.

Relevant experience

Research platforms we have already delivered.

Datalk delivered the complete platform for NMHS-2, India's second National Mental Health Survey, and the research platforms for USHAS and SAMASTH, each with its mobile app and analysis platform. Our work covered infrastructure and backend development, and support throughout each live period.

  • National Research PlatformFlagship programme

    NMHS-2

  • Research Platform

    USHAS

  • Research Platform

    SAMASTH

Planning for scale and cost

From a single study to a national survey.

We look at the programme's users, locations and data needs to shape the right technical plan, from a single study to national-scale data collection. Priorities and infrastructure decisions are matched to the scope and budget you have.

Plan the technology around your next study.

Tell us about your protocol, your platform requirements and your analytical needs.