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Strengthening KoBoToolbox’s foundation in terms of its governance and business model will help to ensure long-term sustainability of this platform as a free and reliable resource. KoBoToolbox’s functionalities and ease of use have been designated as a ‘game-changer’ by many local stakeholders. Developers and members of the KoBoToolbox community have proactively provided cost-free access to unlimited server space, as well as guidance and templates for effective digital data collections forms for all organizations using these tools for COVID-19 response. In the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, KoBoToolbox has proven a crucial element of many humanitarian and development-related response operations. KoBoToolbox has become an important resource for the forced displacement response community in general, as it is used in every displacement setting around the world. Moreover, its high degree of flexibility eases integration with other tools and systems, and its simple, but powerful, functionalities enhance data quality. This is due to KoBoToolbox’s ability to provide the standard tool as well as a secure environment and foundation for collecting and storing data including needs assessments, surveys, and other data collected in the field. Since its creation, KoBoToolbox has been extensively used for both data collection and analysis by many humanitarian and international agencies including the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UN OCHA), the International Organization for Migration (IOM), and the World Bank Group (WBG). It was later developed into an open-source and free platform for data collection and analysis with a particular focus on humanitarian efforts. It was later adapted into a platform for data collection and analysis with a particular focus on supporting humanitarian response through a collaborative effort between the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative (HHI) and UN agencies. KoBoToolbox was first created as an open-source data collection tool in 2005. Enhancing Kobo Toolbox for data collection and analysis Background and Context