herat innovation lab 2015
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Abdul Rahman Sherzad Lecturer Computer Science Faculty Herat University
Herat iLabs 2015 Herat, Afghanistan February 2015
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Innovation Labs?
Tech solutions for social impact,
Bringing together IT and social experts to network,
Discuss the emerging environment,
Build tech-based systems.
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The Participants
Students
Public University
Private Higher Education Institutions
Specialists from IT sectors
Civil Society Activists
Employees from NGOs and Media
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The History
Kabul Innovation Lab I (2012)
Kabul Innovation Lab II (2013)
Easy Hajj (SMS and IVR)
8AM News (Responsive Platform)
Mobile Development
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The Objectives
Improve the media's reach
Develop innovative technology-based
systems,
Discover social and environmental problems,
Define app ideas addressing the problems,
Design primary prototypes for the app ideas,
Improve the prototype, develop and deploy the app.
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Herat Events
Pre-Lab
• Define Tech Solutions
• Feb 14
• ~70 participants
Main-Lab
• Design App Prototypes
• Feb 17 - 18
• 50 participants
Post-Lab
• Develop the App
• ?
• ~10 participants
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The Problem Domains
Education
Health
Agriculture
Security Corruption
Transportation
Social
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Education – Mobile Score Notification
Enable students to access
Kankor Scores,
University Scores Result,
Faculties Announcement,
Certificate/Diploma Confirmation,
Via SMS, Mobile and Web Apps.
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Social Awareness – Street Angels
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Web and Mobile Apps enable to
Track the street children (street angels)
Track sponsors
Start and track donation for
Health
Education
Cash
Other
Security – Connect People for Security
A system
to store and track vehicles to decrease crimes,
to fill connection and coordination gap between
governmental organs and people,
to probe criminals dossier,
to secure communication internal networks,
In a word, to secure transportation across the country.
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Health – iHealth
A Mobile and Web App to
store hospitals/clinics with locations
store blood donors and receivers
Recommend proper clinics/hospitals
enable digital appointment
Health articles
Reviews and feedback
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Transport – Traffix
Traffic tracking and monitoring system
Control traffic lights effectively
Plate registration system
Vehicle statistics
Online fine payment
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Corruption – Zarrabin A system to report bribes and corruption through
SMS / Voice
Mobile App
Web App
Social Media
Revision and authorization of the reports
Generation of geolocation corruption insights.
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Agriculture – Mobile Score Notification
Find and locate buyers,
Find and locate sellers,
Find agriculture experts,
Find necessary agronomy equipment,
Getting into auction deals.
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The Conclusion
Brainstorming for further IT solutions to social problems
Networking among the participants
Awareness of IT impacts to public & private sectors
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More Information Kabul Innovation Lab I (2012)
http://kabulinnovationlab.com/lab-2012/
Kabul Innovation Lab II (2013)
http://kabulinnovationlab.com
Herat and Kabul iLabs (2015)
http://ilabs.technation.af
https://www.facebook.com/iLabs.af
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