National Apps Hackathon - Mentoring Session

National Mobile App Development Awareness and Capacity Building Program

Mohammad ZamanFounder, CloudCamp Bangladesh

Workshop Session for Mentors


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Agenda

Topic 1 Problems – Summary of Concepts

Topic 2 Role of Mentor & Domain Expert

Topic 3 Create the Problem Statement

Topic 4 Constraints and Limits

Topic 5 Must resolve issues of the Problem

Topic 6 Nice to have resolution to the Problem

Topic 7 Limitation of Technology

What we plan to talk about

1Minutes

Dhaka Metropolitan Police has installed some state of the art intelligent camera and devices for tracking the vehicle and monitoring traffic at the end part of Dhaka metro area.

Now they want good solutions that can use those content.

• Inform citizens the status of the traffic jam

• Provide custom media reports • Receive and update situation reports

from crowdsourced platforms • Any other innovative solutions

Traffic Jam

2Minutes

To resolve Exam question paper leaks we rely on the honesty and judgment of individual people to disseminate the question papers and that in itself bears the key to the problem

The Education Board wants a solution where using technology this problem can be resolved

• QR code based encoding• Mobile monitoring and verification system

• Enhanced security solutions • Crowd-sourced whistle-blower solutions

• The solution needs to be practical and easy to implement in a national scale.

Question Paper

Leak

2Minutes

Economic impact of inadequate sanitation is $ 4.2 billion. We need public awareness solutions promoting behavior change through participatory hygiene - leading to sanitation transformation

• Games, Info-apps or Tools• Fun and innovative approaches

• Peer education for children

Sanitation

Behavioral Change

2Minutes

There are cyclone shelters all over the country with cyclone center management system. They also have a central damage & loss assessment system.Now they need a mobile, swift and easy to use system to complement their existing systems.

• Easier to update, user friendly mobile solution

• Support dissemination of early warning

• Coordination of resource mobilization

Cyclone Shelter

Management

2Minutes

91% of the girls aged 10-18 years have experienced sexual harassment. Studies show that due to social oppression and

fear of retaliation the reported number is far less than the real number.

We need a solution where victims of sexual harassment can safely report the crimes

committed against them.

• Ensure personal safety• Connects women to safety

networks• Crowd sourced complain system • Awareness for violence against

women

Sexual

Harassment

2Minutes

Non-communicable diseases include heart disease, stroke, most cancers, asthma, diabetes, chronic kidney disease and more. They are the leading cause of death in the world, representing over 60% of all deaths.

• Awareness Solutions• Health Awareness Apps• Fitness Apps and tools

• NCD Risk Tracking

Rise of

Non-Communicable

Diseases

2Minutes

Water transportation sector in Bangladesh possess deficiencies in the safety aspect.At least 4,420 people died in more than 550 passenger launch accidents in last 38 years

• Crowd sourced complain management• Cheaper vehicular tracking solution

• Safety awareness solutions

Water Transport

Safety

2Minutes

Corruption is rampant in public procurement, in tax and customs collection and in regulatory authorities. Awards of public and private tenders are frequently marred by corruption allegations.

• Crowd-sourced solutions • Beyond the scope of whistle blowing • Can bring in the culprits under proper

inspection• Solutions that provide information related

to corruption-prone transaction • Make the public aware of the pitfalls

Corruption

2Minutes

Bangladesh’s girls and boys are not in a position to exercise their sexual and

reproductive health rights. They lack reliable and timely information and

life skills

• Sexual and reproductive health awareness solutions Games

• Information apps • Health related query solutions • easy to understand and can reach the

young adolescents

Sexual and

Reproductive Health

2Minutes

Overloaded or un-roadworthy vehicles, worsening road condition,

blind contortions, lack of awareness of safe road use, poor traffic

management and poor driver training are among many reasons for the high

levels of road traffic accidents.

• Traffic safety awareness• GPS enabled accident reporting app• Black-spot mapping• Crowd-sourced complain app against

bad drivers• personal accident safety apps• Black-spot alarm• Route declaration app

Road Safety

2Minutes

Role of Mentors and Domain ExpertsNational Mobile App Development Awareness and Capacity Building Program

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Mentor Roles

Innovation without Barrier

Limit Nothing

“Meaningful” App

“Usable” App

(Modular for Extensibility)

Keeping the End User In Perspective Always

Information is Dynamic- Option for User Generation- Option for Other Data Integration

5Minutes

Questions to AskNational Mobile App Development Awareness and Capacity Building Program

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Questions to Ask

Paint me the Picture…..

What prompted you to…..

Let me share a Data Point….. Did I just see….

Walk through as you are the end user of the App, Describe don’t Prescribe

5MinutesLook for the WOW Factor!!

What Not To SayNational Mobile App Development Awareness and Capacity Building Program

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What not to Say

I don’t think….. If you do this way…

What I am looking for is….. In my experience ….

You are looking for extensibility at scale & looking at the functions and visuals, Guide don’t Tell

5Minutes

ExerciseClarify the Problem Statement


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Problem Statement

You are looking for extensibility at scale & looking at the functions and visuals, Guide don’t Tell

Walk through as you are the end user of the App, Describe don’t Prescribe

You have seen and know the problem statement. Each team will rewrite ONLY the

Problem Statement. 5

Minutes

ExerciseConstraints and Limits


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Constraints & Limits

Let’s put Constraints and Limits what you have for the solution. (Only the MUST ones).

Examples: 1) The solution must work with current and previous versions of

Android (3.2)2) This must provide user to send data anonymously but with GPS

location and mobile number3) Must store data in a backend database

CONSIDER PHASE APPROACH FOR VARIOUS SOLUTON COMPONENTS

5Minutes

ExerciseMust Resolve Issues


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Must Resolve Issues

Let’s clearly define what they must resolve for in the solution. (Only the MUST ones).

Examples: 1) The solution must collect data from DMP traffic database and

display in small phone with overlay of the map2) Must provide Single action (click/touch) transfer of phone number

and GPS data to Backend Database and Receive Callback.3) Must have online-offline capabilities4) Must use hands-free gestures/voice based actions 5

Minutes

ExerciseNice to Have Resolutions


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Nice to Have

Here you can provide some your PERSONAL or OPTIONAL elements (These are optional, but highly encouraged/carry

points).Examples: 1) It is nice to have streaming video from the phone; it is nice to have

periodic picture taken and stored in a backend database2) It is nice to have YouTube videos for health related topic3) We like to see that we can have pattern matching of photos4) We like to correlate the location data for pervious crimes

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ExerciseTechnology Limitation


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Technology Limitation

Let’s clearly define what technology limitation they potentially could have and be aware of

Examples: 1) The backend data is not currently available2) Consider the server is in the cloud, so, internet access needs for

this app3) Only login using facebook is permitted4) Data will be posted in facebook with everyone to view

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ExercisePotential Solution


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Potential solution

Let’s create between 1 and 2 solution(s) for the problemExamples: 1) An app will be using Android phone, allows user to send an

emergency text using hand gesture with validation; reduce falls negative and positive by also sending phone number, GPS location, instant photo of the location. Keep sending photos using camera every 5 minutes without user interaction. User can stop the process at any time. Data is sent directly to the nearest police station and DMP central dispatch. All data is stored in a backend database for future forensic and data intelligence.

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Questions?


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Questions

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