DwesaBot is a light and powerful local guide for South Africans living in the Dwesa region. It comes as a chatbot for Telegram and it allows users to share journeys, check for springs nearby and report new ones (with their quality), share local food with people nearby and report accidents and road disruptions. It also promotes open-data usage and transparency for the Government, since it allows citizens to verify the location of water springs, together with their quality and queue, and to report illegal dumping sites.
Luca, Massimiliano, Silvio and I participated in the IEEE ISC2 Hackathon, organized by IEEE, EIT Digital and FBK and held in Trento on September, 13-14th, and we won both the Track prize and the final one, for a total amount of 5K euros. We are now redesigning and further developing the bot together with the ICT4G Unit of FBK, in order to launch a more complete version of the bot within the year.
34. Competitive Advantages
PORTABILITY
● Android > 2.2 (99.9%)
● iOS > 6.0 (99.2%)
● Browser-based (cell phones)
● Multiplatform (laptop / tablet)
● Little bandwidth
● Light & fast
● Cheap to maintain
USER PERSPECTIVE
● Visually easy-to-get (emoji)
● No other apps installed
● Little learning curve (= IM)
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35. Revenue Streams
● Tourists buy a “key” to access the bot
● Sell data analytics to State
● Crowdfunding by villages
● Project by State / Municipality
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36. Revenue Streams
● Tourists buy a “key” to access the bot
● Sell data analytics to State
● Crowdfunding by villages
● Project by State / Municipality
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37. Revenue Streams
● Tourists buy a “key” to access the bot
● Sell data analytics to State
● Crowdfunding by villages
● Project by State / Municipality
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38. Revenue Streams
● Tourists buy a “key” to access the bot
● Sell data analytics to State
● Crowdfunding by villages
● Project by State / Municipality
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39. Milestones
September 2016
First version of the bot
at the ISC2 Hackathon
November 2016
User studies and usability
testing. Redesign if needed.
January 2017
Continuous redesign and
new features added.
March 2017
Field study in Dwesa
with local people.
June 2017
Promotion and expansion to the
whole South Africa.
Sept Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May June July Aug
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The Team
Francesco
Business Developer
UI/UX Designer
HCID @EIT Digital MS
Luca Massimiliano
Frontend & Backend
Developer
Informatica @UniTN
Interaction Designer
Usability Expert
Interfacce @UniTN
Silvio
Backend Developer
3D Modeling
Informatica @UniTN