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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Achievements and Outcomes

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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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Award Winner => Education Group

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SMS Mobile App Web Interface

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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Herat Host and Tech Nation for the event organization

Internews and USAID for the event support and sponsorship

The Respectful Mentors and Judgment Team

All the Participants