During the Codeathon at IdeaHub, citizens had an opportunity to build platforms and tools that can address issues affecting their lives of citizens. Below are six different challenges that can be married to technology for an improved society.
Challenge One
Challenge: How can we increase and sustain public interest in corruption cases from arraignment to the conclusion of cases? What information is of greatest interest to citizens? How can citizens track the status of each case? When is the next adjournment/resumption date? Can a searchable database of all ongoing corruption trials be built that tracks what assets the anti-corruption agency recovered from corruption cases, what property/asset the accused forfeited, etc?
Challenge Two
Challenge: Can we improve transparency and accountability by building a platform or tool that tracks security spending across all government agencies? Can budgets be linked to spending and outcomes including increased safety and security for citizens? Can the platform include security-related spending and contracts approved by Federal Executive Council? Could we make this information easier for citizens to understand and use to hold elected officials and government servants more accountable?
Challenge Three
Challenge: Can we build tools that make it easier to report and track petty crimes, allowing for reporting these incidents to the police using the web and mobile application that automatically gives a crime reference number?
Challenge Four
Challenge: How could we improve access to information about local police stations for all citizens? Can we build a searchable directory for police station contact details?
Challenge Five
Challenge: Is there a way we can use technology to make it easier for citizens to match their needs to the appropriate agencies? Can a platform be built that can give accurate information to the public? Can the public use the search function to find the right organisation or agency to contact when they input the crime they want to report?
Challenge Six
Challenge: Can we build a one-stop platform to catalogue all FOI requests and responses? Can this platform show the date a request was made and when the response was received? Can the platform allow people who have sent out the request to make the request and response public? Can it allow them to state if the response was satisfactory or not? Can the platform allow for the categorisation of the requests and responses? Will there be an administrator for the platform to answer questions and comments from the public?
Come to Idea Hub, 296, Herbert Macaulay Way, Sabo, Lagos as we build applications that scale citizen engagement and institutional reform. Join any of the groups to build what works. The ideas will be nested in CSOs for scaling. Visit civiccodeathon.com for more.
For more:
Friday 25 April 2014 – Idea Pitching and Event Definition
Saturday 26 April 2014 – Codeathon begins
Sunday 27 April 2014 – Codeathon continues with the announcement of winners and support.
Secure a seat ahead and register here http://goo.gl/DJOLny
For more information, kindly email [email protected] or call +2347034944492
This Codeathon is supported by Partners Global and US State Bureau of International Law and Narcotics Department.
