People driven technology solution: A Uganda example

Abstract

A major problem besetting sub Sahara Africa is the non-availability of information of the exact problem being faced by the people in rural areas. There have been serious efforts both by the government (local/international) and international donor agencies to tackle these problems head on by providing infrastructure development, affordable health care delivery and education of the populace. Despite all these efforts, little has been achieved in terms of impact of such initiatives on the populace. These failures can be attributed to the paucity of information about the actual needs of the people, the ineffective or misappropriation of resources due to corruption and inadequate monitoring of developmental projects. This paper seeks to aggregate disparate data from different sources and present it in a way that makes it possible for projects to be monitored. It will also allow for decision making by government and non-governmental organizations to be easy. The data is presented in a map showing efforts of each body on a regional level and even to the district level. This means feedback can be gotten from the people directly affected. This way, efforts can be directed to the exact area(s) they have identified. The performance of each project can also be evaluated while forensic analysis can be carried out on any seemingly failing project.