VU ICT4D symposium 2017 Francis Dittoh Mr. Meteo
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Mr. Meteo is a proposed system to provide weather information to rural farmers in a developing country via multiple channels. It would adapt to the local context based on input from farmers, local institutions, and NGOs. The system would source weather data from national meteorological services and local weather stations, and deliver personalized forecasts to farmers through voice calls, SMS, radio, and the internet using appropriate technologies. The goal is to develop a sustainable and user-centered solution to help farmers deal with issues like variable weather conditions.
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VU ICT4D symposium 2017 Francis Dittoh Mr. Meteo
- 1. Mr. Meteo A Use-Case for Information Access for Rural Development Francis Dittoh
- 3. Sustainability • 100 Seater • Luggage Compartments • Hi Speed • On-board gaming system • Air-Conditioned
- 4. Sustainability • Two people • Only Hand Luggage • Don’t mind spending some time on the road • Have no idea what a game is • Prefer fresh air to AC • Not enough income to buy fuel • Not enough income to do maintenance
- 5. ICT4D User-Centered Adaptive Specific Relevant
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- 7. ICT4D Components Mobile GSM 2G 3G 4G Radio VXML SQL SPARQL JSON Audio Plug PC SMS Privacy Security Local Context Language Sustainability Software Hardware Servers VOICE Free Open Source Internet Prices Relevant Information Buyers Sellers Farmers
- 8. Putting it all together Workshop ICT4D Computer Science Agriculture Agribusiness Food Security Gender Radio Rural Communities
- 9. Putting it all together Mr. Meteo Relevant – Global Weirding Specific – Local Weather Information User-centered - Requested from Rural Farmers
- 10. Putting all together Adaptive – Influenced by Use-case Weather Information Source Wind Wind Direction Temperature Rain Humidity UV Exposure Mobile GSM 2G 3G 4G Radio VXML SQL SPARQL JSON Audio Plug PC SMS Privacy Security Local Context Language Sustainability Software Hardware Servers VOICE Free Open Source Internet Prices Relevant Information Buyers Sellers Farmers
- 11. Putting all together Adaptive – Influenced by Local NGO’s, Institutions, Radio Weather Information Source Wind Wind Direction Temperature Rain Humidity UV Exposure Mobile GSM 2G 3G 4G Radio VXML SQL SPARQL JSON Audio Plug PC SMS Privacy Security Local Context Language Sustainability Software Hardware Servers VOICE Free Open Source Internet Prices Relevant Information Buyers Sellers Farmers
- 12. Putting all together Adaptive – Influenced by Local NGO’s, Institutions, Radio Weather Information Source Wind Wind Direction Temperature Rain Humidity UV Exposure GSM 2G 3G 4G VXML SQL SPARQL JSON Audio Software Hardware Open Source Local Context Language Sustainability VOICE Internet Farmers Mobile Radio Plug PC SMS Privacy Security
- 13. Putting all together Adaptive – Influenced by End-Users (Farmers) Weather Information Source Wind Wind Direction Temperature Rain Humidity UV Exposure Measurements Numbers Labels GSM 2G 3G 4G VXML SQL SPARQL JSON Audio Software Hardware Open Source Local Context Language Sustainability VOICE Internet Farmers Mobile Radio Plug PC SMS Privacy Security
- 14. Putting all together Adaptive – Influenced by End-Users (Farmers) Weather Information Source Wind Temperature Rain Measurements Numbers Labels GSM 2G 3G 4G VXML SQL SPARQL JSON Audio Software Hardware Open Source Local Context Language Sustainability VOICE Internet Farmers Mobile Radio Plug PC SMS Privacy Security
- 15. Mr. Meteo Rural Farmers Mr. Meteo Online Weather Information Sources Local Weather Stations Weather Information National Meteo Service Weather InformationWeather Information Voice
- 16. Mr. Meteo W4RA 2CoolMonkeys University for Development Studies Savanna Agricultural Research Institute Radio Savanna Local Farmers Dark Sky web Ghana Meteorological Agency UDS/SARI
- 17. Sustainability Political – consider election cycles and government budget cycles and support Legal –work within local legal frameworks or the project may fail once it gets going Managerial – have the right people managing a program, especially if it’s meant to grow and scale. Social sustainability – ensure local community ownership, interest, buy-in transparency, accountability, good governance are key in all the above
- 18. Your thoughts
Editor's Notes
- People need help moving from point A to B daily
- Provide them the best available transport money can buy
- Context If the aim it to make them financially sustainable then it’s counter-productive if the solution is not sustainable in itself
- In December 2014 we visited the Guabuliga community in the West Mamprusi District in the north of Ghana. Guabuliga has about 2000 inhabitants who live from agriculture and trade. The farmers here produce and sell maize, millet, sorghum, shea butter and livestock, but trade is often difficult. 120 farmers, of which 85 women and 35 men attended the Living Lab workshop. Their enthusiasm was very encouraging. Interesting story – We attempted a joint group discussion and the women completely suppressed the men; we had to separate the genders.
- Global Weirding describes how the rise in average global temperature leads to all sorts of crazy things — from hotter heat spells to colder cold spells, more drought and intense flooding, as well as slow-onset changes such as ocean acidification and sea level rise. Farmers used to be able to predict weather based on indigenous knowledge. It has become increasingly difficult to do so over the years. A little more information weather and weather forecasting will enable them have a better idea of weather trends. Meteo case is slightly unique because we are not augmenting an already existing process
- Note on SMS – Originally, SMS was considered because the people from Guabuliga used to receive weather info from a service in symbols in SMS. It was later learned that they received training by an NGO (scalable?) and it was paid for by the NGO (sustainable?)
- Detailed information, get technical -local weather stations hardly available – build them? -national meteo data unavailable or unreliable – will have seasonal forecasts (is this interesting to the farmer?) -online weather data can be more accurate – local stations would improve them -language integration must be easy; a lot of local languages (250 in Ghana)
- Dark Sky – Local Weather Information and Forecasts ($0.0001 per forecast) GMA – Seasonal Regional Weather Information Look beyond the use case. It’s about availability of information
- Unfortunately there are other concerns surrounding the sustainability of ICT4D projects https://lindaraftree.com/2012/03/13/ict4d-and-sustainability/ - Linda Raftree Political – interesting example is Trump; reduction in funds for USAID means reduction in funds for SARI