Water Hackathon : Lessons Learned

Water Hackathon : Lessons Learned

The global revolution in low cost information and communication technologies can help address some of the developing world's oldest challenges in water and sanitation. More people today have access to a mobile phone than to a toilet. Convergen...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Strategic Environmental Assessment/Analysis
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:	ACCESS TO INFORMATION ACCESS TO RESOURCES ADEQUATE SANITATION AGRICULTURAL WATER AVAILABLE WATER AVAILABLE WATER RESOURCES CENTRAL GOVERNMENT CHANNELS CHEAP WATER CITIZEN PARTICIPATION CIVIL SOCIETY CLEAN WATER CLIMATE CHANGE COMMUNITY LEADERS COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS DECISION MAKERS DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM DROUGHT ENGINEERING FARMERS FARMING FLOODS GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS GLOBAL WATER CRISIS GREYWATER HUMAN SETTLEMENTS HYDROLOGY IRRIGATION LAKES LEAK DETECTION LOCAL COMMUNITIES LOCAL COMMUNITY LOCAL OWNERSHIP LOCAL PARTNER LOCAL PARTNERS LOCAL WATER MANAGEMENT OF WATER METEOROLOGICAL DATA MUNICIPAL AUTHORITIES MUNICIPALITIES PIPES POTABLE WATER PROGRAMS PUBLIC TOILETS PUBLIC WATER RECYCLING REMOTE SENSING RIVERS RURAL SANITATION SAFE DRINKING WATER SALINITY SANITATION INFRASTRUCTURE SANITATION SERVICES SERVICE DELIVERY SERVICE IMPROVEMENTS SERVICE PROVIDER SEWERAGE CORPORATION SEWERAGE SERVICE TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS TRANSPARENCY URBAN WATER USE OF WATER UTILITIES UTILITY MANAGEMENT WATER AUTHORITY WATER AVAILABILITY WATER BOARDS WATER CONSERVATION WATER CONTENT WATER CYCLE WATER DISTRIBUTION WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM WATER INFRASTRUCTURE WATER MANAGEMENT WATER METERING WATER PARTNERSHIP WATER PROFESSIONALS WATER PROJECTS WATER PROVIDERS WATER QUALITY WATER QUALITY DATA WATER RESOURCE WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT WATER RESOURCES WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT WATER SECTOR WATER SERVICE WATER SERVICE PROVIDERS WATER SERVICES WATER SOURCE WATER SUPPLY WATER SYSTEM WATER TESTING WATER USE WATER UTILITIES WATER UTILITY WATERFLOWS WATERSHEDS
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/05/16494228/water-hackathon-lessons-learned http://hdl.handle.net/10986/17221

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Summary:	The global revolution in low cost information and communication technologies can help address some of the developing world's oldest challenges in water and sanitation. More people today have access to a mobile phone than to a toilet. Convergence of widespread mobile phone ownership with new mobile commerce and location aware services offer new platforms for reach, transparency and participation in achieving water security. Water Hackathon had four interim objectives: (i) creation of a network of atypical partners engaged in finding solutions to water-related challenges, (ii) preparation of a list of challenges facing the water sector, (iii) development of new applications designed to address these challenges, and (iv) adoption of new applications and codes in World Bank projects. The openness of the approach attracted considerable attention from within the water community and also from print and online media, including blogs and social networks, which traditionally do not feature water content. 'This was the new Egypt at work,' said one participant in Cairo. Water Hackathon offered a low-cost, high-reward opportunity to open up water sector challenges to the talent and creativity of the ICT design and development community. This approach also required a change in mindset for the World Bank, calling for greater openness, experimentation and tolerance of failure.