Continuous integration & deployment for open source project
“TO ERR IS HUMAN” – It is natural for human beings to make mistakes. Though it sounds ideal, you cannot (or must not) accommodate mistakes when people’s lives may depend on your software. Especially where users are interacting with your app in real-time and your code impacts their lives, errors must be minimized. How to do that? Automation. This is … [Read More...] about Continuous integration & deployment for open source project
Glific Frontend: Stitching the pieces
It is been three weeks since the project kick-off. It really feels great to be involved in bootstrapping another open source project along with Lobo. It definitely reminded me of good old CiviCRM days. I have been primarily focusing on the frontend aspect of the project along with my team. Based on our initial research we had decided to go with React for … [Read More...] about Glific Frontend: Stitching the pieces
Here’s how a chat platform can improve human lives
The quality of information a person can access, can be a direct indicator of the quality of life they live. For some of the more vulnerable sections of society, it can play an even crucial role. In the most recent example of the COVID-19 pandemic, information became a matter of life and death. The right information can also be a key to accessing all other … [Read More...] about Here’s how a chat platform can improve human lives
Product research for open source chat platform
It’s been a week that our team has been interacting with various NGOs. Throwing multitudes of questions at them and learning everything we can about their interaction with their community of influence (or beneficiaries). They’ve been walking us through their processes which covers what they communicate and how. We’ve been hearing about their experiences with … [Read More...] about Product research for open source chat platform
How A Bill Becomes A Zombie? The Journey of Section 66A of the Information Technology Act, 2000
Tl;dr Section 66A of the Information Technology Act (“IT Act”), 2000, was enacted into the statute through an amendment in 2008. The section penalised sending "offensive messages" via online communication. Owing to excessive vagueness in the laws, the provision was often abused by enforcement authorities and ran the risk of a chilling effect on … [Read More...] about How A Bill Becomes A Zombie? The Journey of Section 66A of the Information Technology Act, 2000
Two Way Communication Project Kickoff
After a fair bit of planning, we finally kicked off the two-way communication project earlier this week. Our kickoff meeting was May 11th, 2020, though we had an email discussion going the previous week. Super excited to finally get started on the project and come out with a solid two-way communication platform for use by the social sector. Briefly, the … [Read More...] about Two Way Communication Project Kickoff
MEDHA STPC: Project Update
In continuation with our previous blog, here is an update on the current status of MEDHA STPC application. Despite of the current lockdown challenges the project is progressing as per the timeline. The project timeline was divided into 3 modules, out of which we have completed the first and second modules and they are currently under testing. The … [Read More...] about MEDHA STPC: Project Update
Design Process Explained – GiveIndia.org
So far, we (Think201) have understood the problem statement that we are solving for GiveIndia.org to a greater extent through various discussions, brainstorming sessions with all the stakeholders. The understanding gained has been documented as Feature Requirement Specification (FRS) which can be found here. While FRS describes what has to be built … [Read More...] about Design Process Explained – GiveIndia.org
66A zombies continue to menace free speech on the internet: Update on Internet Freedom Foundation’s 66A Zombie Tracker Project
Tl;dr Last week a flurry of complaints were filed against news anchor Arnab Goswami for, amongst other things, “inciting communal hatred” under various provisions of the IPC and also included, was a charge under the now defunct Section 66A of the Information Technology Act, 2000 (IT Act). S. 66A of the IT act has been struck down, by the … [Read More...] about 66A zombies continue to menace free speech on the internet: Update on Internet Freedom Foundation’s 66A Zombie Tracker Project
Setco project – COVID impact
Come 2020, and COVID-19, came out of nowhere and disrupted our ways of living. Every individual, every organization was impacted in one way or the other. For most NGOs this led to a disruption in both their operations as well as funds. Setco Foundation being a CSR activity of Setco Automotive, the unprecedented COVID blow, did not immediately impact their … [Read More...] about Setco project – COVID impact
COVID-19 Reflections – 6 weeks in and counting
It has been more than 6 weeks since San Francisco and the Bay Area went into lockdown and more than 5 weeks since India did the same. Both regions have still close to 2 weeks remaining of the lockdown, assuming it is not extended. Here are a few thoughts and comments on how things are coming along, both from a Project Tech4Dev perspective and The Chintu … [Read More...] about COVID-19 Reflections – 6 weeks in and counting
Toybank Project Update
We have completed the work on the Inventory Management System for Toybank. It has been deployed and the project handover process has been completed. Here is a summary of the project. Toybank, an initiative under The Opentree Foundation is an organization in India that promotes the Right to Play for all children. It provides a platform for all … [Read More...] about Toybank Project Update
Tech4Dev Project Report #5 – Apr 2020
Tech4Dev Mission Building the Open-Source Technology Ecosystem for the Social Sector Summary Q1 2020 was the most interesting quarter in our lifetimes. COVID-19 came out of nowhere and is hitting the world hard and fast. All of us are still trying to understand and figure out the medium-term impact, while we are sheltered at home. On the positive … [Read More...] about Tech4Dev Project Report #5 – Apr 2020
Work in the time of Coronavirus
How can the CivicDataLab team help? Especially to teams new to remote working in the development sector With each passing day Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) is spreading further and affecting millions of lives globally. In order to slow down the rate and extent of disease transmission, both MoHFW and WHO are urging people to practice social distancing … [Read More...] about Work in the time of Coronavirus
SeSTA FMS Project Update
Sesta FMS project has been progressing quite nicely. The project plan is finalized along with the UI mockups. Here are the details of the project. Project Timeline Project development and implementation are carried out as per the below milestones below: Milestone Deliverables Date 1DB schema, Field Mapping for forms Feb 7, 2020 2Repo setup and … [Read More...] about SeSTA FMS Project Update