Design of an Interactive Geo-Location Mobile Application for Civil Societies in East Africa
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2021-10-13
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Scientific Research Publishing Inc
Abstract
This paper reports the developed mobile application through the use of ad-
vanced technologies such as mobile computing, cloud computing and Global
Positioning System (GPS) in order to solve the challenges. The purpose of
this study is to find out how the recent advances and mass adoption of ICT by
the public can best be leveraged to enhance the performance of Civil Society
Organizations (CSOs) in East Africa. The data collection techniques used are
through questionnaires, observations and conducting interviews with differ-
ent stakeholders in the civil society arena
i.e., the donors, the CSOs and the
people in society that are given a voice by civil societies. In the system devel-
opment phase, agile development methodology was used. Analysis of the data
collected showed that there is a gap in the availability of a single or a centra-
lized platform which can be easily accessed, user-friendly and reliable where
different actors can readily get reliable and up-to-date information about the
available CSOs they are interested in. To address this problem, an interactive
online directory of CSOs has been developed. The platform is mobile based
and enables CSOs to register and fill up their current details, thus ensuring
that there is always correct and updated information. The platform is equipped
with, among other features, a geo-mapping facility which enables users of the
system to correctly geo-locate their civil societies of interest on a map view.
The results of system evaluation showed that 88.125% of users were satisfied
with the system basing on the evaluation criteria.
Sustainable Development Goals
This research article was published by Scientific Research Publishing Inc 2021
Keywords
Civil Society Organizations, Design Science Research