submitted for NUS DSC's Hack-for-Good <H4G/> Hackathon
Problem Statement: Develop and design a global tech-for-good innovation & collaboration platform, to enhance tech-for-good information sharing / transparency, learning, exchange and accelerate collaboration among tech for good ecosystem players.
In a modern world, developers are akin to the carpenters, blacksmiths and workers of older times; developing and building to improve everyday life
Hence, we've named our project after Hephaestus, the Greek God of craftsmen
Our solution intends to be a platform where users can freely join, chat with other developers, forum communities, plan their projects, all the while exploring a myriad of problem statements
They may then submit a solution proposal through the platform, which is vetted. If accepted, they get their own section of the server dedicated to showcasing their work, and may through this section promote the work further to invite other developers to collaborate on the project
There are 3 main components to the project
The Main Website will be the landing page for this project
It will showcase
- About us information
- Trending approved projects
- Latest social problem
It is able to interface with our other components to fetch up-to-date data; such that when new projects are proposed and accepted, it is immediately reflected on the website as well
Technologies:
React
A Discord-like, self-hostable platform for chatting and collaboration. We use its heavy integration support to create bots and commands that aid in supporting such a community. It can host multiple "Teams", each Team being a small group of channels where individuals may chat, voice call, and share freely. It consists of:
- One main Team to find out about current projects, problem statements, and to learn more about SIP
- One other Team to submit project ideas/proposals, side-by-side with a Playbook feature that will inform users of the requirements
- If a user's submission is accepted, they get their own Team channel to host their project, and
Technologies:
Cloud Hosting (DigitalOceans)
Firebase (Firestore and Storage)
- Firestore to store problem statement submissions
- Storage to store photos and other files submitted by users
- All servers are collected at one point and can be freely viewed & joined to learn more about the project
- Heavily integratable, allowing for more interactions with the user and platform
- Self-hosted and infinitely more customizeable
A admin-only web dashboard that visualizes the happenings on the Mattermost server.
- Lists all project proposals submitted and allows for approval. Once approved, the user is automatically notified. Admins can then set the user up with a Team, and other resources, to get them started
- Allows for managing of problem statements