Enbracelet : Enbracing human empathy using wearable smart Bracelet

Definition of a Smart City

A Smart city is an urban area that uses different types of electronic Internet of Things (IoT) sensors to collect data and then use these data to manage assets and resources efficiently. This includes data collected from citizens, devices, and assets that is processed and analyzed to monitor and manage traffic and transportation systems, power plants, water supply networks, waste management, crime detection,[1] information systems, schools, libraries, hospitals, and other community services.

Citizen Engagement

Citizens play a critical role in advocating and helping to make public institutions more transparent, accountable and effective, and contributing innovative solutions to complex development challenges.

Enbracelet Concept

Smart wearable bracelet creating a technology driven communication channel between Citiziens and the important civic issues to empower citizen engagement with the state powered by the data infrastructure provided by the smart cities. 

Enbracelet is a color changing bracelet that is connected to your phone and the internet. It changes color based on the users chocie to follow or to vote for a specific issue via an app, in which campaigns are published and citizens are allowed to follow and change their bracelet color to show empathy and support.

Video Prototype

References

https://www.worldbank.org/en/about/what-we-do/brief/citizen-engagement

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smart_city

 

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