How a UN group successfully pilot tested a collaboration platform

Global Network of Young Persons With Disabilities a youth with disabilities led group of the UN envisaged a digital platform for discussion and collaboration on various projects. The group consists of UN ambassadors working on different areas like inclusive education, sexual health, healthcare etc.

The members connected with each other on social media but now wanted a more personalized and customized experience. The idea was to pilot test a web based digital platform with bear minimum features and then scale up as per requirements.

Successful pilot

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Tested by Ambassadors Countries

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Active Users

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Groups Created

Results

Successful pilot

Tested by Ambassadors countries

active users

groups created

Tech coupled with human ingenuity

The challenge was to achieve a social media like experience but with complete control over personal data. The sensitive data was stored on the cloud using our cloud partners AWS.

Custom web app
Once the users are successfully registered on the platform they can
Create and manage posts
Check out other members posts on their timeline
Create and join Groups

Create and join Projects
Send and receive personal messages through direct chat and email
Upload files
Receive notifications regarding post likes and comments, group discussions, personal messages etc

Accessible from the start

The web app was developed in accordance with WCAG 2.1 guidelines making it accessible to users using assistive technologies like screen readers, magnifiers etc.

The platform was built within 2 months and further features were introduced over a period of 1 year following an agile approach.