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Power in community…

FIRST PLACE WINNER:PCH HARDWARE HACKATHON

KITCHENER-WATERLOO JUNE 2015

By: Uche Onuora Steve Veerman

Using the National E-Agriculture Web Portal (NEAWP)

to revolutionize Agriculture in Nigeria

via:

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OUR FOCUS

WHAT? NATIONAL E-AGRICULTURE WEB PORTAL

Content

Services

Applications

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OUR PURPOSE

WHY? CONNECTING THE UN/UNDERSERVED TO SUSTAINABLE BROADBAND

Solving access to capacity & information  Delivering Broadband to “the many who need the most”

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FACTORS OF ADOPTION

Availability  

Affordability  

Accessibility

Broadband user adoption check-list

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DECISION TREE

Availability

Coverage?

Affordability

Inexpensive?

YES

YES

YES

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Success

Accessibility

Intuitive?

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HITCH OVERVIEW VIDEO

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HITCH Access Model

● Peer-to-Peer connections limits/removes ISP dependency

● Storage (for content caching & sharing); solar/battery power (for grid or off-grid operation); & processing (to build open platform)

● Ability to operate in isolation (content server)

● 70% of users (launch market) expressed ISP dissatisfaction

● Broadband is significantly price elasticwww.tryhitch.com

SOLUTION

Current Internet Access Model

HITCH Access Model

SOLVING THE LAST MILE

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Solar & Battery-powered Smart WiFi Routers

Communal accessing, caching, and sharing NEAWP educational videos & other Internet content

Power in community, one mesh at a time…

OUR GOAL

Farmers & Support Workers

NEAWP Content

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THE TEAM

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TechnologyExperienced Software Engineer & University of Waterloo, Canada MBET 2016

OperationsCompetent

entrepreneur + executive management

professional & University of Liverpool,

UK MBA 2012

BusinessDevelopmentSerial ICT4D entrepreneur & University of Waterloo, Canada MBET 2016

Content Management

Experienced Multimedia

Professional + Web/Social Media

Designer & Morgan State University, USA

Industrial Engineer

Steve Veerman Uche Onuora

Fanen Ikya Claude Jeremiah

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OUR TRACTION SO FAR

Proposed pilot starting First Quarter of 2017

Pilot will deliver video-driven E-Agriculture content to at least 1,000 Nigerian farmers, extension agents, etc.

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CONCLUSION

● R&D facilities in Conrad Centre for Business, Entrepreneurship, & Technology at University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

● Finalizing MVP with test deployment; pilot launch by Q1 2017

Contact: Uche OnuoraPhone: +1-226-751-5015Email: uonuora@flexfinity.com

Please See HITCH Overview Video at: https://youtu.be/SvApTyPiLRk

@HITCHStream | https://www.facebook.com/HITCHStream/

Canada: Accelerator Centre – Suite 13295 Hagey Boulevard, Waterloo, ON N2L6R5

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