At the conclusion of the 2011 Egypt WaterHackathon, software developers and water specialists presented their innovative ICT-based solutions to real-world problems of water access and sanitation. This presentation highlights one of these solutions.

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Abdelrahman Mahdy Mena Rady Nagham Osman

2. Current Situation
See Ilustration
 Government controls distribution through canals
Tools for more equitable water distribution in Egypt

3. Current Problems
What is being faced now?
 Crops die from too little or too much water
 Upstream (more water) vs downststream (less water)
 Lack of communication
 No monitoring system
 Biased system
 Inefficient irrigation system
 Farmers inaccessible
 Inacurate scheduling /planning
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4. Current solution
Can you?
 Ministry of Agriculture
 Egyptian Farmers
 Telecommunication
Tools for more equitable water distribution in Egypt

5. Current Response
What do you think
Tools for more equitable water distribution in Egypt

6. Current Proposed System
How can you
Free Nile is a development system that
 Plans
 Monitors
 Regulates
Using ICT to automate the current process that connects three
bodies together
 Ministry of Agriculture
 Farmers
 Telecommunications Sector
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7. Current Roles
What can be done
Ministry of Agriculture
 Establishing direct contact with farmers
 Relying on the database provided by the new system
 Coordinating with farmers
Farmers
 Deciding on irrigation: flood/sprinkling/dripping
 Receiving & sending Sms
Telecommunications Sector
 Incentive program support- Tracking the point system
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8. Current Proposed System
How can you
Data for farmers
 Level
 Quality-Ph
 Electrical Conductivity –EC
Data for Researchers
Data for Telecommunication
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9. Current goals
How can you
Education
 Farmers will know more about their land. Better crops equals to more
profit.
 Change of farmer Behavior
Tools for more equitable water distribution in Egypt

10. Current Players
Meet our stars
Five farmers
 Am Ahmed
 Ensherah
 Farag
 Fadl
 Abu Dina
Zagazig
 Kafr El Sheikh, Cairo
Tools for more equitable water distribution in Egypt