Address Verification Ecosystem
Problem
Multiple KYC SSI use cases start with ID verifiers but no address verifiers.
Inability to verify unbanked/unaddressed population groups.
Solution
Digital solution to issue proof of address for transacting and providing linkages and support to healthcare/financial system processes.
Total to date
This is the total amount allocated to Address Verification Ecosystem.
[IMPACT]
The main feature of our final solution is to use an individual and organisation SSI wallet or WhatsApp channel for address verification to be issued and received using GPS coordinates or What3Words.
The components of the project will include:
- A comprehensive design thinking sprint incorporating a number of prototype iterations
- An issuer and verifier of the address to test the usage of the solution
- Results of POC will inform next steps
The impact this project will have on the ecosystem is based on the initial target audience which is the unbanked and unaddressed. We are utilising the linkage to healthcare use case to design the address verification concept that can be extended to other industries including financial services, telecoms, recruitment agencies, etc.
In this case, the impact will be:
- for the nurses: a more accurate location of the patient which results in less time being wasted trying to find the patient
- for the patients: a more human to human time to ensure that medication is delivered and taken with adequate emotional support
- for the state: an elimination of waste in their processes thereby rapidly reaching more people in need of care
The accelerate decentralised identity challenge is about defining repeatable use cases that can be applied in various jurisdictions and business processes. Accurate address details is exactly that type of use case as it is used in various business processes such as RICA, FICA, KYC, delivery drop offs and pick ups, patient care services and many other interactional and transactional processes.
Future phase could explore:
- A pilot with at least 100 people to further validate the address verification solution.
- The implementation of a pilot in a region to establish whether the rate of patient contact had increased. This will need the use case to be extended so that before and after confined medication intake rates can be measured.
- Creation and registration of a DAO.
Outcome 1:
Comprehensive design that covers all the essential components and potential methodologies to verify a user address.
Outcome 2:
Prototype tested on a small sample of healthcare users.
Outcome 3:
Report on the prototype testing results.
Risk 1: SSI skills needed to ensure all components of the solution for the POC and beyond are addressed. Mitigation: Consult with SSI consultants or PSG team to flesh out the governance for the solution.
Risk 2: Personal time constraints. Mitigation: Carry out Design sprint over 8 weeks rather than 4 weeks. Clarify the concept, vision and high level plan at the outset.
Risk 3: User acceptance and adoption. Mitigation: Prototype must have low data application for target market to ease acceptance. Engage BCX/Vodacom/MTN to provide data for POC and measure how much data the service uses? Or zero rate the service and assess data usage per transaction.
[FEASIBILITY]
Month 1: Identify design thinking team
Month 2 and 3: Execute design thinking sprint and define components for POC, pilot and beyond. Ideate and test an address verification prototype with community healthcare workers.
Month 4: Create video and close-out report for Catalyst. Define future phases such as:
- time and motion studies for current way of working and delivering care to patients
- testing POC with group of 100 participants
- obtaining feedback regarding user experience
- conduct time and motion studies of improved processes
- assess data costs.
- Design thinking sprint $20,000
- Administration and co-ordination $4,000
Feroza - expert in running the design thinking sprints
Khilona - business model and business case development - obtain access to healthcare participants
[AUDITABILITY]
Month 1: Identify design thinking team
Month 2 and 3: Execute design thinking sprint and define components for POC, pilot and beyond. Ideate and test an address verification prototype with community healthcare workers.
Month 4: Create video and close-out report for Catalyst. Define future phases such as:
- time and motion studies for current way of working and delivering care to patients
- testing POC with group of 100 participants
- obtaining feedback regarding user experience
- conduct time and motion studies of improved processes
- assess data costs.
OLD CONTENT:
Month 1:
Design thinking workshops to deliver refined concept and execution plans as well as partners required and budgets for POC, pilot and beyond.
Documented business model
Month 2: Working POC components that may need slight tweaking
Month 3: Time and Motion studies for current way of working documented and summary. Document current state and indicate what components of the current process can be replaced with the POC.
Month 4: Document POC results with 100 participants. Include feedback regarding user experience, time and motion studies of improved processes and data costs required for the proposed solution to work.
Current outcomes:
- A tested prototype that demonstrates:
- Ability to use verified address information in delivery of medical support services
- Ability to trust address details shared.
Future outcomes:
- More confirmations of patients taking their medication
- More value added time with patients and less time searching for patients due to more accurate locations being used.
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SDG Rating
SDG goals:
Goal 3. Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages
SDG subgoals:
3.1 By 2030, reduce the global maternal mortality ratio to less than 70 per 100,000 live births
3.2 By 2030, end preventable deaths of newborns and children under 5 years of age, with all countries aiming to reduce neonatal mortality to at least as low as 12 per 1,000 live births and under‑5 mortality to at least as low as 25 per 1,000 live births
3.3 By 2030, end the epidemics of AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria and neglected tropical diseases and combat hepatitis, water-borne diseases and other communicable diseases
3.8 Achieve universal health coverage, including financial risk protection, access to quality essential health-care services and access to safe, effective, quality and affordable essential medicines and vaccines for all
Key Performance Indicator (KPI):
3.1.1 Maternal mortality ratio
3.1.2 Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel
3.3.1 Number of new HIV infections per 1,000 uninfected population, by sex, age and key populations
3.3.2 Tuberculosis incidence per 100,000 population
3.3.3 Malaria incidence per 1,000 population
3.3.4 Hepatitis B incidence per 100,000 population
3.3.5 Number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical diseases
3.8.1 Coverage of essential health services
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Team
Global healthcare in infectious diseases, healthcare innovations entrepreneur, biotech start up founder, retail banking solution developer, business process outsourcing and improvement. Connected with leaders in blockchain identity/SSI and African blockchain expertise.
