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Kill the ICT practitioners bill once and for all #30

Open geekswagg opened 5 months ago

geekswagg commented 5 months ago

This hydra need to die

geekswagg commented 5 months ago

To Kill the ICT Practitioners Bill 2024 in Kenya, we need to approach it strategically, leveraging both technology and community engagement. Here’s a step-by-step guide on how we can develop and deploy this feature:

Step 1: Understand the ICT Practitioners Bill 2024

  1. Research the Bill: Thoroughly understand the bill's contents, implications, and stakeholders.
  2. Identify Key Issues: Pinpoint the most contentious aspects of the bill that could affect ICT practitioners negatively.

Step 2: Build Awareness and Community Support

  1. Educational Campaign: Create content (articles, videos, infographics) explaining why the bill should be opposed.
  2. Community Engagement: Leverage social media platforms (LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook) to start conversations and build a coalition of supporters.
  3. Partnerships: Collaborate with ICT associations, tech hubs, and other relevant organizations to amplify your message.

Step 3: Develop the Feature

  1. This feature can be a web application or a mobile app with the following functionalities:

Proposed Functionalities

  1. Information Hub: A section dedicated to providing detailed information about the bill.
  2. Petition Platform: Allow users to sign a petition against the bill.
  3. Email Campaign: Enable users to send pre-drafted emails to their local representatives.
  4. News and Updates: Regularly update users with news related to the bill and campaign progress.
  5. Community Forum: A space for ICT practitioners to discuss and share their views.

Proposed Technical Stack (subject to consensus)

  1. Frontend: Blazor for a web application or VueJS for a more dynamic, interactive interface.
  2. Backend: .NET Core for handling server-side logic.
  3. Database: Azure SQL Database or any other cloud-based database service.
  4. Hosting: Azure App Services or a similar cloud hosting platform.

Step 4: Design and Implementation

Information Hub

  1. Content Management: Develop a CMS to easily update information about the bill.
  2. UI/UX Design: Ensure the interface is user-friendly and accessible.

Petition Platform

  1. User Authentication: Secure sign-in/sign-up functionality.
  2. Petition Management: Store petition signatures and display real-time counts.
  3. Email Campaign -- Email Templates: Provide pre-drafted templates for users to send. -- Automated Email Service: Use services like SendGrid or Mailgun to handle email sending.
  4. News and Updates -- RSS Feeds: Integrate RSS feeds from reliable news sources. -- Push Notifications: Notify users of important updates.
  5. Community Forum -- Discussion Boards: Implement a forum where users can post and reply to topics. -- Moderation Tools: Ensure tools are in place for moderating content.

Step 6: Launch and Promotion

  1. Beta Testing: Conduct a beta test with a small group of users to gather feedback.
  2. Launch Event: Plan a launch event (virtual or physical) to announce the feature.
  3. Marketing Campaign: Use digital marketing strategies (SEO, social media ads) to reach a wider audience.

    Step 7: Monitor and Iterate

  4. User Feedback: Regularly collect and analyze user feedback to improve the feature.
  5. Performance Metrics: Track key metrics (user engagement, petition signatures) to measure success.