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Summary: Our community problems are shouted into the void of social media and radio call-ins. There is no structured way for the government to see which problems matter most to the people. The Problem: How can a local council know that a broken water pipe in one community is a higher priority than a pothole in another? How can citizens collectively signal to the government what needs to be fixed first?

Summary: Sierra Leone's information landscape is fractured across social media, creating a breeding ground for viral misinformation and unchecked cyber scams. Citizens lack a centralised tool to verify what is true or report digital threats, leading to public confusion and financial loss. The Problem: If you receive a viral WhatsApp message about a new law or health warning, how do you know if it's true without knowing someone in the government? Where does a victim of fraud go to instantly report? How can the police track real-time cyber threats if citizens have no easy way to log incidents?

Summary: Government decision-making is hampered by manual, inefficient administrative processes. Lost sign-in sheets and delayed meeting minutes lead to a lack of accountability regarding attendance and confusion over critical action items. The Problem: How can we hold officials accountable if the paper attendance log is missing or illegible? Why do critical decisions fall through the cracks because minutes are distributed weeks late? How can a ministry operate effectively without a single, immediate source of truth for what was decided and who is responsible?

Summary: There is no simple, transparent, or efficient way for a citizen to file a complaint against a government official or ministry. The current paper-based system is a black hole that destroys accountability. The Problem: If a citizen in a rural area wants to report a public official for malpractice, why should they have to spend money and travel for hours to do so? Once a complaint is filed, how can they track its status? How can the Ombudsman's office spot patterns of corruption in a specific ministry if all records are on paper?

Summary: An integrated digital system for managing facility access, visitor and vehicle entry, meeting room bookings, and public appointments with officials — all from one unified platform. Problem: Government offices face inefficiency and congestion from manual visitor logs, disconnected appointment processes, and unclear schedules for meeting rooms or officials. Citizens struggle to schedule meetings transparently, while staff waste time managing schedules manually.