Build a visual dashboard for exploratory analysis of historical data on armed conflicts worldwide.

We invite individuals and collectives to start or join an open source software team dedicated to build a platform which aggregates data and makes it accessible to researchers in an easy-to-use interface and via storytelling.

Millions of people are affected by conflict and this data analytics platform can help social and political analysts better understand the causes and effects of conflict. Your solution will be a valuable tool for researchers, analysts and peace activist studying conflict worldwide.

This is the third round of this challenge. You can see the progress made during the previous rounds by visiting these solutions from Northeastern University project prototype (round 2) and from Rutgers University (round 1).

The Challenge
We challenge you to play a role on this by joining existing open source collaboration projects or by starting your own solution working alone or with a team of your choice.

For the current project led by the challenger organizations sponsoring this challenge, we are looking for:
• Project managers / coordinators
• User Interface Designers
• Programmers
• Architects
• Testers
• Translators, communicators and other related skills.

If you want to contribute, register to this website and send a message to the core team members Professor Uwe Hohgrawe, Alice Mello or Xiamou Zhou from Northeastern University.

You can also start a new team or offer your skills by posting a comment explaining what you can do or inviting others to join your team.

Challenge Phases & Timeline
Throughout all phases below, teams are encouraged to interact with the core team at the challenger organizations to discuss the requirements for this project.

1. Formation of Teams (self-organized online and offline). Using the Unite Ideas website, project leaders can submit their ideas for architectures and approach while volunteers list their skills and offer to join their team(s) of choice. You don’t have to be in a team, you can also work independently. (Phase ends on Nov 2, 2018)

2. Submission & Collaboration. Individuals or self-organized team(s) implement their solution. Please submit your solution before this phase ends to be considered. (Phase ends on Dec 14, 2018)

3. Review phase. During this period, a panel will review the solutions submitted to select the most successful ones. (Phase ends on January 14, 2019).

Expected Outcomes
By the end of this challenge, we will have one or more self-organized teams developing versions of this app. This or these teams will continue to collaborate in an open source manner towards the full completion, testing and rollout of the app.

Open Source
All the inputs and outputs of this project must be covered by recognized open source and creative commons licensing. You will be asked to accept terms and conditions prior to submitting any content. It is encouraged that teams leverage and extend existing open source frameworks.

Contact points

Northeastern University - College of Professional Studies

Professor Uwe Hohgrawe, MPS Analytics

Alice Mello, Assistant Teaching Professor, MPS Analytics

Xiamou Zhou, Assistant Teaching Professor, MPS Informatics

UN-OICT

Mr. Greg Ogolla, United Nations OICT, Analytics and Business Intelligence Section.

Mr. Jorge Martinez Navarrete, United Nations OICT, Innovation Unit.

Contact them by creating your account on Unite Ideas.

Get started!
Click on "Post Idea", register to the Unite Ideas website, and then post your draft or even just the title of your preliminary idea. This lets the challenge team invite you to special discussions or information sessions about this challenge. You will be able to edit your idea until the last day of the submission phase.