Technology for People Initiative

Inventing new ways to solve public service delivery challenges using design thinking and technology

• Co-founded with Sohaib Khan, PhD
• Setup with USD 50K seed grant from Google — raised additional USD 400K from UKAid, World Bank and USAID
• Developed and piloted mobile-based crime mapping solution in 4 police stations in Lahore, Pakistan. It was scaled up by the government to the entire city.
• Also worked on judicial management and using remote-sensing for poverty mapping
• Led client relations, product, UI/UX, partnerships, fundraising and project management. Built and led 14-person team of engineers, designers and researchers.

I setup and led the centre till 2014 when I hired my replacement and left for graduate school. The centre continues to operate and work on interesting projects.

Official website: https://tpi.lums.edu.pk/

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  Interview by IDG WebStudioApril 8, 2015
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  The Guardian: Six lessons for digital public services from across the worldSeptember 15, 2014
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  DAWN: Pakistani innovation project wins top prize at global contestApril 4, 2014
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  Government Service Delivery Innovation Winner at GICApril 3, 2014
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  DAWN: Smartphone app, CCTVs backup for policeSeptember 3, 2013