People Fixing the World
The game that fixes cities
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July 11, 2023
26 minutes
Available for over a year
In cities across Japan and the Philippines, an app called Tekkon is making data collection cool.
It's a Pokemon GO-style game which pays people with cryptocurrency if they track down broken infrastructure – such as missing manhole covers and tangled electrical wires.
The same technology that makes the cryptocurrency possible - blockchain - is also being used in South Africa to improve the lives of rubbish collectors.
We investigate how this cutting-edge technology is attempting to solve some everyday problems.
Presenter: Myra Anubi
Producer / Reporter: Craig Langran
Reporter: Michaela Papa
Series producer: Tom Colls
Sound Mix: Hal Haines
Editor: Penny Murphy
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Image: Isaiah Demdam