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These are available projects for IS480. The descriptions are maintained by the sponsor or sent to the course manager. Some projects provide awards. Past projects Term 1.

Lien Centre for Social Innovation

These projects are eligible for Lien Award. Note that the projects are mainly based on organizations with little IT expertise or infrastructure. Teams are required to be independent and produce an easy maintenance system.


Tiger Foundation

Tiger Foundation Web Portal

The Tiger Foundation website is evolving all the time and we are endeavoring to differentiate ourselves in the humanitarian sector by creating an ‘experience’ when people visit our site. Donor contributions are vital to the sustainability of any NGO. The Tiger Foundation faces the same challenges as other NGOs. To create an ‘experience’ we want to launch a project which will enable our website to ‘come to life’. This will entail interaction for your team with our project in Cambodia as well as our Pillar specialists here in Singapore. We want to create a 3D animation of the school which our benefactor and provide donors with a very unique experience. Your team will gain first hand experience on why we are defining our humanitarian efforts in such a way and then using their collective skills to provide a solution which will then enable greater revenue streams of funding for the Tiger Foundation. The 3D animation will allow donors to collectively select what projects they want to support but provide them with a unique experience of giving.

Contact: Mark Philpott (Mark.Philpott@thetigerfoundation.com), Tiger Foundation Ltd. Charity Number 2135

IDS

IDS

Background: The IDS group provides business partners a menu of Integrated-Distribution Services in Marketing, Logistics and Manufacturing across Asia. Logistic is the fundamental enabler, connecting each into an end-to-end value chain from raw materials to consumer. www.idsgroup.com

The IDS Group have one interesting project.

  1. Compass (See what you can do with mobile medical application) Sponsor: IDS Singapore and

Team size: 4-6 members

These projects are for term 2 (Jan 2009) but you should contact IDS early to confirm the project. Good luck.

Contact: Tan Keng Seng (khengseng.tan@idsgroup.com) Admin/process and Paul Fowler (paul.fowler@idsgroup.com) subject matter.

iForce

Google App Engine - Cloud Computing Project

This project will involve creating an online marketplace using the Python programming language and the Django web application framework. A prerequisite for running apps on GAE.

The GAE project has the following benefits to you, the project will:

  1. give you experience with next gen web 2.0 technology, i.e. cloud computing
  2. work with an IT firm providing you with valuable feedback
  3. enhance your technical expertise significantly
  4. enhance your international job prospects with a complex technical and real life project

The team will be expected to have strong technical, analysis and design ability. Compliance to a sound project methodology with technical risk assessment is essential. The project is high in technical complexity. A 3 week preparation allowance is given to familiarize with the language and framework before starting the formal project. Supplemental technical information will be supplied to the team.

The team that completes this project successfully will automatically ensure high employment prospects and certificate of "excellence in cloud computing".

This project is seeking NGP/IDA grant for cloud computing resources.

paul.lim@iforceconsulting.com Paul Lim iForce Consulting www.iforceconsulting.com

iLab@SMU

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ iLab@SMU is a collaborative partnership setup in 2006 by Standard Chartered Bank and SMU to create a hotbed for business, technology and financial innovations that will be rolled out across the Bank's network in Asia, Africa and the Middle East, while delivering on the Bank's commitment and belief in talent development. The collaboration creates opportunities for students to experience the corporate environment as they work on projects to solve real-life business problems with the Bank.

iLab@SMU has sponsored close to thirty IS480 projects since its inception in 2006 and had generously recognized and rewarded excellent performance from IS480 teams and individuals that delivered exceptional results in their projects. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++


Got ideas? Talk to us about it!

Come to us if you want to explore project possibilities. A number of iLAB projects have been initiated by YOUR ideas, and then refined through interaction with SCB professionals.


In addition, iLAB is also looking to sponsor projects in the following areas:

Multitouch technology

Scope of Work: Develop an application or proof-of-concept using multitouch technology. Explore the use of both open-source as well as proprietory SDKs.


Mobile technology - TurboSIM Phase II

Scope of Work: Develop mobile phone based Retail Banking applications with branch functionalities for use by bank employees based in rural / areas remote from the nearest bank branch.


Signature Verification Device

Scope of Work: Study / recommendation of suitable devices that would allow customers to sign any contracts or agreements "on the go". Develop a proof-of-concept application to demonstrate the use of a selected device.


Explore usage of new tools like Bing toolbox and Flex

Scope of Work: Develop an application or proof-of-concept using tools like Bing or Flex for use in the bank.


Requirements for ALL iLab@SMU projects : passion and willingness to explore boundaries of innovations - new tools, development environment. (You should have already completed Software Engineering & Enterprise Integration)


Contact: Koh Lian Chee - lckoh@smu.edu.sg

Advance Network Technology Laboratories Pte Lte

Background: AntLab is the winner of the [Innovative Product/Service at the [InfoComm Awards 2008]. "We’re both proud and humbled with being recognized with the IT industry’s highest accolade for our latest innovation for internet online transaction security solution called Securite (see http://www.securitelive.com/). We have decided to release one edition of the client software for free from our website [[1]]."

Project: Marketing Securite

Some of the famous technology successes in the world has more to do with marketing, distribution channels and design, rather than the strength of the technology or product. Take the iPod for example. Arguably, MP3 players were available way before the launch of Apple’s iPod, but since its launch, the iPod has outsold any MP3 player brand by virtue of its sleek design and cool geek factor than revolutionary technology. Microsoft Windows in terms of technical stability floundered for many years since version 2.0 in late 1990s till Vista today, but outsold as the OS of desktop choice for the last decade.

We have a homegrown security solution which has won both global and Singapore accolades. (See: www.securitelive.com). It’s even available for free download for a limited period. However, how can we ensure its success through the use of IT? Will the power of viral marketing work here? Or perhaps the blogsphere offers the best word-of-mouth marketing opportunities? Or perhaps the coolest website with the latest web technologies to help any interested to download and experience Securite effectively? Is it possible to effectively reach out to the rest of the world using web technologies in a way that results in real business impact? Or is this just wishful thinking of young aspiring computer graduates who doesn’t have the experience to realize what’s “really out there?” Realistically, what % of the 200,000 households and 2 million computer users can we reach even in Singapore?

Gen-Y young computer users may not be aware that many Gen-X or older generation of business and IT users do not even blog. They may not even use Wikipedia for their information search. It’s easy to be caught up in your own “sphere” and not be aware of what’s out there. Students graduating may be hit with this reality when they go out to work, or set up their own businesses/IT enterprises and have to grapple with combining both the latest and the traditional to achieve success.

This project aims to explore what are the best ways of marketing an IT online software in this region in a B2C fashion. Student’s will need their creativity and prepare and propose what they deem to be the best ways to use web technologies to promote Securite. They can propose to reate a micosite. They can propose to create a YouTube video with the help of a professional videographer. They can take part in online marketing campaigns, forums, web blogs. Depending on the proposal accepted, a budget including working with real-life PR agencies and marketing companies may be available.

We want to attempt to create history by putting into practice what we hear other case studies and success stories have done, and learn if those are just flukes or really does work. Can Securite achieve for online transaction security what Skype has done for VOIP and P2P communications?

Contact: Mr Ang Kwang Tat, CEO [angkt@antlabs.com]

Note from course manager: IS480 requires an IT implementation/built/prototype beyond a report/survey/use of some tools/applications.


Lau Chin Huat & Co.

Project: Financial Statement XML Integration

Develop a system to convert financial statements generated by accounting software into XBRL, which is an XML-based standard for accounting.

Contact: Ori Sasson, orisasson@smu.edu.sg

Ori Sasson

Project: Ticket System for Social Enterprise

Customise an existing open source framework (OTRS - #[2]) for use by a social enterprise for web-based handling of service requests. The framework is PHP-based, and the customisation is to implement specific workflows.

Contact: Ori Sasson, orisasson@smu.edu.sg



SAS Institute, Inc

Ongoing Projects

Project: Scenario Based Planning

Objective of project: The students will work with SAS Financial Intelligence (FI) team to design and plan scenario based planning for various business functions (eg. HR, Sales) and involve in incorporating their design into existing solutions.

Scope and deliverables of project: Draft designs for innovative and scalable what-if analysis for budget planning and implement the designs into industry-ready solutions using SAS Financial Management solutions

Click for Details


Other proposed Projects

Project 1: Operational Logistics Decision Support System demo scenarios

Objective of project: Using SAS to enable logistics & supply chain analytics and optimization

Preferred timeline to start and complete: May to Jul

Scope and deliverables of project: a demo with relevant scenarios

Preferred background: students with strong statistical and operations research knowledge

Project 2: Microdata Anonymization

Objective of project': Using SAS to enable microdata anonymization of census data

Preferred timeline to start and complete: May to Jul

Scope and deliverables of project: research into methods of anonymization/disclosure control regarding census data, use SAS to develop ways to easily apply/ automate anonymization techniques

Preferred background: students with strong statistical and data preparation knowledge

Preferred timeline to start and complete: 4-5 months

Scope and deliverables of project: The students will learn concepts and product information from the SAS FI team and will be responsible to draft designs for innovative and scalable what-if analysis for budget planning. The students will then proceed to implement their designs into industry-ready solutions using SAS Financial Management solutions

Preferred background: students with Finance Major


Contact: Swapna Gottipati (swapnag@smu.edu.sg)

Note from course manager: IS480 requires an IT implementation/built/prototype beyond a report/survey/use of some tools/applications.

Fairy's Inc

Objective of project:

Fairy's Inc is a customized jewelry store that deals with diamonds and other precious stones. They have worked with Kratos (FYP team of 07/08 Term 2) on a store management application called BlinkBlithe. Currently they would like to incorporate improvements into the application.

  1. Enhancement: Production and Sales module
  2. Migration of the application to server
  3. Adding new function to support changes to their business process
  4. Adding security features to system

Preferred Background:

Students that have an interest or knowledge about the jewelry industry as well as fashion retailing industry.

Timeline:

+/- 3 months

About BlinkBlithe:

You can visit our wiki https://wiki.smu.edu.sg/is480/IS480_Team_wiki:_2008T1G6_Kratos 

Contact:

Celeste Phua (c.phua@domicilhome.com)

IDA (Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore)

Background: IDA is building a gathering space with eye-catching computer visualizations of data collected from telecommunication companies in Singapore.

Objective of project: Build one or more visualizations for permanent installation in this gathering space. These visualizations must be visually pleasing while also revealing important features in the data to untrained observers.

Contact: Richard C. Davis (rcdavis@smu.edu.sg)

Note from course manager: IS480 requires an IT implementation/built/prototype beyond a report/survey/use of some tools/applications.

Richard C. Davis

Project 1: SIS Download Portal

Objective of project: Researchers at SMU's School of Information systems want to distribute software to the public. They need a web portal that fits into the current SIS web site and has simple interfaces for end users to obtain software and for researchers to post new versions and track download activity. This site will manage all software available for download, and keep databases of download activity and software usage, so security and reliability are vital.

Project 2: Animation Sketching System

Objective of project: K-Sketch is a research system that allows novices to quickly sketch simple animations ([3]). The first version of this system has been available for a year and has thousands of users. However, the system has major scalability, reliability, and usability problems. In this project, students will re-architect and re-implement the system under the supervision of the original designer. Experience with C# and Microsoft Silverlight is desirable, but not required.

Contact: Richard C. Davis (rcdavis@smu.edu.sg)

FACT Software International Pte Ltd

FACT Software provides accounting and payroll systems to SME.

Project 1: Business Gaming

Look at building a "What If" scenario connected to FACT ERP.X. A kind of putting the entire company in the Intensive Care Unit with all monitors attached. Live data is fed from FACT ERP.X. Any change of parameters made by the user will result in all the key numbers reflecting the changes. Ideal for decision making.

Project 2: Connectors with the Outside World

Develop a Web Service Library to connect FACT ERP.X to the outside world (example : POS Integration, e-Commerce, Webstores etc). This library would be generic and hence any external application will be able to pull data from FACT ERP.X as well as push data into FACT ERP.X.

Project 3: eLearning

Develop a platform for learning how to use FACT ERP.X at the basic level, intermediate and advanced levels - both for internal staff as well for users. A kind of plug and play platform on which we could rapidly develop courseware. Would include online tests with sample data, including online certification.

Project 4: FACT Interchange Format

Develop an industry standard interchange format for import and export of data which the outside world needs (examples : banks, customers, suppliers). Send out Sale Invoices to customers, import Bank Statements, import sales data from POS systems etc.

Project 5: Migration from VFP to Client-Server

Look at the possibility of an automated code conversion from Visual FoxPro (VFP) to a client server platform.

Contact: Rashid Sohaib (rashid@factsoftware.com)


HTL International

Objective of project:

To create a Sales Commission computing systems. This systems will need to interface with the company's SAP system.

About the Company:

Starting as a modest sofa maker in 1976, HTL has grown to become one of the world's leading manufacturers of leather sofas and leather upholstery hides. Listed on the Singapore Exchange since 1993, we are a transnational company focused on the business-to-business sector. Along with a team of more than 6,500 employees, we have fully integrated manufacturing facilities in China and Singapore, plus marketing offices across the globe. And our quality products are marketed to more than 40 countries, through our vast network of sales partners and retailers.

Our strong financial performance is a reflection of our commitment to make our customers' business our business. We have been recognised by Forbes Global as one of the 'World's 200 Best Small Companies' for the three years, 2002 - 2004. And again by Forbes Asia as one of Asia's "Best Under a Billion Companies" in 2005. We continue to enhance our worldwide presence - by building strong and enduring partnerships with our employees, partners, customers and shareholders.

http://www.htlinternational.com


Preferred Background:

Students who have strong business process mapping skills

Group Size:

4-5 members

Timeline:

+/- 3 months

Incentive:

Internship will be offered to students who preforms well (no limit on intake)

Contacts:

Gabriel Ho (gabriel.ho@htlinternational.com) or Celeste Phua (c.phua@domicilhome.com)



LOMS - Learning Outcomes Management System

Project Title: Developping new Features on the current LOMS System

You all know the LOMS Application developed for students. We would like to further develop this Web application with a module for OCS (Office of Carrer Services) with a search engine and another module for Faculty for their teaching purposes.

Where we are: Requirements have been drafted together with OCS and SIS but you are welcome to provide your inputs if you have great ideas.

What we want: We want to see a concrete implementation!

Requirements: The current application runs on a .net platform. If you are a dynamic team with great ideas, come and join us!

Contact: If you are interested, please contact Joelle Ducrot (joelleducrot@smu.edu.sg).

DSO

Project: Adversarial Game Prototype

Are you a fan of computer games? We are interested in how people make decisions in adversarial situations. For example, how do people think about their competitors when they are playing a real time strategy game? Would you like to develop a game prototype for experimental and possibly training purposes?

This project will involve a brief survey of commercial and military wargames (e.g. Rise of Nations, A Force More Powerful), coming up with the game concept, and actually creating a prototype strategy game. It need not be particularly complex or have stunning graphics, but the game developed should be simple to learn, engaging to the players, and should also consider our needs for collecting data on decision making.

Contact: Yu Shuli yshuli@dso.org.sg (SIS class of 2004)

NHB

Mobile Tour Guide

Objectives:

  • To conduct research on the mobile services that tourists and citizens in Singapore would find useful and the price they would be willing to pay for such services
  • To produce a business proposal using the research gathered as well as taking in consideration the telecommunications companies and content development effort and cost.
  • To produce a prototype of the mobile tour guide.

For more details, click [here].

Contact: Steven Wu (Steven_Wu@nhb.gov.sg)

Note from course manager: IS480 requires an IT implementation/built/prototype beyond a report/survey/use of some tools/applications.

H.N. Mok

Java Game to Teach Java Programming

Programming can be fun (I think programming IS fun, but then... that's controversial... so let's put it this way instead: programming CAN BE fun.) We can make it more fun (funnier) by introducing games into the teaching of it. This is not a fresh idea; IBM & others have got similiar projects (e.g. Robocode etc). I have started writing a small game to aid in the teaching of basic Java constructs (decision making, looping & programming logic), & will need some additional work to expand on my current work and complete the package which is intended for open-source release by end of this year.

Prerequisites: Passion & proficiency in Java programming. Students should have preferably completed OOAD and SE (students can be doing SE concurrently as well).

Timeline: If nothing goes wrong, this project is expected to take <6 months. There is a lot of flexibility in scope and this project is extensible to very difficult proportions, so the amount of time required is dependent on the scope which will be agreed upon.

Description: You will be dabbling with Java2D stuff (& possibly Java3D) on the desktop environment (i.e. Java application development - not Web application development). I will expect the team to adopt the full SDLC approach - which means that everything must be documented (SRS, design model, user manual etc) & properly tested (test plans, test cases etc). Good design is of paramountal importance (it shouldn't just run - but must be architected for scalability, extensibility, flexibility etc etc...) Don't expect a lot of technical guidance from me; you will have to pick up graphics programming in Java yourself (lots of free tutorials available anyway) - I did some crude 2D animation in my prototype, but they are really ugly, & a good game should have excellent graphics. There can be some marketing element to the project as well; students can start a marketing campaign to let the world know about this work.

Contact: Mok Heng Ngee (hnmok@smu.edu.sg, tel 96630214), Instructor, SIS/SMU.


Isage Communications Pte Ltd

Background:

File server compliance is a daunting task for any IT compliance manager. In corporate businesses, there can be hundreds of file servers scattered across the corporate network that store thousands of documents, images and databases, each with sensitive data hidden within and each being assigned with company specific access control list.

IT compliance manager often has to deal with issues whether their file servers are secured enough. A good starting point is to make sure the security of the file servers is complied with international compliance standard like Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX), Payment Credit Industry (PCI), The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPA) etc.

As such, it is desired to have a single software that can provide complete management on this aspect.

Project Description:

There are essential TWO parts to the project: 1. An auditing platform to collect file/folder data with regards to the file server 2. A reporting platform to generate useful reports based on the auditing standards

For more info, click [here]


Contact: Felix, Ng, Channels Manager (felix@isagecomm.com)


Avocent® Asia Pacific

This project is eligible for [The Avocent Asia Pacific Pte Ltd–SIS].

About Avocent Corporation

Avocent® delivers IT operations management solutions that reduce operating costs, simplify management and increase the availability of critical IT environments 24/7 via integrated, centralized software. Additional information is available at http://www.avocent.com


Green Data Center – Estimate Builder’ Project

“While there are many different components that can make IT eco-friendly, one key focus is the data centre” - Richard Tan, programme director, IT Services, NUS-ISS.

http://www.mis-asia.com/news/articles/tremendous-opportunity-for-green-it-in-singapore


Avocent.jpg

Project Expectations:

This project will involve creating an online solution tool using programming skill set and standard web application framework. Through the course of this project, the team will be able to understand (to name a few):

  • What is a Datacenter?
  • What constitute a Data Center?
  • How can we be part of a Green Data Center?

Preferred Background:

  • Marketing / Business
  • IT / Programming

Gain first-hand information in creating an interactive platform where we can provide our customers & prospects with a solution guided tool on proposing types of product to help their business thus measuring their ROI and cost savings in deployment of Avocent’s solutions in their Data Center environment

What’s more, upon successful completion of this project, you could have the opportunity of developing the online solution & ROI benchmark tool which can potentially be deployed in the Asia Pacific region.

End Result:

An interactive tool which allows a basic assessment & capacity planning of building a “Green Data Center”. The components/elements of the framework will be discussed further with the project team. Some of the proposed items:

  • Assessment & Planning – what it takes to build a Green DC
  • Design – the online platform of the estimate builder
  • 'Solutioning – proposing options of Avocent solution under different scenarios
  • Maintenance/Installation / Integration – what are the ‘after-sales’ packages/costs to be factored
  • Energy Monitoring – how to save and track what you can measure

The team is expected to have strong technical, analysis and web/online design capability.


Avocentgreen.jpg

For more information or any interested applicants, please email us at

alvin.cheang@avocent.com - Product Marketing Manager

edina.tan@avocent.com - Field Marketing Manager

Vicimi Pte Ltd

Location Based Direction Service with Google Map

What?

To build a driving, public transports and walking location based direction service with Google Map. It must be able to generate directions with customized transport and travel modes of the following in a user friendly and interactive AJAX interface:

  1. Walking
  2. Driving
  3. Taxi
  4. MRT
  5. Bus
  6. MRT and bus

The services will be used by the user on our web platform, and also released to the developers as an Application Programming Interface to create new applications around it. The system will include a portal for transport service providers to upload and update their transport services. The portal will allow new transport service providers to sign up a new account, manage and maintain the information of their services.

For more info, click [here]


Contact: Phang Guo Hao, auguste.phang@vicimi.com

Strata Logistics Pte Ltd, Strata Engineering

Business Type: Logistics, specifically supplying lorry crane services

There are 2 set of deliverables for this project:

  1. Design a static webpage for the company
    • allows customers/users to send in enquiries to our email account
    • this just needs to be a very simple web page providing some background information about the company and its services
  2. An application for the company to use internally
    • as the business grow, we have to manage a lot of data everyday
    • Database design is a crucial requirement of this project
    • The application will provide employees an interface to input and retrieve data efficiently

Overview of the Job Ordering process:

  • Customers will call to place an order for lorry crane service by calling the operation hotline
  • Customer provide details such as their company name, job date, timing, types of lorry crane, and job site contact person
  • Operation manager will check for the availability of the lorry crane before finalising the order
  • Some customers will fax over their Purchase Order to request for lorry crane service
  • Operation manager may either fax/email the vehicle details, driver particulars and other relevant certificate to the customer if the job requires such documents

Overview of the Job Despatching process:

  • Operation manager will despatch the lorry crane by matching customer requirements to the type of lorry crane

Overview of the Delivery Order (D/O) Recording process:

  • Drivers will submit the D/Os for the jobs completed on a daily basis
  • Operation executive will key in all the details captured on the D/O into the computer
  • Operation executive will assign the amount to charge customer for each D/O
  • Operation executive will assign the amount to award driver for each D/O
  • Operation executive will scan a copy of any documents brought back by the drivers before faxing a copy to the customer
  • Operation executive will handle the documents by one of the 3 options:
    1. Wait for the customer to collect back the documents by hand
    2. Mail the documents to customer by post
    3. Drivers will pass the documents to customer by hand

Overview of the Invoicing process:

  • On the 1st of every month, accounts manager will retrieve all D/Os and key in manually the job details for each customer
  • Currently, D/O process does not communicate with the Invoicing process
  • Besides the job details, accounts manager may also attach Purchase order form sent to us by the customer
  • Upon completion of producing the invoice, it will be mailed out to the customers

Overview of the Diesel Recording process:

  • Diesel usage per vehicle
  • we need to know the usage of diesel per vehicle to see if it corresponds equivalently to the amount of jobs completed by the driver
  • Drivers will pump up their diesel tank on a 2-3 days frequency, and record the amount on a piece of paper
  • Operation executive will key in the records into the computer on a monthly basis
  • However, the current data collected does not provide much value as we cannot do any analysis
  • This is because the data from D/O and diesel record data are kept seperately

Contact: Kng Qiao Ling, qiaoling.2004@smu.edu.sg

Ministry of Home Affairs

One of our sis alumni is now working for Ministry of Home Affairs and is keen to have our SIS students do a FYP towards improving the existing Queue Management System which is in place at their customer service counters. He has provided me with the following information:

Title:Queue Management System

Brief Requirements: To create a basic, reliable and lag-proof system (with a simple message screen to the queue) for screening officers in the ICA checkpoints to alert the queue as to which open counter to proceed to.

Skill Sets: Open to student's preference. Preferably mobile technologies.

Timeline: Immediate and to complete prototype within 2mths and full implementation by 3 months.

Contact: Muhammad Mas'ood Bin MUSTAFA, masoodm.2004@smu.edu.sg

Note from Course Manager: The scope needs to expand larger than stated.

Buy1GIVE1 (B1G1) – powering a more giving world

B1G1 is not so much a Social Enterprise company – it’s more the start of an extraordinary movement to create a world full of giving.

Through the web, live in front of audiences around the world and through new initiatives locally like the G BOOK, B1G1 brings businesses, individuals and Worthy Causes together in a way and on a scale not attempted before.

The key: transaction-based giving

One of the keys to B1G1’s expanding presence is transaction-based giving, where small amounts from day-to-day transactions are automatically given back to Worthy Causes to make a massive difference – consider buying a plasma TV and a cataract-blind person getting sight as a direct result; consider buying a cup of coffee and a child in Africa getting access to water as a direct result.

Challenge 1

B1G1 has 600 online projects to which business link their transaction-based giving. We want to continue to simplify and add WOW to that online presence so that even more giving gets done.

Challenge 2

We also seek to expand work we’ve started in the B1G1 Global Village where individuals can play a more active part of making giving part of their daily lives through what we call Impact-Based Giving . And that’s one reason why we love being headquartered in Singapore – just two years ago the President set a national goal of Singapore becoming a giving nation - B1G1 provides a mechanism to make that a literal possibility.

Challenge 3

In mid-2009 B1G1 began to scale its operations into the corporate sector creating Certified Giving Companies and more deeply connecting companies with their customers – again the on-going development of web-based tools and widgets plus creative use of the Social Media space are really important here.

Challenge 4

The G Book is a new world-wide initiative being readied for trial in Singapore. It’s a brand new way of connecting leading-edge companies in the retail space with local consumers and Singapore-based Worthy Causes. Here we see opportunities for additional development of Web 2.0 and 3.0 tools integrated within the Social Media space linked particularly to challenges 2 and 3 above.

Design and Being Crazy

B1G1 understands more than most, we think, about the importance of design and simplicity and clarity of processes. And some might see our mission of creating a world full of giving as crazy. And that’s why we like what Steve Jobs of Apple had to say about being crazy: “.... where some people see crazy we see genius: .....because the ones who are crazy enough to think that they can change the world, are the ones who do.”

System Requirement

We are looking at building a PHP based flexible system to replace our existing websites. We currently use 3 different platforms for different purposes and we would like to create a single site that combine all the necessary system requirements and better public usability. This will require some creative planning and understanding of different programming languages (html, php, java etc). We prefer to work with a dynamic team with mixed strength of back end system programming and front end creativity. The team will be working with our IT supervisor and designer to ensure the best integration.

Below is the list of key requirements.

  • Technical understanding and ability to program PHP-based website and backend system for managing our membership and charity listing/contribution system.
  • Creative thinking to solve some of our current challenges and limitations
  • Basic understanding for Joomla system preferred (we currently use Joomla based website so understanding of our current structure will help efficient transition)
  • Knowledge in creating social networking site functions also preferred

Contact: Masami Sato, masami@b1g1.com B1G1 logo small.png

News Articles about B1G1:

Additional Information about B1G1:

gambit.mit.edu

From: http://gambit.mit.edu/updates/2009/09/103009_student_explorer_grant.php


Turn your ideas into a business venture -- Receive up to S$50,000 funding Presented by the SMART Innovation Centre

Do you have an exciting game or web application? Do you want to be an entrepreneur? The Explorer Grant will assist individual students or groups of students explore further development and commercialization of innovative games and web applications originated by them. The Explorer Grant will provide up to S$50,000 in funding to develop commercial prototypes, evaluate go-to-market strategies so that your game or web application can be licensed to an existing company or form the basis of a start-up company.


The Explorer Grant recipients will also be provided with business expertise, guidance on intellectual property, and networking opportunities with the Singapore and international venture capital community.


Important Dates

14 September 2009: Grant submission opens 30 October 2009: Grant closes, 5pm (Singapore time) 30 January 2010: Award Grant


Eligibility

Full time undergraduate or graduate students at:

Massachusetts Institute of Technology Nanyang Technological University National University of Singapore Singapore Management University Nanyang Polytechnic Ngee Ann Polytechnic Republic Polytechnic Singapore Polytechnic Temasek Polytechnic Other Singapore institutes and recent graduates can be considered


You must identify a faculty member at your institute to act as a Faculty Mentor.


You can work in student teams or individuals. If working as a team, a team leader must be identified. Teams from multiple institutes/universities can be formed.


Submission Process

The proposal must be submitted electronically to explorergrants@smart.mit.edu by 30th October, 2009, 5pm, Singapore time.


Grant application form is available at http://web.mit.edu/smart/explorer


For inquiries about the grant program, contact Howard Califano athoward.califano@smart.mit.edu or visit our website at http://web.mit.edu/smart/innovationcentre for more information.