TAPP Water App
The Tapp water-app is meant to assist operation and maintenance of piped water supply and to improve local knowledge of and trust in piped water systems. Tapp is a mobile crowd participation initiative intended to make use of the rapid growth of smartphone ownership
and internet access to empower local communities to take ownership of their own drinking water supply and safeguard the delivery of safe, palatable drinking water.
The app is unique in combining five different domains in a single app, where most water apps focus either on service or billing, or on water quality. These five domains are: water quality testing, payment, service delivery, connection and knowledge. While meant for piped water supply systems, the app also includes service delivery and water quality testing for the hand-pumps installed in the area. The Tapp project delivers a smart, open-access app for Bangladesh, which aids communities, local governments, community-based organizations, non-governmental organizations, and private water suppliers in end-user inclusive monitoring, operation, and maintenance of improved water service solutions. The current app is meant for use in Bangladesh, but the idea behind the app and its set-up can be applied in other resource-constrained contexts as well.
Source: TU Delft - TAPP Water App