ABSTRACT
The new mantras for the IoT era is the collection, convergence and exploitation of data. The information collection involves data from sensors, devices, gateways, edge equipment and networks. ICT developments in Sub-Saharan Africa has the potential to cut across traditional sectors: notable examples are the introduction of micro-health insurance and health-savings accounts through mobile devices; index-based crop insurance; crowd-sourcing to monitor and manage the delivery of public services. The reason why WAZIUP targets the rural community in Sub-Saharan Africa is because about 64% of the population is living outside cities. The region will be predominantly rural for at least another generation. The pace of urbanization here is slower compared to other continents, and the rural population is expected to grow until 2045. Cloud-based real-time data collection combined with analytics and automation software: thus, the platform will offer cost-effective solutions for aggregating different machines and sensor types to engender efficiency, smart automation and optimization in the rural context.
