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Responsible, Omniscient, Synchronistic, Humanistic Activity Networks
Mandate:
TO CREATE A CURRENCY/CREDIT QUANTIFYING THE HIDDEN ENVIRONMENTAL COSTS (SAVED) IN THE PRODUCTION OF COMPOST
Objectives:
- Create a means for compost producers to encash their positive karma
- Create a network of support for people who are proactive compost producers
- Change the meaning of garbage from something unwanted into something that has economic value
Goals:
- Write and publish an essay which explores a few specific environments where the alternative currencies can operate by 25th September.
- Frame specific goals for each of the conclusive exploratory threads of the essay by 27th September.
- Develop a functional prototype for each of these goals.
Stretch Goals:
- Frame an appropriate proposal for the prototype(s) to be scaled to an optimal level of efficiency by the end of the lab period.
Research
Exhaustive list of comparable existing projects/initiatives (with remarks)
- Gaming platform - Get the glass (www.gettheglass.com), Games for change (http://www.gamesforchange.org/channels/environment)
- Alternative Currencies
- Corporate Social Responsibility - CSR - one rupee … for 100 rupees per company
- Tax exemption - contribution to environment can be converted into 100% tax exemption
