Project Details


WSIS Prizes Contest 2019 Nominee

Simplifying the Process of Information Accessibility.


Description

Tathaqaf is a program used to access information from reliable sources, the program aims at simplifying the research process for simple words, subjects, events and news. By eliminating the hassle of searching through the commonly used search engines where the user can stumble across false or non-credible information.
The program achieves this by gathering information directly from trusted and credible sources.

The project’s goal is to make the process of gathering information simple and reliable. The project aims to do that by eliminating the steps that require parsing or finding information from search engine results, the program does that by directly contacting the main reliable source of information rather than going through a middleman such as Google or Bing where you can certainly find the information you are looking for but you may also stumble across non-reliable sources, fake sources or fake information that can misguide or misinform people.

Project website

http://national.alhussan.edu.sa/


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Action lines related to this project
  • AL C3. Access to information and knowledge 2019
Sustainable development goals related to this project
  • Goal 4: Quality education

Coverage
  • Saudi Arabia

Status

Completed

Start date

15 October 2018

End date

2020


Target beneficiary group(s)
  • Youth
  • Older persons

Replicability

The program is software so it can be downloaded and used by any java supporting platform


Sustainability

The program depends on internet access.


WSIS values promotion

It promotes freedom of information by giving the ability to search for information without censorship or tampering.


Entity name

ALHUSSAN EDUCATION

Entity country—type

Saudi Arabia Academia

Entity website

http://national.alhussan.edu.sa/