EduTrack: A Blockchain-Powered Web System for Productivity, Incentives, and Charity
1School of Arts and Sciences, University of San Carlos, Cebu, Philippines
A Paper Submitted in Partial Fulfilment of the Requirements for IBCOL 2023
Sustainable Development Goals
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Abstract
Procrastination is a perennial, global problem among students regardless of their educational level, which may result in academic neglect and failure. Poverty is also a perennial and global problem rooted in numerous complex factors and processes that continually deny the underprivileged opportunities to prosper. A consequence of these problems is the rise in mental health issues, especially in the Philippines. Responding to these problems highlighted by three Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) of Quality Education, Sustainable Cities and Communities, and Good Health and Well-Being, EduTrack bridges their potential solutions and mitigations with a blockchain-powered system for productivity, incentives, and charity.
The blockchain system works by incentivizing students upon completion of their coursework and providing them with the means to donate to underprivileged communities using their incentives. Students who struggle with financial, mental, or other matters may also spend their earned incentives for themselves. The role of blockchain here is to secure all transactions and data and smoothen all processes without requiring third-party intermediaries. This system not only motivates students to fulfill their school responsibilities and experience quality education but also aids in developing disadvantaged communities, potentially resulting in improved health and welfare among students and communities. Alternatives to EduTrack either have counterproductive repercussions, focus on one audience only, or offer different functionalities that may work together with the blockchain system. However, the system comes with risks and critical success factors that can hinder it from achieving its goals. With proper funding and support, the EduTrack initiative may emerge as one of the successful contributions to society and blockchain.