REVOLUTION
The project develops a framework for “real-time volunteering” and three example services: 1. Mobility Service (arranging local rides to a specified place – select the possible drivers in “real-time”), 2. Shopping Service (shopping of requested items – search for volunteers who are shopping right now or soon in the area of the requester), 3. Help at home (short-term assistance for people at home – quickly and easily find a volunteer in case of unforeseen events). The REVOLUTION framework contains innovative functions like human activity prediction, smart real-time selection, real-time user feedback and speech recognition. In contrast to commercial assistance providers, our service will be launched as a free service for end-users. We will set up local partnerships with communities, social care organisations and insurance companies as multipliers to promote the service for a low basic fee. Having both web-based and mobile front-ends, the REVOLUTION platform will be accessible for end-user with all current devices, from everywhere, to bring together local needs and voluntary assistance in all situations of daily life.