# Buenos Aires Bounty Platform
### Context
Buenos Aires grapples with a range of “last‑mile” civic gaps — overflowing bins, illegal waste dumping, broken sidewalks, malfunctioning streetlights and unaddressed graffiti — that erode quality of life and overburden municipal services. Despite ~190 000 maintenance claims each year, response times lag and many minor issues go unresolved.

### Solution Concept
A blockchain‑powered bounty platform transforms these everyday nuisances into micro‑tasks with clear, verifiable rewards. Citizens log or fix problems, upload geo‑tagged before/after proof, and receive on‑chain payouts as soon as the work is validated. This aligns individual initiative with digital trust, speeding up fixes, improved data for planners, and a more engaged urban community.


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### Urban Challenges Citizens Can Address

| Category | Examples of Tasks |
| ------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| **Waste Management & Litter** | • Street litter pickup<br>• Community clean‑ups & recyclables sorting<br>• Reporting illegal dumps |
| **Graffiti & Vandalism** | • Removing unauthorized tags<br>• Documenting/reporting destructive vandalism<br>• Preserving commissioned murals |
| **Minor Infrastructure** | • Reporting potholes, broken sidewalks, street‑light outages<br>• Small repairs (e.g. bench touch‑ups)<br>• Clearing drain blockages |
| **Public Space Beautification** | • Urban gardening & tree care<br>• Painting benches or playground equipment<br>• Installing small planters |
| **Environmental Monitoring** | • Air, water, noise pollution reporting<br>• Geo‑tagged sampling & data uploads |

### Evaluation Framework for Blockchain Bounties

To decide which tasks make ideal candidates for a blockchain‑based bounty platform, we apply six criteria:

1. **Task Simplicity**
Must be straightforward, requiring minimal training or specialized tools.
2. **Verifiability**
Completion should be provable via time‑stamped, geo‑tagged media or other immutable records.
3. **Scalability**
Tasks must occur across many locations or actors to generate city‑wide impact.
4. **Community Impact & Urgency**
Solutions yield clear benefits (health, safety, aesthetics) and address pressing needs.
5. **Cost‑Effectiveness**
Bounties should deliver better value than traditional municipal services or private contractors.
6. **Safety & Legality**
Activities must be safe for volunteers and compliant with local laws and regulations.

### Key Categories & Suitability

| Category | Simplicity | Verifiability | Scalability | Impact & Urgency | Cost‑Effectiveness | Safety & Legality | Overall Fit |
| ------------------------------- | :--------: | :-----------: | :---------: | :--------------: | :----------------: | :-------------------: | :---------: |
| **Waste Management** | High | High | High | Very High | High | Medium | High |
| **Graffiti Removal** | Medium | High | High | Medium‑High | High | Medium | Medium‑High |
| **Infra Reporting** | High | High | High | High | High | High (reporting only) | **Highest** |
| **Public Space Maintenance** | Medium | High | Medium | High | Medium | Medium | Medium |
| **Environmental Monitoring** | Medium | Medium | Medium | Medium‑High | Medium | High | Medium |

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### Infrastructure Reporting as Pilot

While waste management and graffiti removal both score strongly, **minor infrastructure reporting** (potholes, broken lights, sidewalk damage) emerges as the **optimal pilot** for a blockchain bounty platform:

* **Simple & Inclusive**: Anyone with a smartphone can document issues.
* **Easy Verification**: Geo‑tagged before/after photos with timestamps.
* **Citywide Scale**: Broken sidewalks and streetlight outages exist in every barrio.
* **High Municipal Leverage**: The city already fields \~190 000 annual maintenance claims but struggles with backlog; a bounty layer can drastically improve triage and follow‑through.
* **Clear Metrics**: Response time, fix rate, and satisfaction can be tracked on‑chain.
* **Legal & Safe**: Reporting carries no safety risk; direct repairs remain with professionals.

A workflow might look like:

1. **Submit Report**
• Citizen captures a geo‑tagged “before” photo + GPS + description.
2. **Preliminary Validation**
• Automated timestamping and peer up‑votes confirm authenticity.
3. **Municipal or Agent Confirmation**
• City issues an official “work order” on‑chain.
4. **Citizen Follow‑Up**
• Once the repair crew acts, any citizen (or the original reporter) uploads an “after” photo to verify completion.
5. **Payout**
• Smart contract releases bounty immediately upon verification of the fix.