☎ ENS Public Goods – Weekly Meeting: 12pm ET/5pm UTC, Thursday – Term 6

🏛️ Public Goods Meetings
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Time/Day: 5PM UTC (12PM ET)(6PM CET) every Thursday
Meet Link: https://meet.google.com/fyt-qcrb-tth

Agenda

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  • Welcome ALL :sparkles:
  • Jam corner with the PG band aka Sov
  • Miscellaneous ENS updates of general interest
  • Accessor project presentation
  • Africa Builder Support Pilot Program presentation
  • Open floor for all questions, proposals and other presentations etc.

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1. Welcome ALL :sparkles:

  • No calls next week.

2. Jam corner with the PG band aka Sov

  • Lenny by SRV

3. Miscellaneous ENS updates of general interest

4. Accessor project presentation

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5. Africa Builder Support Pilot Program presentation

  • Proposed program to kick off in East Africa and some countries in West Africa: Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Ethiopia, Ghana, and Nigeria.
  • Aims to provide education and onboarding in these countries, addressing the lack of support for talented local developers who want to contribute to bigger protocols.
  • The program will compile reports on communities in these countries to help the DAO assess and support them effectively.
  • Proposes setting up community ambassadors as contact points for the DAO.
  • Suggests creating a dedicated communication channel, the African ENS group, for communication between the DAO and the African community.
  • They want to foster a culture of contributing to open-source tools and giving back to the ecosystem.
  • The report will help determine realistic goals and areas that need more focus.
  • Focus on pillars that generate impact rather than vanity metrics like Twitter followers.
  • The opportunity in Africa is bigger for a huge return on minimal investment.

6. Open floor for all questions, proposals and other presentations etc.

Telco Credit Score

  • A major telecom provider in Africa is developing a credit score based on users’ mobile activity – phone charging, bill payments, call frequency, etc.
  • If combined with the blockchain, the score could enable users in Africa to access DeFi loans, with mobile money used for repayment in case of defaults.
  • Credit profile: The system would combine Telco data with onchain wallet history to create a comprehensive credit score linked to a user’s phone number and wallet.
  • Inquired about a grant to help build the API and product.
  • Thomas mentioned that mobile money could be replaced by ENS names but mobile money is widely used in Africa, so switching to ENS would be a challenge.