Bazmand
What was written about Bazmand while it was running, drawn from the Iranian press. Each piece links back to its original source.
Launch
Bazmand began its pilot in one sub-district of Tehran's District 22, under the direct supervision of the district's urban services department. 1,278 citizens registered in the first 25 days.
How it worked
Writing in Hamshahri, District 22's mayor set out the platform piece by piece: a trainer app, a booth app, a call-centre app, the citizen app, a driver app, and a supervisor app.
Context
Bazmand did not arrive in an empty district. Over the preceding year District 22 had already quadrupled its source-separation rate through a series of unglamorous municipal schemes.
Coverage
An SMS receipt on every handover, a booth rate higher than the doorstep rate, and a choice at cash-out between money and a Digikala basket.
Achievement
Bazmand received the certificate — a designation equivalent to knowledge-based status — from the Vice-Presidency for Science and Technology.
