Type: Blended
PHASE: Pilot
CATEGORY: Economic Dev
LOCATION: Nairobi, Kenya
SECRET WRITING IN HALOGENS
Africa

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Writing secrets using chemicals to improve secrecy in written communication.

Standings & Awards

7 out of 388 in Africa
4 out of 201 in Economic Dev
5 out of 373 in Pilot
5 out of 757 in Blended
16 out of 1783 Overall

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VOTES

privacy ,secrecy and confidentiality for you and me.Thank you.
Improving confidentiality in written communication.

 

Secrets are important hidden information of a country, family or organization. Country wise, these information may include; its military weapons, military practice and crime investigation methods. At family level, this information may include; the family wealth and the writing of will. On the other hand secret writing at organizational level may include means of production of a particular commodity, its components and ways of maximizing profits. Computer technology has improved secrecy and confidentially in written communication but there is still much to be done to address the challenges that computer technology faces for example hacking. It is because of these challenges facing hand written and computerized secrets that I have decided to come up with a new way of writing secrets using chemicals, secret writing in halogens that would in one way or the other overcome the above mentioned challenges. NOTE that the project has used halogens but with time, variety of chemicals will be developed so that it’s very difficult for one to case the chemical that was used to write the secret and the one required to avail it.
Why the innovation is social?

  • Crime investigation-has to be sophisticated to combat crime that is a social problem-deviant behavior.
  • Human rights-it improves privacy of personal information for example family, writing of will.
  • Economic wise, this form of writing secrets boast production and maintains the profit margins of corporate bodies of a country because it is very difficult to steal economic data. This alleviates poverty.

Objectives

  1. To improve secrecy and  confidentiality in written communication
  2. To promote economic development by increasing production in corporate bodies
  3. To promote human rights
  4. To provide a new technology of writing secrets
  5. To contribute to the body of knowledge (education) by providing unseen applications of halogens based on their physical and chemical properties.
  6. To ensure stability of  a country

 



SUPPLEMENTAL RESPONSE SECTION FOR CLEARLY ANSWERING FIVE PROJECT QUESTIONS

What is your innovation? 
My innovation is secret writing in halogens.The project is based on the electronegative nature of halogens,their displacement reactions and color of precipitates formed when their halides react.In this project,iodine halide(NaI,kI) are colorless and can be used to write information on plane papers.when this paper is dried no information can be seen and can only be availed when rubbed with another halogen halide e.g CuCl2.
Who gains the most? 
1.Corporate bodies-maintains profit margins of corporate bodies as its difficult steal information from other corporate regarding methods of production, services offered, the market and ways of maximizing profit. This reduces the unnecessary competition. 2.Military and police departments-safe writing and keeping of secrets related to military and crime investigation methods. 3.General public-it improves privacy of personal information for example family, writing of will.
Who pays? 
Kenyatta university will contribute a greater part toward the success of this project.This will be through buying the required chemicals and writing materials,organizing meetings to educate various stakeholders on the need to improve secrecy of written information.However,the project is open to funding by people of all walks of life who feel touched by my idea.THANK YOU ALL.
What is your success? 
Improve privacy,secrecy and confidentially of written information to protect human rights(of privacy),Improves Crime investigation methods-has to be sophisticated to combat crime that is a social problem-deviant behavior and increased production in corporate bodies as a result of reduced competition. Secrets written this way are rarely stolen or manipulated as one dismiss them as merely stored plain papers or one doesn’t know the chemical to use to avail it.
How will you do it? 
General population,corporate bodies and government agencies where information keeping is vital will be educated to familiarize them to the various chemicals at their disposal and how to handle them when writing classified information . The chemical used should be such that it is very difficult to case . The process of writing and unveiling secret will be clearly explained and demonstrated.This will ensure that vital information remain secure.

Badges & Awards

Project Participant
Project 2012