ANOTHER AWARD FOR M1 CENTRES TURKEY!
“MY DREAM COMPANION” MOBILE APPLICATION, especially designed for the visually disabled visitors, HAS BEEN AWARDED AS “THE MOST INNOVATIVE PROJECT” IN ZERO PROJECT AWARDS, Innovative Technologies (ICT) category, among 500 other nominees!
“My Dream Companion” (Hayal Ortağım) mobile application, is an indoor navigation system, launched to make complex indoor spaces accessible for the visually disabled, which has been launched in M1 Adana, M1 Gaziantep and M1 Konya, in 2017.”
The project, which was developed by Turkcell and the YGA, provides access to current news, more than 100 columnists’ daily columns, thousands of audio-books, training programs, magazines, indoor navigation services and practical information including weather and exchange rates. There are more than 150.000 users. The indoor navigation feature is provided by PoiLabs and the service is available more than 30 shopping centres, university campus and museums.
The system uses Beacon devices and voice-guided navigation on a mobile phone. To provide it, PoiLabs partners with Turkcell, the largest telecommunication company in Turkey.
About ZERO PROJECT:
The Zero Project was initiated by the Essl Foundation in 2008, with its mission on supporting the implementation of the Convention on the Righs of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) of the United Nations and to work for a world without barriers. The approach of the Zero Project is to research and share Innovative Practice and Policies worldwide, by engaging with a worldwide cross-sectoral network of innovators, decision-makers and opionion leaders. More than 5,000 experts, with and without disabilities, in over 150 countries, have been actively contributing to the Zero Project in the past years.
https://zeroproject.org/zero-project-awardees_2021_announcement/