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When (CET) | Duration | Who | Topic Slides (PDF) & Link to recording | ||||
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10.00 | 5 Min | openIMIS Coordination Desk | Introduction | ||||
10.12 | 10-15 Min | 'A newly developed design guideline for openIMIS’ by Marvin Marqua, student project at SwissTPH | Presentation:
Recording: (will be added until 13 Jan 2025) https://youtu.be/mDDnUQK8GN0 | ||||
10.30 | 10 Min | ‘openIMIS enrolment through mobile app/self-enrolment’ by Sunil Parajuli, Tinker Tech (Nepal) | Presentation:
Recording: (will be added until 13 Jan 2025): https://youtu.be/gtRo6oyPoI0 | ||||
10.43 | 15 Min | Discussion & other ideas from the community | |||||
10.58 | Wrap-up & next steps |
Q & A
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Summary
The openIMIS Bhela on 8 January focused on UX and UI design for openIMIS. UX considers the ‘user experience’ of a product and focuses on how easy and intuitive a product is to use, while UI or ‘user interface’ looks at the graphical components, such as buttons, icons, and page layouts. Several implementer and developer teams have been looking at how to make the openIMIS user interface more user friendly, and two of these teams presented their work at the Bhela.
Marvin Marqua of Swiss TPH gave an overview of his recent work looking at optimal UX/UI design strategies for a health insurance platform such as openIMIS, tailored to the specific needs of low- and lower-middle-income countries. Based on research conducted from October 2024 to January 2025, Marvin developed recommendations for improving the user experience and incorporated them into a new guideline, available on the openIMIS wiki. He then used the guideline to develop a prototype of an openIMIS front end module and compared the updated module with the existing one. While openIMIS already incorporates many of the UX/UI best practices, there is a need to maintain these high standards and ensure they continue to be applied as new functionalities are developed and new users join.
Sunil Parajuli of Tinker Tech in Nepal then presented his team’s work on self-registration into the health insurance scheme, and an updated mobile application for enrolment. The aim is to integrate the Nepali mobile application into the openIMIS modular architecture so that it is available globally. Sunil’s presentation covered the App’s new features – some of which are still in development – including extended offline functionalities, multiple user logins (e.g., the insured, enrolment officer, healthcare provider), compatibility with online payment systems, and adaptability to other social protection schemes.
Uwe Wahser rounded off the Bhela by congratulating both parties on their important contributions to the openIMIS community. He highlighted the importance of involving academics who have the time to look into these important issues in detail, bringing both an outside view and a clear mindset.
A further session on UX/UI - during the Developers Deep Dive on 14 Jan 2025 - will look at the work of 2M Corp on redesigning the openIMIS user interface for the employment portal.