Upe is a digital space for locals to share and syndicate community information. Our mission is to empower locals to take ownership of their community information. But, where is the innovation?


Information about public service providers and community events remains elusive in places like Costa Rica, even though most people have mobile phones and internet access. For its most critical use case, having the correct emergency services information accessible saves lives. 


In its current state, Upe innovates by putting together, in the same place, the local information, collected and curated by locals, and spaces (like digital Agoras) for the community to make decisions. It’s an App that we aim to turn into a DApp.


Usually, this kind of initiative comes from governments or big corporations trying to capture local data. Upe is a civic-bottom-up data initiative verified and tested (by communities, individuals, small businesses, tourists, and even the government of Costa Rica), and it already has traction, as our stats show. 

By bringing all the data on-chain, we aim to be able to experiment with ways to monetize it so the communities can also gain from their work, and coordinate globally.


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