WD 3G-EWRS

The West Demoso 3rd Generation Conflict Early Warning and Response System (WD 3G-EWRS) is a civic tech platform for civilian protection, built for places where conflict and restricted access make conventional humanitarian reporting too slow. Developed by KHAI with technical collaboration from Team ENZ and the support of Inspire Asia, it is delivered through a Remote Management model: local people generate and interpret the information, while technical support reaches them remotely.

How it works

- Local data collection: Eight volunteer monitors, including young people who left state education through the Civil Disobedience Movement after the 2021 coup, work across three zones covering eleven IDP camps. They also run virtual media monitoring of Karenni State, Southern Shan, and beyond.

- Matrix OS: The system’s analytical engine, built on an Analysis–Evaluation–Learning–Building (A-E-L-B) framework. It organizes field information using 15 thematic variables, 68 context-specific variables, 177 analytical attributes, and 136 system features.

- Emergency priority scoring: A 100-point scoring system classifies local threats into operational bands, so response priorities are clear.

- Operational security: Anonymized identification codes and encrypted, disappearing communications protect the people who generate the data.