Vitrum

💫 Inspiration

In an age where digital integrity and transparency are crucial, the inspiration behind Vitrum is the growing need for a secure, trustworthy, and accessible voting system. We aim to empower citizens by ensuring that their voices are heard and their votes are accurately counted and transparently displayed, all while anonymous. Our goal is to enhance public trust in the democratic process through innovative technology.

😮 What Vitrum does

Introducing Vitrium – where every voice counts and transparency reigns supreme. In a world where trust is paramount, Vitrium stands as a beacon of openness and accountability in the voting process. Our platform ensures that every vote is securely recorded, anonymous, verifiable, and accessible to the public eye.

🔨 How we built it

We’re always trying to learn something new! By leveraging Near's Blockchain Operating System (B.O.S), we can host and serve our applications entirely on the blockchain, eliminating the need for traditional web hosting services. This approach ensures unparalleled security, decentralization, and transparency for our applications' goal. Paired with Neurelo's DB to API tool, Vitrium allows you to seamlessly formulate a fully functioning app without the need for a server backend. This powerful combination not only reduces infrastructure costs but also enhances reliability and scalability, providing a robust and efficient solution for modern application development in the decentralized era.

😰 Challenges we ran into

• Understanding BlockChain! All of us are completely new to this type of technology.
• Incompatibility between various OS 
• Coordinating and Formulating the setup of the project. 
• Dependency management & Security layering
• Ensuring our solution is user-oriented to ensure the best experience for them.

 😤 Accomplishments that we're proud of

• It's the first hackathon for 2 of our team members
• Developed a thoroughly adequate understanding of blockchain and WEB3 upon our first encounter with these technologies
• Successfully leveraged resources to implement and incorporate various APIs and endpoints on a serverless system

🧠 What we learned

We learned…

• The fundamentals of blockchain technology and its applications.
• How to effectively use Near's Blockchain Operating System (B.O.S) for decentralized application hosting.
• The importance of seamless user experience in technology adoption.
• Advanced API integration and serverless architecture deployment.
• The critical role of security and transparency in digital platforms.

💙 What's next for Vitrum

• Enhance user interface and experience based on feedback.
• Expand the platform to support a wider range of voting scenarios and use cases.
• Collaborate with civic organizations to pilot Vitrium in real-world elections.