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In cities across Japan and the Philippines, an app called Tekkon is making data collection cool.
It's a Pokemon GO-style game which pays people with cryptocurrency if they track down broken infrastructure \\u2013 such as missing manhole covers and tangled electrical wires.
The same technology that makes the cryptocurrency possible - blockchain - is also being used in South Africa to improve the lives of rubbish collectors.
We investigate how this cutting-edge technology is attempting to solve some everyday problems.
Presenter: Myra Anubi\\nProducer / Reporter: Craig Langran\\nReporter: Michaela Papa\\nSeries producer: Tom Colls\\nSound Mix: Hal Haines\\nEditor: Penny Murphy
email: peoplefixingtheworld@bbc.co.uk
Image: Isaiah Demdam
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