Inspiration
Many citizens struggle to access government benefits because official portals are complex, confusing, and difficult to navigate—especially for elderly users, rural communities, and people with limited digital literacy.
We were inspired by the idea of building an AI-powered digital assistant that acts like a social worker, helping users discover the government schemes they qualify for and guiding them through the application process automatically.
Our goal was to bridge the digital divide by allowing people to simply describe their problem in natural language and let AI handle the rest.
What it does
NovaBridge is an AI-powered assistant that helps users discover and apply for government benefits.
Users can simply describe their situation, such as:
“I am struggling to pay electricity bills.”
The system then:
Uses Amazon Nova 2 Lite to understand the user's intent.
Recommends eligible government schemes using an AI discovery agent.
Allows users to upload supporting documents such as bills.
Extracts relevant information from the document.
Simulates an automated application workflow that fills and submits forms.
NovaBridge turns complex government portals into a simple conversational experience.
How we built it
We built NovaBridge as a modular AI agent platform.
Backend
Python
FastAPI for API services
Agent-based architecture
AI Models
Amazon Nova 2 Lite for reasoning and intent detection
Core Components
AI Agent Controller – orchestrates workflows
Scheme Discovery Agent – identifies relevant government benefits
Document Processing Module – extracts information from uploaded documents
Automation Controller – simulates form submission workflows
Frontend
Lightweight web interface
Users can submit requests, upload documents, and run the AI agent workflow.
The system connects all components into a single intelligent pipeline.
Challenges we ran into
One of the main challenges was designing an agent workflow that could handle multiple user intents, such as general queries, scheme discovery, and application workflows.
Another challenge was structuring the project in a modular way so that AI reasoning, document processing, and automation could work together smoothly.
Integrating AI reasoning while keeping the system fast and responsive for the demo also required careful prompt design and architecture planning.
Accomplishments that we're proud of
We are proud that we successfully built a working AI agent system that demonstrates:
AI reasoning with Amazon Nova
Government scheme discovery
Document data extraction
Automated application workflows
A complete end-to-end user experience
NovaBridge is not just a chatbot—it is an AI automation platform that can actually help users navigate complex systems.
What we learned
During this project we learned:
How to design agent-based AI systems
How to integrate foundation models like Amazon Nova
How to build end-to-end AI products with real user interfaces
How AI can be used to solve real social problems like access to government services.
This project also reinforced how powerful AI can be when combined with automation.
What's next for NovaBridge
In the future, we plan to expand NovaBridge with:
Voice interaction using Nova Sonic so users can speak instead of typing
Real browser automation using Nova Act to complete applications on government websites
Integration with real government data sources
A personalized dashboard showing benefits users qualify for
Our vision is for NovaBridge to become a universal AI assistant for accessing public services.
Built With
- ai-agents
- amazon-nova-2-lite
- aws-bedrock
- css
- documentprocessing
- fastapi
- html
- javascript
- python
- rest-apis
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