DAO Diplom₳D₳: towards the Decentralization of Academic Governance in Higher Education in LATAM.

[GENERAL] Name and surname of main applicant

Carlos Palacios

[GENERAL] Email address of main applicant

carlospala1968@gmail.com

Additional applicants

Amelia Alter

Pedro Álvarez

Douglas Hinojosa

Jean Carlos Aguilar

[GENERAL] Please specify how many months you expect your project to last (from 2-12 months)

8

[GENERAL] Please indicate if your proposal has been auto-translated into English from another language.

Yes

[GENERAL] Does your project have any dependencies on other organizations, technical or otherwise?

Yes

[GENERAL] If YES, please describe what the dependency is and why you believe it is essential for your project’s delivery. If NO, please write “No dependencies.” .

Game Changer: https://gamechanger.finance/ © Copyright 2021-2023.

The ultimate crypto wallet experience for the Web, with native NFT and token features, powered by Cardano Blockchain and an ecosystem of third party applications

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Gimbalabs is a place where people learn by doing. We are always running experiments and making sense of new ideas together.

MITHRANDIR TOKEN:  https://www.mithr.io/index.html

Platform in charge of taking care of the terrestrial ecosystem, the environment through the issuance of CARDANO NFTs.

[GENERAL] Will your project’s output/s be fully open source?

Yes

[GENERAL] If NO, please describe which outputs are not going to be open source. If YES, please write “Project will be fully open source.”

Project will be fully open source.

[METADATA] Category of proposal

DAO

[METADATA] SDG rating

Our project falls within the following SDG categories:

SDG 4 Quality education.

SDG 8 Decent work and economic growth.

Goal 4: Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all:

• 4.4 By 2030, significantly increase the number of youth and adults with the necessary skills, including technical and vocational skills, to access employment, decent work and entrepreneurship
• 4.c By 2030, significantly increase the supply of qualified teachers, including through international cooperation for teacher training in developing countries, especially the least developed countries and small island developing States.

Goal 8: Promote inclusive and sustainable economic growth, employment and decent work for all:

• 8.3 Promote development-oriented policies that support productive activities, decent job creation, entrepreneurship, creativity and innovation, and encourage the formalization and growth of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises, including through access to financial services.

[IMPACT] Please describe your proposed solution.

Our proposed solution develops a Cardano-based tool that will impact the Higher Education academic market since it has not been permeated by DAOs.

This proposal describes three aspects as a solution:

.- Registration and certification of governance processes.

.- Collaborative development as an effective form of relationships.

.- Continue developing Diplomada, in public, so that developers can learn from the new possibilities in Cardano.

The creation and growth of the DAO Diplom₳D₳ will gradually strengthen Governance and drive the use and adoption of the Cardano network.

[IMPACT] How does your proposed solution address the challenge and what benefits will this bring to the Cardano ecosystem?

We will create a platform that will promote governance and decentralized and autonomous participation in academic communities, thus enabling usability and growth in the adoption of Cardano and beyond, this project is focused on a solution that will help higher education organizations.

Cardano projects do not yet address these issues. In this sense, our proposal represents a solution to a well-known problem in higher education organizations, which will arouse interest in the Cardano ecosystem by offering useful solutions with use cases of this blockchain.

[IMPACT] How do you intend to measure the success of your project?

The success of our project will have qualitative and quantitative measures.

Qualitative measures:

.- User Feedback, which we will collect and analyze.

.- The commitment and interest of the academic community where we will evaluate their contributions and the sense of participation through the platform.

Quantitative measures:

.- Correct compliance with project milestones in order to guarantee successful delivery.

.- Participation will be our fundamental metric to measure the quality of the tool.

The development of the proposal will have a short-term impact with the adoption of Cardano in the academic community.

In the long term, our proposal will aim to foster innovation within the higher education community, as well as increasing the use of the Cardano DAO, which ultimately contributes to the growth of the network and the value of ADA.

[IMPACT] Please describe your plans to share the outputs and results of your project?

Our strategy contemplates a broad and continuous participation of the Cardano community and academy:

We will share project updates, including the completion of major milestones, through Cardano community channels, our project website, and social media.

Timely and detailed project documentation, guides and user manuals will be made available to the public.

We will hold webinars and workshops. We are open to collaborations with academic institutions and other parties interested in our project.

[CAPABILITY/ FEASIBILITY] What is your capability to deliver your project with high levels of trust and accountability?

We have a work team and related entities with extensive experience in academic processes and Blockchain development CARDANO, Web3, Plutus, Haskell, Marlowe, Java, HTML, CCS, JSON.

Funds Administration:

1.- Master's Degree in Business Management with experience in project planning, execution, monitoring and control.

2.- Relationship with the Cardano LATAM community and projects such as Gimbalabs, GameChanger and Token Mithrandir.

3.- Participation in LATAM CIP 1694 WORKSHOPS.

4.- Need for Growth of the Cardano Community in LATAM.

[CAPABILITY/ FEASIBILITY] What are the main goals for the project and how will you validate if your approach is feasible?

The main goals of our project are:

.- Develop a platform for the organization of an autonomous and decentralized higher education, on the degree, certificates and study programs that increase participation and governance. 100% of the FUNINTEC Academic community.

.- Integrate 100% with the Cardano blockchain and allow to guarantee the transparency, security and scalability of Diplom₳d₳.

.- Promote the construction of a strong community. From 10 members currently to 160 members in a year.

Our focus:

.- Development and testing on Testnet and Preprod Network to ensure it meets project goals.

.- Collection of user feedback during the testing phase to validate the feasibility and ease of use of our solution.

.- For the implementation, we will use an agile development approach, which will allow us to incorporate feedback.

[CAPABILITY/ FEASIBILITY] Please provide a detailed breakdown of your project’s milestones and each of the main tasks or activities to reach the milestone plus the expected timeline for the delivery.

Milestone 1: Start of the project, kick off (Month 1): ₳15,792.00

Milestone 2: Design and development DAO Diplom₳d₳. (Months 2-4): ₳63,168.00

Milestone 3: Integration with Cardano Blockchain (Months 5-6): ₳31,584.00

Milestone 4: Launch Campaign for testing and user feedback on Testnet and Preprod Network (Month 7): ₳18,950.40

Milestone 5: Promotion of the presentation and launch of the Mainnet Network in the CARDANO LATAM community (Month 8): ₳28,425.60

[CAPABILITY/ FEASIBILITY] Please describe the deliverables, outputs and intended outcomes of each milestone.

Milestone 1: Start of the project, kick off:

Deliverables: Project action plan.

Results: well-defined project scope and objectives.

Milestone 2: Design and development DAO Diplom₳d₳.:

Deliverables: design document, functional specifications, programs, Front End and Back End.

Results: Prototype, user-friendly interface, solid foundation for further development.

Milestone 3: Integration with Cardano Blockchain:

Deliverables: Cardano integrated platform with tests.

Results: functional platform.

Milestone 4: Launch Campaign for testing and user feedback Testnet and Preprod Network:

Deliverables: Statistics report and test results.

Results: Launch Campaign, Platform approved by the user, usability problems identified and rectified.

Milestone 5: Promotion of the presentation and launch of the Mainnet Network in the CARDANO LATAM community:

Deliverables: Marketing strategies, workshops and live.

Results: Acceptance by the CARDANO LATAM Community.

[RESOURCES & VALUE FOR MONEY] Please provide a detailed budget breakdown of the proposed work and resources.

Milestone 1: Start of the project, kick off: ₳15,792.00

.- Development and adjustment of the Plan and Budget: 3,158.40

.- Survey of Functional Specifications and Processes: 4,737.60

.- Drawing up of Technical Specifications: 6,316.80

.- Logistics and equipment for kick off execution: 1,579.20

Milestone 2: Design and development DAO Diplom₳d₳: ₳ 63,168.00

.- Technical and Functional Specifications Report: ₳3,158.40

.- Web3 Front End and Back End Design: ₳12,633.60

.- Acquisition of Technological Infrastructure, ISP and Cloud: ₳28,425.60

.- Development of programs, databases and user interfaces (Funintec, GameChanger, Gimbalabs):

₳18,950.40

Milestone 3: Integration with Cardano Blockchain: ₳31,584.00

.- Adjustments to Autonomy and Governance Programs: ₳22,108.80

.- Advertising, Promotion in Social Networks: ₳6,316.80

.- Incentives for User Testing Cardano Community: ₳3,158.40

Milestone 4: Launch Campaign for testing and user feedback on Testnet and Preprod Network: ₳18,950.40

Launch Campaign, DAO Diplom Platform₳D₳: ₳11,370.24

Incentives for User Testing Academic Community: ₳5,685.12

Development of the report on statistics and test results: ₳1,895.04

Milestone 5: Promotion of the presentation and launch of the Mainnet Network in the CARDANO LATAM community: ₳ 28,425.60

.- Market Strategies, Workshops, live performances DAO Diplom₳D₳: ₳28,425.60

[RESOURCES & VALUE FOR MONEY] How does the cost of the project represent value for money for the Cardano ecosystem?

Our team is made up of highly qualified professionals, with experience in application development. This level of experience guarantees security in the proper development of the project.

Our project cost offers significant value for money for Cardano due to our strategic approach to resource utilization.

In addition, we have a high degree of responsibility, ownership and commitment, which in turn leads to better cost management and increased production.

The budget for this project has been determined taking into account the average salaries of professionals in our country, to conclude, our goal is to provide the Cardano community with solutions that open up new fields for the use cases of this network. By investing in our project, the community is investing in the potential for future growth and innovation within the ecosystem, making it a viable proposition.

[IMPORTANT NOTE] The Applicant agreed to Fund10 rules and also that data in the Submission Form and other data provided by the project team during the course of the project will be publicly available.

I Accept