[C2VN] Accelerate Atala PRISM learning and adoption in Universities

[GENERAL] Name and surname of main applicant

Tien Nguyen Anh

[GENERAL] Are you delivering this project as an individual or as an entity (whether formally incorporated or not)

Entity (Incorporated)

[GENERAL] Co proposers and Additional applicants

Pham Van Khanh

Ngoc Dung Bui

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

5

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

No

[GENERAL] Summarize your solution to the problem (200-character limit including spaces)

We will work with universities in our network to deliver the Atala Prism V2 course in the local language. as mainstream subject, support students to write their apps using Atala Prism.

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

No

[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.”

No dependencies

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

Yes

[GENERAL] Please provide here more information on the open source status of your project outputs

Project will be fully open source.

[METADATA] SDG rating

4.c - By 2030, substantially increase the supply of qualified teachers, including through international cooperation for teacher training in developing countries, especially least developed countries and small island developing States

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

[SOLUTION] Please describe your proposed solution.

Identity plays a crucial role in every facet of our lives. It is a core concept that influences our daily interactions, both in personal and professional domains, involving individuals, organizations, and institutions such as insurance companies, banks, service providers, and others. Traditional forms of identification, such as passports, driver's licenses, and ID cards, serve as tangible documents (credentials) that provide a straightforward way to establish a person's identity, age, place of residence, and other relevant information. Similarly, educational credentials serve to verify academic qualifications or successful program completion.

Promoting the adoption of decentralized identity platforms in various aspects of life relies on the essential element of teaching and encouraging many stakeholders, in which Information Technology students are developers in the near future that we focus on. IT students in universities have become accustomed to using identity in the Centralized model, Federated model, and now is the time for us to lead and guide them in using the Self-sovereign identity mode.

We identify two obstacles that need to be addressed for this significant developer force (students) to engage in learning, leading to faster and more successful business outcomes are:

• The majority of students are not familiar with the Self-sovereign identity model or the shortcomings of the old model they are currently using.
• Adoption has not been widespread due to the lack of formal mainstream training.

Based on the above observations, we propose that:

• Promoting AtalaPrism in Universities through annual events.
• Translate the Atala Prism V2 documentation into Vietnamese. 
• Integrate Atala Prism V2 as a subject in Universities.
• Organize Governance Framework workshops to discuss business, legal, and technical definition, policies, specification .
• Introduce the Self-sovereign identity model as a research topic for third and fourth-year students. Students can participate in developing applications or conducting in-depth research on SSI.
• Encourage students to participate in the AtalaPrism Cohort on the IOG platform Students who successfully complete the AtalaPrism Cohort program will be credited with a plus point for the course.
• Develop reference cases utilizing AtalaPrism's decentralized identity solution. 
• Offer support hours to answer the questions from students.

For a successful implementation proposal, the team members include:

• Cardano2vn team: We are SPOs (Stake Pool Operators), participants in the Plutus & Atala PRISM Pioneer Program cohort, members of the Eastern Hemisphere Townhall, and Cardano Ambassadors.
• University Professors: Our lecturers are teaching and working in the field of Information Technology in Universities

With over 1000 students studying in the Information Technology program across our universities each year, we believe that at least 10% of the students will participate in the DID course. Additionally, we anticipate that a minimum of 20 to 30 students will engage in their own project and conduct scientific research on Atala Prism in their third year and final year. This is a resource to drive Cardano adoption in general and facilitate the implementation of DID in particular, leading to its early and successful impact.

Our solution stands out by targeting IT students as a prospective developer force for decentralized identity adoption on Cardano. We address the limited awareness and knowledge by translating documentation, integrating SSI into university curricula, and promoting research. Students engage through practical projects and receive recognition in their university profile. This unique approach accelerates the widespread adoption of decentralized identity on Cardano.

The primary beneficiaries of our solution are IT students, who will gain valuable knowledge and practical experience in decentralized identity (DID) on Cardano. By being equipped with skills in this emerging technology, students will have a competitive advantage in the job market and contribute to the growth of the Cardano ecosystem.

Furthermore, Cardano as a blockchain platform will benefit from this initiative. The widespread adoption of decentralized identity brings numerous advantages such as enhanced security, privacy, and interoperability. By encouraging IT students to embrace DID, Cardano can establish itself as a leading platform for secure and decentralized identity solutions. This, in turn, attracts developers, businesses, and organizations to build applications and services on Cardano, fostering its overall growth and success.

In summary, the solution benefits IT students by providing them with relevant skills and opportunities, while Cardano benefits by becoming a prominent platform for decentralized identity solutions, attracting stakeholders and driving its ecosystem's advancement.

[IMPACT] Please define the positive impact your project will have on the wider Cardano community.

By involving IT students, educational institutions, professors, and industry experts, a diverse range of perspectives and expertise are brought together. This collaborative environment allows for the exchange of ideas, experiences, and insights, leading to a comprehensive understanding of decentralized identity.

Through discussions, workshops, and research activities, stakeholders learn from each other and leverage their expertise to develop effective solutions. This collaborative approach accelerates the learning process (Complete the Atala PRISM Pioneer Program) and creates useful solutions (a Proof of Concept, Pilot, or commercial launch)

In conclusion, the establishment of a representative stakeholders working group fosters collaboration, knowledge sharing, and iterative improvement. By involving diverse stakeholders, the group accelerates learning and facilitates the development of effective solutions for the decentralized ecosystem.

To measure the success of the solution outlined above, We are using the following metrics:

1, AtalaPrism Cohort Participation:

 The success of encouraging students to participate in the AtalaPrism Cohort program can be measured by the number of students, professors, and industry professionals successfully completing the program. We do estimate at least 100 pioneers will complete the AtalaPrism Cohort program .

2. Documentation Translation: 

The success of translating the Atala Prism V2 documentation (AP101, AP102 and AP103) into Vietnamese can be evaluated by assessing the accessibility and comprehension of the translated material. We will publish this document on our github with a net promoter score survey from students. 

3. Integration as a mainstream Subject: 

The success of integrating Atala Prism V2 as a mainstream subject  

4. Governance Framework Workshops:  

The number of workshops conducted, the number of participation and engagement from students, professors, and industry experts can indicate the impact and effectiveness of these workshops. We expect to organize 02 workshops with an estimated total of around 40 participants.

5. Reference Cases Development: 

These 02 cases can serve as practical examples of Proof of Concept or Pilot which can be used to inspire and guide future projects.

6. Support Hours Utilization: 

The success of offering support hours to answer student questions can be evaluated by monitoring the utilization rate of these support hours. The number of hours for this item can be adjusted to ensure project quality. We propose a minimum of 80 hours, which can be allocated over a 20-week period with 4 hours per week

By tracking these metrics and gathering feedback from stakeholders, it becomes possible to evaluate the success of the solution in promoting AtalaPrism, facilitating learning, and driving the adoption of decentralized identity solutions within the universities.

To share the outputs and results of our project, we have the following plans:

1.Project Reports (PoM and PoA): 

We will submit a Statement of Milestones (SoM) which will be published, reviewed and approved by Community Reviewers. In each Milestone, we will public Proof of Achievement (PoA) to provide evidence that the milestone for which they have already been paid has been achieved. 

2.Public outputs/results on our website

We will outputs/results on our website at cardano2vn.io where interested individuals can access our update proactively. Discuss or query us any topics they prefer.

3.Share output/result to Online platforms (Cardano Forum, Facebook, telegram, twitter, youtube and github): These will be places we share updates, success stories, and best practices. These will allow us to reach a larger audience and gather feedback and suggestions from the community, fostering a collaborative approach to decentralized identity adoption

We will create a comprehensive report summarizing the key findings, achievements, and lessons learned from the project. This report will be shared with stakeholders, including university faculty, industry partners, and the community.

[CAPABILITY & FEASIBILITY] What is your capability to deliver your project with high levels of trust and accountability? How do you intend to validate if your approach is feasible?

1, Expertise and Experience:

The members of the project are the core team who organized the Community-Led Events Cardano Summit 2022 and Community-Led Events Cardano Summit 2023. We consist of technical experts from Cardano2vn.io and professors from 5 major universities.

(This is the picture of the summit)

We have been funded for 8 proposals (Fund6: 1, Fund7: 3, Fund8: 4) . All 8 projects have been successfully implemented, delivering impacts beyond expectations and marked as completed on IOG's tracking board . Here are some our activities we delivered for our community:

• Organizing 8 webinars on web3 and building web3 on the Cardano blockchain

(this is picture of our class)

• Supporting students in conducting scientific research on blockchain, building, and integrating their applications with Cardano
• Organizing and participating in “Together we learn Haskell”
• Introduce and promote Blockchain and AI research and development to Universities

• We are collaborating with Gimbalabs to bring the Gimbalabs PPBL2023 course to Vietnamese in our native language.

During the bear market, the project team regularly organized sharing sessions and networking events with universities, thereby collaborating with them to schedule both fundamental and advanced training. Below are some of the activities:

• Introduce Cardano and Project Catalyst at Nguyen Trai University
• Share oppotunies on Cardano and Project Catalyst for Students and lecture at ITI - National University, Hanoi
• Organizing 8 webinars on web3 and building web3 on the Cardano blockchain
• Cardano student showcases at Student Scientific and Research Conference at the University of Transport and Communications in Hanoi, Vietnam
• Promoting Blockchain, and AI research in universities

And we did deliver a initial course at a University as a sample case, here is our course’s outline and this event was posted on meetup 

Based on the experiences gained from these activities, we have observed that establishing a blockchain club and organizing seminars and hackathons will attract developer to the Cardano platform. With over 600 students, and we believe that we ’re best suited to deliver this project at this year.

2, Accountability: 

• Metrics and Evaluation: We have established clear metrics and indicators to measure the success of our project. By regularly evaluating and reporting on these metrics, we hold ourselves accountable for delivering the desired outcomes. 
• Transparent and Open Approach: We prioritize transparency and open communication in all aspects of our project. We are committed to sharing progress updates, project plans, and outcomes with stakeholders, ensuring that everyone is informed and involved in the process.

Overall, our capability to deliver the project with high levels of trust and accountability lies in our expertise, transparent approach, and evaluation measures. We are committed to upholding these principles throughout the project lifecycle, ensuring that our efforts are reliable, trustworthy, and accountable to all stakeholders involved.

Our specific goals are as follows:

1. At least 200 students have awareness of Atala Prism through workshops, courses, and related activities.
2. At least 100 pioneers will complete the AtalaPrism Cohort program.
3. 80 participants attend the Governance Framework workshops.
4. There is a set of Atala Prism V2 documentation in Vietnamese and published on our github/website.(open source courseware)
5. Organize 02 Self-sovereign Identity workshops for students to understand Identity models in the application. We expect 02 seminars will bring about 100 students who will study Altala Prism on the IOG platform.
6. Organize 02 Governance Framework workshops.
7. Atala Prism V2 is used as the official teaching material for IT students.
8. 02 Sample cases using Atala Prism, They will be used as a reference model for students to practice.
9. 04 groups of students will receive technical support during application development

With previous experience in implementing a funded proposal within universities and a systematic approach, including localizing curriculum, integrating it into mainstream teaching, supporting and encouraging students to engage in in-depth research on SSI, and providing concrete examples, we have full confidence that this approach is practical and feasible.

[Project Milestones] What are the key milestones you need to achieve in order to complete your project successfully?

The detailed breakdown of our project’s milestones and activities is avalable at this Google doc.

Milestone1:

Timeline: 1 month

Key activities:

• Form a team, kickoff meeting
• Assign person to be in charge of organizing and presenting 02 Self-sovereign Identity workshops
• Assign a person to be in charge of organizing 02 Governance Framework workshops.
• Plan and translate AP101 Module of Atala PRISM v2
• Referent cases design
• Submit courseware structure to University Management to get approval
• Project management (planning, organizing, and controlling resources, tasks, and activities to achieve specific project goals)

 Acceptance criteria:

• Kickoff meeting minutes with RACI matrix
• Self-sovereign Identity workshops planning script
• Governance Framework workshops planning script
• AP101 Module of Atala PRISM v2 course materials (instruction document, slide, lab guide, questions...)
• A detail design of reference cases
• The approval document from University
• Meeting minutes with action plan

Timeline: 1 month

Key activities:

• Translate AP102 Module of Atala PRISM v2
• Translate AP103 Module of Atala PRISM v2
• Plan and Introduce the Self-sovereign identity model as a research topic for third and fourth-year students (1st Self-sovereign Identity workshop)
• Review Translated documents and puplic in University
• Integrate Atala Prism V2 as a subject in Universities.
• Develop Referent cases (coding examples and writing documents)
• Mid-Term Review (review the archivement and remaining activities)
• Project management (planning, organizing, and controlling resources, tasks, and activities to achieve specific project goals)

 Acceptance criteria:

• AP102 Module of Atala PRISM v2 course materials (instruction document, slide, lab guide, questions...)
• AP103 Module of Atala PRISM v2 course materials (instruction document, slide, lab guide, questions...)
• Marketing posts, workshop with pictures and recording, workshop summary
• AP101, 102, 103 course materials are publiced on our website, github account.
• Teaching Atala Prism V2 at University
• Design plan, documents and codes on github
• Review minutes with follow up action plan
• Meeting minutes with action plan

Timeline: 1 month

Key activities:

• Plan and Introduce the Self-sovereign identity model as a research topic for third and fourth-year students (2nd Self-sovereign Identity workshop)
• Continue to develope referent cases (coding examples and writing documents)
• Revise and Release referent cases to Students and public
• Deliver the 1st Teaching session about Atala Prism V2 in University, Encourage students to participate in the AtalaPrism Cohort on the IOG platform
• Support hour offically openning, Coaching students in working with Atala Prism
• Deliver the 1st Governance Framework workshops.
• Project management (planning, organizing, and controlling resources, tasks, and activities to achieve specific project goals)

 Acceptance criteria:

• Marketing posts, workshop with pictures and recording, workshop summary
• Design plan, documents and codes on github
• Referent cases and instruction guides are on github/website
• A full subject delivery with picture and recording as evidences
• Recording of supporting session and summary
• A governance Framework workshops with pictures, recording and summary as evidence
• Meeting minutes with action plan

Timeline: 1 month

Key activities:

• Deliver the 2nd Governance Framework workshops.
• Deliver the 2nd Teaching session about Atala Prism V2 in University, Encourage students to participate in the AtalaPrism Cohort on the IOG platform
• Running Official support hours
• Coaching 1-1 to student startup group who write proposal using DID
• Project management (planning, organizing, and controlling resources, tasks, and activities to achieve specific project goals)

Acceptance criteria:

• A governance Framework workshops with pictures, recording and summary as evidence
• A full subject delivery with picture and recording as evidences
• Recording of supporting session and summary
• Recording of supporting session and follow up plan
• Meeting minutes with action plan

Timeline: 1 month

Key activities:

• Running Official support hours, Coaching students in working with Atala Prism
• Working with Lectures to review and update courseware
• Coaching 1-1 to student startup group who write proposal using DID
• Rewards for student who write proposal using DID
• Final-Term Review (review the archivement and learnt lessons)
• Project management and creating completion video and report

 Acceptance criteria:

• At least 200 students have awareness of Atala Prism through workshops, courses, and related activities.
• At least 100 pioneers will complete the AtalaPrism Cohort program.
• 02 cases can serve as practical examples of Proof of Concept or Pilot.
• ~80 participants attend the Governance Framework workshops.
• 04 groups of students will receive technical support during application development
• A completion video and report

[RESOURCES] Who is in the project team and what are their roles?

Our core team member are:

Nguyen Anh Tien

Role: Project Manager, Product Owner, Blockchain Developer

Bio: the founder of the VILAI stake pool, and a computer science expert working in the Cardano/Crypto space since 2018. Cardano Ambassador, Funded Proposer, member of Plutus, Atala Prism Pioneer Program, a Challenge Team member and Co-host for Eastern Town Hall.

• LinkedIn
• Twitter
• Telegram

Hoang Van Thong

Role: Curriculum Quality Assurance Officer

Bio: Lecturer (since 2001) and Dean of Faculty of Information Technology (since 2020), University of Transportation and Communications, computer science experts, developed many websites

• Fields research: fuzzy logic, soft computing, data mining, machine learning.
• LinkedIn
• Email: thonghv@utc.edu.vn
• Facebook

Cao Thi Luyen,

Role: Curriculum Development member

Bio: Lecturer (since 2001) of the Faculty of Information Technology, University of Transportation and Communications, received a Ph.D. in mathematical assurance in computational systems at the military academy of science and technology (since 2018). developed many applications.

• Fields research: watermarking, data hiding, machine learning, blockchain. 
• LinkedIn
• Email: luyenct@utc.edu.vn 

Mai Manh Trung

Role: Curriculum Development member

Bio: Lecturer (since 2007) and Dean of Faculty of Information Technology (since 2004), University of Economic and Industry, computer science expert.

• Fields research: Security, application programing, data mining, machine learning.
• Email: mmtrung@uneti.edu.vn

Ngoc Dung Bui

Role: Curriculum Development member

• Senior researcher in AI and computer vision
• Senior lecturer at Information Technology, University of Transport and Communications, Vietnam
• 16 years experience in AI
• https://scholar.google.com.vn/citations?user=zxiSmOAAAAAJ&hl=en

Pham Van Khanh, Dr.

Role: Curriculum Development member

Bio: Lecturer at Military Technical Academy, Hanoi, Vietnam.

• Scientific Research profile

[BUDGET & COSTS] Please provide a cost breakdown of the proposed work and resources.

The detailed budget breakdown of our project work is avalable at this Google doc. it is summarized here for your quick reference.

Milestone 1: 45 days - 29,296 ADA =19.76%

Milestone 2: 45 days - 42,141 ADA =28.43%

Milestone 3: 45 days - 31,324 ADA =21.13%

Milestone 4: 30 days - 22,535 ADA =15.20%

Milestone 5: 30 days - 22,930 ADA =15.47%

Total budget: 148,225 ADA

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

With the detailed solution described above, we are confident that the project implementation will achieve the desired results as follows:

• Attract and engage stakeholders to participate in Atala Prism, promoting practical product development.
• Attract a pool of developers/stakeholders to complete the Atala PRISM Pioneer Program.
• Organize workshops for stakeholders to complete a Governance Framework.
• Develop a Proof of Concept and learning materials to support further development and scalability in the coming years.

Project will drive effectively ecosystem growth, foster education and community initiatives, expand Cardano’s global footprint and onboard more Cardano users.

The project costs primarily rely on labor hours, at market-competitive rates and reasonable exchange price, specific breakdowns of major items are outlined in the Google doc. We assure you that these prices are reasonable considering the project's anticipated outcomes.

[IMPORTANT NOTE] The Applicant agrees to Fund 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