Development of AI Translation Catalyst Japanese Web Portal

[GENERAL] Name and surname of main applicant

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

[GENERAL] Requested funds in ada

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

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

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

Develop a web portal optimized for PCs/smartphones where you can read Catalyst proposals in Japanese.

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

[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.”

Lidonation API

Ideascale

Open AI [GTP-4o]

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

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

The portal site currently under development will be released as open source under the MIT License.

[SOLUTION] Please describe your proposed solution

Current Problem

In Japan, there is a tendency to vote only for proposals introduced within the community, overlooking other promising proposals.

Background of the Problem

For Japanese people, seeing or hearing English is very stressful. Therefore, they are not inclined to spend time reading the approximately 1,000 proposals written in English.

While it is possible to read to some extent using the browser's automatic translation function, switching to the translation function for each page is cumbersome, and the page layout can become distorted and the text hard to read. People who are very passionate about Catalyst and Cardano do not have a problem with this, but general users are tired of this operation and find reading proposals burdensome.

Additionally, in recent Funds, nearly 1,000 proposals have been submitted, making it difficult to review all the proposals.

Solution

I will build a Catalyst Japanese portal site using AI translation.

• The latest OpenAI engine "GPT-4o," released on May 13, 2024, will be used to translate into readable Japanese.
• Proposal filtering function (string search/proposer/related tags/challenge)
• Multi-device support (PC/smartphone/tablet)
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Many Japanese people want to easily check proposals during their commute or in their spare time, so it is desirable to have a page optimized for smartphones that can be read in Japanese.

About the Alpha Prototype

To solve this problem, I developed an alpha version of the Catalyst Japanese portal site at the start of Fund11, providing the community with an experience of reading proposals intuitively in Japanese.

https://catalyst-japan-potal.streamlit.app/

This site received a lot of feedback, and even people who had never read Catalyst proposals before started to read a few.

Additionally, since we confirmed over 500 unique users between the release and the voting deadline, we believe this will increase the participation rate in the Japanese community.

The portal site for this development will be migrated to a new domain and released.

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現在の問題

日本ではコミュニティ内で紹介された提案だけに投票する傾向があり、その他の有望な提案を見過ごしてきました。

問題の背景

日本人にとって英語を見たり聞いたりすることは、とてもストレスフルです。そのため、英語で書かれた約1000件の提案書を時間をかけて読む気がしません。

ブラウザの自動翻訳機能を使えばある程度は読めますが、ページごとに翻訳機能に切り替える動作が煩わしくページレイアウトが崩れたり読みにくい文字になります。カタリストやカルダノにとても情熱がある人は問題ないですが、一般ユーザーはその操作にうんざりしており提案書を読むという行為が億劫になっています。

また、ここ数回のFundでは1000件近い提案書が提出されるため全ての提案書を確認する作業が大変になっています。

解決策

AI翻訳によるカタリスト日本語ポータルサイトを構築します。

・2024年5月13日に公開されたOpen AIの最新エンジン「GPT-4o」を使用し読みやすい日本語に翻訳します。

・提案書フィルタリング機能　(文字列検索/提案者/関連タグ/チャレンジ)

・マルチデバイス対応　(PC/スマートフォン/タブレット)

多くの日本人は通勤途中や空いてる時間で気軽に提案書をチェックしたいと考える人が多く、スマートフォンに最適化された日本語で読めるページであることが望ましいです。

アルファプロトタイプについて

私はこの問題を解決するためにFund11開始時にカタリスト日本語ポータルサイトのα版を開発し、直感的に日本語で提案書が読めるという体験をコミュニティに提供しました。

https://catalyst-japan-potal.streamlit.app/

このサイトはとても多くの反響があり、これまでカタリスト提案書を読まなかった人も少しだけ提案書を読むという行動をしてくれた人もいます。

また、公開から投票締め切りまでの間に500以上のユニークユーザーを確認できたことから、日本コミュニティにおけるカタリスト参加率を向上させるものと考えています。

今回の開発におけるポータルサイトは、新ドメインに移行し公開されます。

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

Value to the Cardano Community

This project will enable proposers from around the world to approach the Japanese community. Additionally, it will encourage participation from the Japanese community as reviewers and potential future Catalyst DReps, allowing for proposal evaluation by global talents. This aims to promote active governance participation and revitalization of the Japanese community.

Project Measurement Methods

• Measure analytics for each proposal page and include them in the milestone achievement reports.
• Conduct off-chain surveys during each fund voting period to verify usage

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【カルダノコミュニティにもたらす価値】

このプロジェクトは世界中の提案者が日本コミュニティにアプローチすることを可能にするほか、

日本コミュニティからレビュアーや将来的なCatalyst DRepとしての参加を促し、グローバル人材での提案評価を可能にすることで、日本コミュニティの積極的なガバナンス参加と、活性化を図ります。

【プロジェクトの測定方法】

・提案ページごとのアナリティクスを計測し、マイルストーン成果報告に含めます。

・各ファンド投票中にオフチェーンアンケートを実施し、利用状況を確認します。

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[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?

This portal site has already released an alpha version and will be rebuilt.

I have been active as an SPO for four years and am also the founder of SPO JAPAN GUILD.

https://spojapanguild.net/

I have had four proposals adopted in Catalyst, with three proposals currently ongoing.

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このポータルサイトはすでにα版を公開しており、再構築を行います。

私は4年間SPOとして活動しており、SPO JAPAN GUILDの創設者でもあります。

https://spojapanguild.net/

カタリストでこれまで4つの提案が採択されており、3つの提案は現在も進行中です。

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

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日本語のマイルストーン詳細はこちらからご確認頂けます。

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Milestone Outputs

• Development of the backend for proposal data content retrieval
• Development of the backend for AI translation
• Frontend UI/UX design
• Frontend development

-Enhancement of Proposal Filtering Function (String Search/Proposer/Related Tags/Challenges)

• Migration from the prototype temporary domain to the new domain

Acceptance Criteria

• Public release of the site by May 21, 2024

Evidence of milestone completion

• Source code published on GitHub
• Portal site published on the new domain
• Announcement on X (Twitter)

Milestone Outputs

• Development of the backend for vote data aggregation
• Frontend UI/UX adjustments
• Integration of vote data into the frontend
• Preparation of Analytics Data Aggregation Report

Acceptance Criteria

• Site published after the results announcement on July 15, 2024

Evidence of milestone completion

• Voting results published on the portal site
• Announcement on X (Twitter)
• Analytics Data Aggregation Report

Milestone Outputs

• Backend modifications for Fund13 specifications
• Frontend UI/UX adjustments
• 
  

Acceptance Criteria

• Backend specifications updated
• Frontend changes applied to the site

-Addition of My Page Function

-Addition of Favorites Function

Evidence of milestone completion

• GitHub PR and commit reports

Milestone Outputs

• Translation of all Fund13 proposal data
• Aggregation of vote data
• Reflection of voting results
• Preparation of Analytics Data Aggregation Report

Acceptance Criteria

• Data published on the portal site according to the Fund13 timeline
• Project Close-out Report and Video

Evidence of milestone completion

• Data published on the site according to the Fund13 timeline
• Announcement on X (Twitter)
• Analytics Data Aggregation Report
• Project Close-out Report and Video

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日本語のマイルストーン詳細はこちらからご確認頂けます。

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

Project manager and Full-stack engineer

BTBF (https://twitter.com/btbfpark)

Active as SPO for 4 years（X-StakePool)

Founder of SPO Japan Guild (https://spojapanguild.net/)

Server engineering 6 years

WEB2 Dev 18 years

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プロジェクトマネージャー、フルスタックエンジニア

BTBF (https://twitter.com/btbfpark)

SPOとして4年以上の経験(X-StakePool)

SPO JAPAN GUILD創設者(https://spojapanguild.net/)

サーバーエンジニアリング 6年 

WEBシステム開発 18年

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

UI/UX Design $2,000

Frontend Development Costs $8,000

Backend Development Costs $20,000

12-month Maintenance Costs (Domain & Server) $1,000

OpenAI "GPT-4o" API Usage Fee $200

Catalyst Management Fee $500

Contingency Fund $1,000 (for unforeseen circumstances)

Total: $32,700

Equivalent in ADA: 81,600 ADA

(Calculated considering market fluctuations and set at this rate: USD/ADA $0.4/ADA)

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UI/UXデザイン $2,000

フロントエンド開発費　$8,000

バックエンド開発費　$20,000

12ヶ月 保守メンテナンス費（ドメイン・サーバー費）$1,000

Open AI 「GPT-4o」利用料　$200

カタリスト管理費　$500

予備費　$1,000　(不測の事態に備えて)

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合計　$32,700

81,600ADA

(相場市場の変動を加味して算出しこのレートに決定しました　USD/ADA $0.4/ada)

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

It would require an enormous amount of money and time to hire translators for nearly 1,000 proposals per fund, making it impossible to achieve within the Catalyst timeline.

While the translation accuracy of machine translation is slightly inferior to that of human translation, it can save both cost and time.

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ファンドごとに１０００件近い提案書の全てを翻訳者に依頼することは莫大な費用と時間が必要であり、カタリストのタイムラインでは実現不可能です。

機械翻訳での翻訳精度は人間が翻訳するよりも少し劣りますが、コストと時間を節約できます。

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