[CaFi] Peer-Reviewed Technical Research Paper Library in Vietnamese version

[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] Co-proposers and additional applicants

Do Viet Cuong

[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)

We will translate 75 IOG research papers into Vietnamese and post them on the cardano.vn website to create a knowledge library for the Cardano Vietnam community.

[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.”

No dependencies.

[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

This is a non-technical proposal, it does not involve code. However, the output results of our project will be published on the cardano.vn website. It is fully open to the community.

[SOLUTION] Please describe your proposed solution

• First, we want to clearly state that our proposal is not directly related to IOG. This is a solution that our team implemented for the Cardano Vietnam community.
• The Cardano Vietnam community is very large. However, in-depth research papers in English and with many specialized terms are a huge barrier for the community. The Cardano community in Vietnam has difficulty accessing papers about Blockchain and Cardano in English.
• We are a team with translation expertise and experience. We have had experience researching the Cardano Blockchain since 2017. Since fund 7, we have translated videos on Charles Hoskinson, Input Output, and Cardano Foundation youtube channels into Vietnamese. We have translated many documents and posted them on the carrdano.vn wensite. Our products receive great support from the Cardano Vietnam community.
• As of May, 2023, there have been 209 research papers published here. Within the scope of our proposal in Fund 12, we will translate 75 research papers into Vietnamese and post them to the cardano.vn website to create a knowledge library for the Cardano Vietnam community.
• Our solution will help the Cardano Vietnam community have one more official source of information. We will build a long-term knowledge library for the community. This is an important solution because in Vietnam there is no team to translate these research papers into Vietnamese, language is still a big barrier for those who want to learn in-depth about Cardano. We believe our solution will help the current and future Cardano community, it will help the Cardano Vietnam community grow stronger and better.

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

• This is a non-technical proposal. We will create translations to provide official knowledge to the community. We will help make information about Cardano more known to the Vietnamese community. Through this proposal we will attract more members to join the Cardano Vietnam community.
• Our proposal is also a way for us to build community. We have been building the Cardano Vietnam community for many years. Our Telegram group has more than 2700 members, our youtube channel has about 20400 subscribers.
• Our proposal will help the Cardano Vietnam community access official knowledge easily. This knowledge will create positive impacts for the community. For example, when reading the research papers we have posted on the cardano.vn website, the Cardano Vietnam community better understand Hydra, Proof of Useful Work, Ouroboros Leios, Minotaur and Djed,... By learning these insights officially, the Cardano Vietnam community will clearly understand the superiority of Cardano compared to other platforms.
• We measure project success here. When accessing this link, people will know how many research papers are being translated? How many research papers are waiting to be translated? And how many research papers have been completed?
• We will share the project's output at the cardano.vn website. This is a website where you can learn a lot of information about Cardano. Additionally, we share project's output to our Telegram group. This is a group with lively and quality discussions in the Cardano Vietnam community. After completing this project, we plan to diversify media forms for output products, such as Video lectures or Livestream sessions.

[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?

• We have been translating Videos on YouTube channels of Charles Hoskinson, Input Output and Cardano Foundation for more than 2 years. We have also translated many videos at the Cardano Summit 2023 event into Vietnamese. You can watch the videos here.
• We are members of the Reward for Community Translators project funded in Fund 7. Our project is completed (here is our close out video), however we continue to operate and create quality products to send to the Cardano Vietnam community. You can see a list of the free translation video here, they have code that starts with "Fr". This shows that we are very trustworthy and responsible, and we are fully capable of completing the project "Peer-Reviewed Technical Reasearch Paper Library in Vietnamese version".
• We are also a member of the "CatalystTalk for Vietnamese" proposal funded in Fund 10. We have had 6 Talk sessions sharing content related to Catalyst for the Cardano Vietnam community. In addition, we have video tutorials related to the stages in Catalyst. You can watch our videos here. Although we have completed this project (this is the project close-out video), we still have 2 Talk sessions to introduce Catalyst Fund 12 to the Cardano Vietnam community. You can review 2 videos here: Talk 1 and Talk 2.
• We are also a member of the "IOG Reasearch Paper Library for the Cardano Vietnam community" proposal funded in Fund 11. With this proposal, we will translate 45 documents into Vietnamese and post them on the cardano.vn website . We have now completed milestone 2 of this proposal. You can follow the project's progress here. We expect to complete this project in May 2024.
• Individual contribution: Tu Nguyen translated 198 videos into Vietnamese, corresponding to about 5024 minutes. The videos have been posted on the "Tai Chinh Tam An" youtube channel to update information for the Cardano Vietnam community. You can see those contributions here.
• We already have experience in managing project money because we have completed 2 project in Fund 7 and Fund 10. And we also have a project funded in Fund 11. After receiving funding, our money management steps are as follows:

+ The project manager will manage the funded amount.

+ The translator selects research papers to translate. After this research paper is translated, the reviewer will review and post it on the cardano.vn website.

+ Then, we will compile statistics and pay rewards to translators and reviewers.

• We have anticipated some risks and have mitigation solutions as follows:

+ Risk 1: In research articles, there are specialized terms that can create confusion for readers. Our solution: Our project team is experienced people who will review translations before sending them to the community.

+ Risk 2: In-depth research papers will have few people interested. Our solution: In addition to posting the product on the cardano.vn website, we will send the product to our Telegram group. This is a group with quality and lively discussions of the Cardano Vietnam community.

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

From August 1, 2024 to September 30, 2024

• We will translate 19 research papers (for details of the 19 research papers that need to be translated here).
• The total pages we will translate is 687 pages.
• The total cost for milestone 1 is: 687 x 9 = 6183 (ADA), which is 32.8% of the proposal budget.
• The results of milestone 1: There are 19 articles posted on the cardano.vn website and completed 19 research papers in PDF format in Vietnamese.
• Milestone 1 acceptance criteria: Complete work on time. Translations keep the formatting of mathematical formulas, images and tables more than 80% similar to the original document.
• Milestone 1 completion date: September 30, 2024.

From October 1, 2024 to November 30, 2024

• We will translate 21 research papers (for details of the 21 research papers that need to be translated here).
• The total pages we will translate is 693 pages.
• The total cost for milestone 1 is: 693 x 9 = 6237 (ADA), which is 33% of the proposal budget.
• The results of milestone 2: There are 21 articles posted on the cardano.vn website and completed 21 research papers in PDF format in Vietnamese.
• Milestone 2 acceptance criteria: Complete work on time. Translations keep the formatting of mathematical formulas, images and tables more than 80% similar to the original document.
• Milestone 2 completion date: November 30, 2024.

From December 1, 2024 to January 31, 2025

• We will translate 35 research papers (for details of the 35 research papers that need to be translated here).
• The total pages we will translate is 717 pages.
• The total cost for milestone 1 is: 717 x 9 = 6453 (ADA), which is 34.2% of the proposal budget.
• The results of milestone 3: There are 35 articles posted on the cardano.vn website and completed 35 research papers in PDF format in Vietnamese. And project close-out video and close-out report.
• Milestone 3 acceptance criteria: Complete work on time. Translations keep the formatting of mathematical formulas, images and tables more than 80% similar to the original document.
• Milestone 3 completion date: January 31, 2025.

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

Our team has 2 members:

1. Tu Nguyen: FIMI Translator team member, completed the Cardano Blockchain Certified Associate (CBCA) Alpha Program 2 (Certificate ID: 64898843661a2dbd9402d27b), completed Cardano Blockchain Certified Associate (CBCA) Course (Certificate ID: 5351588), participated in the Blockchain industry since 2017. Proposer of the "IOG Reasearch Paper Library for the Cardano Vietnam community" proposal, a funded proposal in fund 11.

• Tasks: Project Manager, Translator, Reviewer
• Telegram: https://t.me/Tulibra 

2. Do Viet Cuong: FIMI Translator team member. Master - High school teacher. Researching Blockchain since 2017. Have CBCA certificate (Certificate ID: 6491554124aef68319023c7e). Community Developer, Cardano Vietnam Community Manager. Content creator and video producer. Co-manage projects funded in fund 7, fund 10, and fund 11.

• Tasks: Translator, Reviewer
• Telegram: https://t.me/dovietcuong

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

Total budget: 18873 ADA.

Translation cost: 9 ADA per page.

Detailed budget analysis:

1. Milestone 1: From August 1, 2024 to September 30, 2024

• We will translate 19 research papers
• The total pages we will translate is 687 pages.
• The cost for milestone 1 is: 687 x 9 = 6183 (ADA), which is 32.8% of the proposal budget.

2. Milestone 2: From October 1, 2024 to November 30, 2024

• We will translate 21 research papers.
• The total pages we will translate is 693 pages.
• The cost for milestone 2 is: 693 x 9 = 6237 (ADA), which is 33% of the proposal budget.

3. Final milestone: From Decmeber 1, 2024 to January 31, 2025

• We will translate 35 research papers
• The total pages we will translate is 717 pages.
• The cost for milestone 3 is: 717 x 9 = 6453 (ADA), which is 34.2% of the proposal budget.

So the total pages to be translated is: 687 + 693 + 717 = 2097 (pages)

Total budget of our proposal is: 6183 + 6237 + 6453 = 18873 (ADA)

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

• Our project only has 2 types of costs: translator reward and reviewer reward. Through the process of implementing the proposal Fund 11, we found this is a reasonable cost of our project. Our project funding will create benefits for the Cardano Vietnam community.
• We decide the project's budget based on the following factors:

+ This is an in-depth research paper on Blockchain, so we need a team of staff with extensive experience in translation and good understanding of Blockchain. Furthermore, the content of these papers contains many mathematical formulas, tables and symbols. Therefore, we need more time to complete the job than translating regular documents.

+ We consulted the translation costs of "Cardano For the M₳sses: Age of Voltaire Edition" proposal funded in Fund 11. This proposal has been funded at a cost of 21 ADA per page. Therefore, it is very reasonable for us to ask for a translation cost of 9 ADA per page, about more than 4 USD per page with an ADA price of $0.46 on April 30, 2024.

+ We have built quality information channels over the years, which is a factor that helps us save marketing costs for this project.