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The NSA and other ministries have many assets to manage across Ghana that during administration and staff shifts can get lost in paperwork or beaurocracy due to a lack of transparent ledger systems.
In partnership with the NSA, JKG and the Cardano community will design and engineer a blockchain asset management system utilizing Cardano & Midnight to provide transparency and where needed, privacy.
This is the total amount allocated to ADANSIE ASSET MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (Adansie= Evidence in Twi).
Please provide your proposal title
ADANSIE ASSET MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (Adansie= Evidence in Twi)
Enter the amount of funding you are requesting in ADA
1000000
Please specify how many months you expect your project to last
12
Please indicate if your proposal has been auto-translated
No
Original Language
en
What is the problem you want to solve?
The NSA and other ministries have many assets to manage across Ghana that during administration and staff shifts can get lost in paperwork or beaurocracy due to a lack of transparent ledger systems.
Supporting links
Does your project have any dependencies on other organizations, technical or otherwise?
Yes
Describe any dependencies or write 'No dependencies'
Two notable dependencies: 1. The Ghana National Sports Authority which is mitigated by its contract with JKG (see first supporting document); 2. DeepFunding which has allocated $100,000 USD as matching funds for a Hackathon. Our proposal will garner an additional $100K if we pledge 100K in ADA equivilant to hackathon the needs and solutions for the NSA. The proposal though is not reliant on the extra $100,000 from DeepFunding or a hackathon in the first of a kind experiment of a hybrid project in a partnership with SingularityNet' DeepFunding and Catalyst.
Will your project's outputs be fully open source?
Yes
License and Additional Information
MIT Github repository url to be provided
Please choose the most relevant theme and tag related to the outcomes of your proposal
RWA
Describe your established collaborations.
JKG has a strategic mandate from the National Sports Authority of Ghana (see Supporting Doc 1) to lead naming rights, sponsorships, blockchain (Cardano/Midnight), AI infrastructure, & digital transformation across its 54 federations, 4 major stadiums—including the newly refurbished [Tarkwa & Abosso Stadium] thousands of athletes (pro, elite, amateur, youth, and para-athletes). Our long-term vision includes positioning Ghana to host the Olympics within 20 years. While the Cardano Midnight Sports Stadium is a future possibility, it requires additional funding beyond this proposal’s scope.
Describe funding commitments.
Funding commitment of $100K USD is secured from Deepfunding if matched. This commitment is for AI development alligned with SingularitNet's principles of beneficial AI. AAM asset management proposal is a hybrid partnership between the NSA of Ghana, Cardano, DeepFunding, & JKG. The 1M ADA grant will be utilized in two tranches with the first to match DeepFunding’s contribution, supporting a brainstorm/hackathon & AI solution development for the NSA. This will preceed the development of a blockchain-based digital asset management app for Ghana’s entire sports ecosystem.
Describe your key performance metrics.
Please describe your proposed solution and how it addresses the problem
The solution we are proposing has several aspects and phases to this real world problem of several countries (Ghana in this intial proposal) infrastructures and systems that need a transparent with privacy protections for sensitive government information. 1. A private - public contracted partnership; 2. Funding solution(s) to assist an entity that has capital infusion needs; 3. Joint partner team assessment of asset categories and managment/logistic requirements; 4. Introduction of AI into Sports systems for athlete training needs (NSA ministry public announcement in near future and JKG is under NDA restrictions on elaborating further), fan engagement, ticketing, and more but as noted legal constraints prohibit expansion of discussion at this time, 5. Community development of open source asset mangement back end, front end and smart contract, identity certification on Midnight where shade is needed and Cardano where full transparency is acceptable e.g. equipment for football pitch maintenence can be a transparent asset but the payment from ministry to the worker maybe should be shaded or private. 6. Tested, audited DApp that is open source and can be utilized by other ministries or countries with similar challenges.
Please define the positive impact your project will have on the wider Cardano community
This partnership proposal between JKG, the NSA, DeepFunding, Cardano and the community of builders we will foster relationships with will bring exposure and relations with an entire countries sports infrastructure in this RWA management project. By extension the reach will be to over 80% of the entire population of Ghana as statistics indicate 80% of Ghanians follow football (soccer) avidly. And, this is just one sport.
Few projects have the ability to project and reach as much of a countries population as Adansie Asset Management does. It will introduce Cardano blockchain to the general population and specifically government employees as asset inventory and mangement is established and fans as ticket systems are explored and fan sponsorship and reward dapps are established, to professional and elite athletes are performance data managed, & also will be a strong test case for Midnight in a government ministry use case for sensitive data needs such as payment rails to suppliers and athletes.
A large focus of what this proposal will do is reach out to a large population of Ghana via sports but also with sub outreach projects to the countries youth via sports engagement and with the creation of jobs during the modernzation, blockchaining, asset enrollment and inventory efforts. The thousands of athletes already enrolled in the 54 sports Federations will be impacted and potentially directly by a sister JKG proposal to develop the AIT - Athlete Identification Token. These athletes include thousands of amatuers of all ages, hundreds of elites and a handfull of professional athletes including football, rugby, weightlifting, boxing and esports. The project will have reach throughout the world as we reach out to the Ghana diaspora in fan support systems that will be developed.
Should the community see fit the (outside this proposal auspices) one of the major stadiums could be licensed under a sponsorship partnership deal for naming rights. Imagine the Cardano Stadium in Accra or the Midnight Stadium in Kumasi or a combo Cardano Midnight Stadium for impact on the country, the African Continent and the entire Cardano ecosystem.
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?
JKG has a tiered approach of senior mangement, developers on staff and free-lance or gig in country engineers. The senior management has two Wall Street tested founders and business success stories and seasoned Cardano project founders. We also have a co-founder who is a Ghanian athlete and current womens weight lifting record holder, trained health professional, coach and enables our diplomatic relations with the ministry. JKG also has two skilled and experienced Ghanian diplomed engineers, coder, developers on staff with ties to local Universities to mangage and navigate the technical side. JKG has also developed partnerships and sponsorships with Rejuve Bio for athlete development and the International Board of Ethics to assist with ethical data use.
Milestone Title
Team Assembly / AI Hackathon
Milestone Outputs
Acceptance Criteria
Evidence of Completion
Delivery Month
2
Cost
75000
Progress
10 %
Milestone Title
Asset Inventory System Developed / AI Dev
Milestone Outputs
Acceptance Criteria
Evidence of Completion
NSA Asset Inventory System Report written, video summary submitted and added to GH repository. NSA signed off form.
AI Development needs report and video submitted and added to GH Repository.
3.Engineer and quality control report completed on compatibility of Inventory System Report and AI needs report to ensure compatability.
Delivery Month
4
Cost
200000
Progress
30 %
Milestone Title
Core Devlopment & Testnet
Milestone Outputs
Acceptance Criteria
Evidence of Completion
1.Testnet of the complete application is deployed with written assessment and passing, or fail grade from internal reviewers including NSA staff
2.Community bug bounty is completed with rewards and written assessment from internal team including NSA staff.
3.Written Assessment from external Security team with needs and fixes recommended - if any.
4.Interim video report produced and delivered for community on status of testnet and security audits.
Delivery Month
7
Cost
300000
Progress
60 %
Milestone Title
Auditing, Piloting and Refinement
Milestone Outputs
Acceptance Criteria
Evidence of Completion
1.Audit report on all issues and systems. Passing grade.
2.Written results of pilot with Ministry of Youth and Sports with a written assessment from either the minister or. other high ranking official.
Delivery Month
10
Cost
200000
Progress
80 %
Milestone Title
Mainnet Launch v1
Milestone Outputs
Acceptance Criteria
Evidence of Completion
Delivery Month
11
Cost
75000
Progress
90 %
Milestone Title
Mainnet and Final Report
Milestone Outputs
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Acceptance Criteria
Written and video reports to the community.
Delivery of application support documents
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Evidence of Completion
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Delivery Month
12
Cost
150000
Progress
100 %
Please provide a cost breakdown of the proposed work and resources
Detailed Budget Breakdown (In ADA )
The total project budget is 1,000,000 ADA, to be executed over a 12-month, 6 milestone period.
This team is the engine of the project. We will allocate a significant portion of the budget to attract and retain top local talent.
-Lead Blockchain/Plutus Developer (1 person):
Role: Supervises all on-chain development, smart contract security, and core blockchain architecture. This is a highly specialized and critical role.
Monthly Rate (ADA): 8,420 ADA
12-Month Total (ADA): 101,040 ADA
-Backend Developer (1 person):
Role: Builds the off-chain API, server-side logic, and integrates with the blockchain.
Monthly Rate (ADA): 6,315 ADA
12-Month Total (ADA): 75,780 ADA
-Frontend Developer (1 person):
Role: Responsible for the user interface and user experience of the web and mobile applications.
Monthly Rate (ADA): 5,263 ADA
12-Month Total (ADA): 63,156 ADA
-_Database Engineer/Designer _(1 person):
Role: An essential new role. Responsible for designing and managing the off-chain database infrastructure. This ensures data integrity, scalability, and fast query performance for the application.
Monthly Rate (ADA): 3,263 ADA
12-Month Total (ADA): 63,156 ADA
-DevOps Engineer (1 person):
Role: Manages the cloud infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, and ensures secure deployment and maintenance.
Monthly Rate (ADA): 5,263 ADA
12-Month Total (ADA): 63,156 ADA
Project Management & Operations
Project Manager/Product Owner (1 person):
Role: Manages the project's scope, timeline, and budget, and acts as a key liaison.
Monthly Rate (ADA): 6,315 ADA
12-Month Total (ADA): 75,780 ADA
Technical Writer _
Role: Manual, DApp, Report writing
Monthly Rate 5,263 11 month total $57,893 ADA
NSA Liason Officer & Operations
Role: Manages relationship with NSA staff and Minister
Monthly 6,315 ADA 12 month total 75,780 ADA.
Application Trainer and post support.
Role: training NSA Staff / phone support
Monthly Rate 6,315
7 month total- 44,205
UI/UX Designer (1 person, part-time):
Role: Conducts user research, creates wireframes, prototypes, and the final visual design.
Monthly Rate (ADA): 4,210 ADA
12-Month Total (ADA): 50,520 ADA
Total Core Development Sub-budget 670,460A
Smart Contract Security Audit (External Firm):
Role: A crucial, one-time or two-time expense to have a specialized external firm audit the Plutus smart contracts.
Cost (ADA): 102,000 ADA
_Code Quality Review & QA Testing _(Internal):
Role: Ongoing internal review and testing to maintain a high standard of code. This can be handled by a talented individual recruited from the hackathon.
Monthly Rate (ADA): 4,000 ADA
12-Month Total (ADA): 48,000 ADA
Total Security & QA Sub-budget: 150,000 ADA
Legal & Compliance Consultation (External):
Role: Ensures the project complies with all relevant Ghanaian laws.
Cost (ADA): 24,540ADA
Technology & Infrastructure (5% of total budget): 50,000 ADA
Cloud Hosting & Services:
Role: Cost for servers, databases, and other cloud services.
Monthly Rate (ADA): 3,158 ADA
12-Month Total (ADA): 37,896 ADA
API & Third-Party Tooling:
Role: Subscriptions to developer tools, APIs, etc.
Cost (ADA): 12,104 ADA
Total Technology Sub-budget: 50,000 ADA
Hackathon & AI Dev Budget - 75,000 Ada
Total: 30,000 ADA
How does the cost of the project represent value for the Cardano ecosystem?
Value for Money
Quantifying impact in a first-of-its-kind digital transformation for a national sports ecosystem is inherently complex — especially when that system is undergoing foundational modernization toward transparency, efficiency, and equity. So, how do we measure value?
Is it in:
• The thousands of athletes empowered with verifiable digital identities and performance records?
• The four (and growing) major stadiums and sports facilities integrated into a secure, decentralized logistics and asset management system?
• The hundreds of ministry staff trained and onboarded, building local capacity?
• The ripple effect across other governmental sectors — inspired by success in sports modernization?
• The hundreds of thousands of fans positively impacted through smarter stadium operations and fairer access?
• The global African diaspora reconnecting with a transparent, trackable, and tech-driven sports legacy?
• The youth jobs created through decentralized infrastructure deployment and maintenance?
• Or the millions of on-chain transactions secured across Cardano and Midnight, proving scalability, resilience, and long-term utility?
While traditional Catalyst proposals offer granular KPIs, this initiative transcends conventional benchmarks. This isn’t just a tech upgrade — it’s the launch of a Pan-African digital sports renaissance, anchored in AI-driven insight and blockchain integrity.
Due to ongoing NDAs with the National Sports Authority of Ghana, full details remain under embargo until a national announcement and press conference — scheduled approximately one month from now. We acknowledge this limits immediate public scrutiny, but urge reviewers to examine the ministry endorsement in External Link #1 closely. Read between the lines: the commitment is real, the mandate is clear, and the doors are opening.
This proposal falls squarely in the Alpha category — high risk, high vision, high reward. It’s not just about delivering software. It’s about seeding a new model of public-sector innovation in Africa, powered by decentralization.
**Bonus Strategic Insight (Outside Scope, But Worth Considering):
JKG holds negotiation rights for stadium naming and sponsorship across Ghana’s major sports venues. We strongly recommend that the Cardano community explore acquiring naming rights for one of the country’s two premier stadiums. This would offer unprecedented visibility, cultural alignment, and long-term brand value — a landmark moment for Cardano’s global footprint.
We’re not just building an app.
We’re building the future.
And it starts on the field.
Terms and Conditions:
Yes
Kevin Frey, Founder of JKG is lead team member, co-founder of Cardano4Seniors a successfull F7 initiative, a founding SingularityNet Ambassador and Board Member of The International Board Of Ethics (IBE). https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevin-frey-86860632?
Marie Korkor Agbah-Hughes, co-founder of JKG is a Professional weightlifter and currently the Ghanian Female weight lifting record holder. Marie is also a certified health and fitness specialist with a background in nursing, athlete development and a multi-year weight lifting coach. She is a passionate advocate for Women in Sports.
Musah Ibrahim Ali - Team Member with skills in AI/IoT Engineering; Full Stack Development; Machine Engineering; IT support; Graphic Design and Software Developer. He has a B.Sc in Electronic Engineering from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana. Besides English he is fluent in Hausa and Twi. https://www.linkedin.com/in/musah-ibrahi-ali-820600ab
Emmanuel Aeyaw - Team Member and SingularityNet Ambassador with experience in AI Tooling, Back End Developer with Python, Django and PostgreSQL database experience, Basic Solidity programming, Python, Css, HTML and JavaScript. He has a Bsc in Computer Science from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology.
Tommy Frey (Graybeard/Wawa) Team Member/COO is currently working with Deepfunding and is also a founding Snet Ambassador and long time Cardano Maxi with many rounds of Catalyst Reviewing and successful proposing. He is retired from Wall Street Risk Management and fruit farming. https://linkedin.com/in/tommy-frey-08095327