Dew A e Program Guidebook Revised 205201361613605553325325

Ministry of Communication and Information Technology
Islamic Republic of Afghanistan

DEWAE Innovation Support Program Batch 1 of 5
Guide Book for Challenges/Competition
Program Introduction:
DEWAE the Innovations Support Program is the initiative of Ministry of Communications and
Information Technology (MCIT), Islamic Republic of Afghanistan and is being implemented by
Afghanistan Information Management Services (AIMS) towards ICT Sector Development Project in order
to expand connectivity, mainstream use of mobile applications across the Government and develop the
capacity of the IT sector to facilitate improved delivery of public services across Afghanistan. To achieve
its objectives, the ICTDP plans to implement a number of project components, including the ICT Skills
Development Project, ICT Parks Project and the DEWAE (Innovations Support Program).
The central theme of the DEWAE is development of ICT and mobile technology Innovations in the
country. Among other things, this is expected to address problems and challenges faced in delivering
government services efficiently and effectively and developing innovative ways for the government to
reach its constituents and deliver services to them, using ICT and mobile technologies as enabling tools.
It is expected that the development of innovative ICT and mobile technology based solutions to address
various governance and public service challenges will help strengthen a culture of Innovation in the
country and be an effective catalyst for sustained development of the countrys ICT industry sector.
The overall objective of the DEWAE is to develop an ICT Innovation culture in the country that will
produce innovations in mobile and related technologies and their use in the government in order to
enhance its efficiency and effectiveness; and promote innovations and adoption of ICT and mobile
technologies in the Afghan society at large, thereby accelerating development of ICT sector in the
country.
The DEWAE Program operates under Strategic policy, oversight and challenge decisions of Strategic
Executive Board (SEB), the member of SEB are AIMS, MCIT, MoHE, MAIL, MRRD, MoE, MoPH and Kabul
University.
The Afghanistan Information Management Services (AIMS) as the implementing partner of the DEWAE
Program for the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT), Islamic Republic of
Afghanistan under the DEWAE program will give monetary awards to Afghan individuals, students and
local ICT companies for their innovative Ideas, Solutions and Practice Awards under M-Technology
Awards, Practice Awards under M-Governance Awards, Young ICT innovator Awards and Technologists
Awards under Student Awards and IT Champion Awards under IT Champion Awards and will disburse US
$ 5 Million in 20 rounds, 187 Awards starting from US $ 2,000 to US $ 80,000 in two phases: Phase 1 will
for two years (2013-2014) and Phase two will run for another two-years (2015-2016) through 5 batches
of Awarding with an approximate value of each batch US $ 1 Million through 4 rounds of awards of
which each round will consist of the following types of awards,
1- M-Technology Awards
2- M-Governance Awards
3- Student Awards
4- IT Champion Awards
Type 1 Idea 28 Awards, Eache

Award Value 2,000 US$
Type 1 Practice 28 Awards,

Eache Award Value 80,000 US$
Type 1 Young ICT Innovator 27

Awards, Eache Award Value 5,000
Type 1 IT Champion 21 Awards,

Type 2 Solution 28 Awards,

Type 2 Technologists 27 Awards,

Type 3 Practice 28 Awards,

DEWAE Program is being implemented by Afghanistan Information Management Services

and is being managed by Ahmad Shekib Sayar, AIMS Program Manager
Facebook/twitter/linkedin: DEWAE website: www.dewae.mcit.gov.af e-mail: dewae@aims.org.af or dewae@mcit.gov.af Mobile: 0700166095

The following guidebook will walk you through the DEWAE Challenge Process:
SETP 1: Challenge Identification
Identify Opportunities
Prioritize
Submit Challenge Template
STEP 2: Challenge Development

Review with DEWAE
Get Approval to Develop
Iterate with DEWAE
Get Approval to Post
STEP 3: Challenge Posting & Solution Development

Answer Solver Questions
Assemble teamf or Submission Review
SETP 4: Solution Evaluation & Award Selection

Evaluate Solutions
Provide Feedback
Select Winner
DEWAE Transfers Solution
STEP 5: Challenge Closout

Challenge Closeout Interview
STEP 6: Post Award Activites

Facebook/twitter/linkedin: DEWAE website: www.dewae.mcit.gov.af
e-mail:
dewae@aims.org.af
Post Award Support
and
Monitoring or dewae@mcit.gov.af Mobile: 0700166095

Benefits of DEWAE Challenges Process
There are many benefits from using DEWAEs Innovative Challenge Process that will position your
corporation to compete in 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016 and beyond. DEWAE helps innovate in 3 primary
ways:
BETTER
INNOVATIVE
FASTER
Why DEWAEs is BETTER:

Identify problems that matter and effectively define your challenges to communicate clearly to
the Solver community with support from our Client Services team
Access world-class talent Our diverse community of external Solvers includes an ever-growing
community of scientists, inventors, engineers, business people and researchers
Think bigger More brains mean more ideas, more solutions, and bigger breakthroughs
independent Solvers tend to connect the dots in a way internal talent never would
Keep your Anonymity throughout the challenge process
Why DEWAE is INNOVATICE
Secures copyright and ownership of Innovative ideas, solution and practice
Awards, encourages, promotes, values and recognizes innovative people
Promotes culture of innovation in the country
Why DEWAE is FASTER:
Getting started only takes 15 minutes to complete the challenge Template
Get to market faster With Hundreds or thousands of minds waking on your problem at the
same time, youll find solution faster than humanly possible with your internal departments
alone
Accomplish more by focusing resources on other priorities while the challenge is in progress
Speed to Market receive solution in 15 to 45 days after posting
Own solutions Faster IP is transferred at the time winning solutions are awarded


Challenge Process Types
The following outlines the DEWAE Product Development Cycle and the associated Challenges types:
(1) M-Technology Awards: To reward and support the development of mobile applications to address
challenges in services delivery, program management, and performance management;
Type 1: Idea
Type 2: Solution
Type 3: Practice
(2) M-Governance Awards: To reward and support specific impact through the use of m-applications for
services delivery, program management, and performance management;
Type 1: Practice
(3) Student Awards: To encourage innovative and socially-geared thinking and action among students in
the field of technology and m-applications;
Type 1: Young ICT Innovate
Type 2: Technologists
(4) IT Champion Awards: To recognize the contributions of individuals and Organizations those have
played a role in promoting ICT innovations in Afghanistan.
Type 1: IT Champions


Challenge Process Steps
Step 1: Challenge Identification
Challenges are typically identified through:
Challenge brainstorming events
Ongoing Challenge suggestions
Challenges escalated from DEWAE Program
Once you have evaluated potential new challenges, prioritize each based on alignment with strategic
goals and likely return on investment.
Obtain the challenge
(www.aims.org.af/dewae)
Template
from
DEWAE
Website
(www.dewae.mcit.gov.af)
or
Take 15 minute to complete the challenge Template

Submit Challenge template to dewae@mcit.org.af or dewae@aims.org.af with subject of challenge
template
Respond to submission will be received within 48 business hours to schedule a review with an DEWAE
member
SAMPLE CHALLENGE TEMPLATE
DEWAE Challenge Template
Seeker Information:
Seeker Name:
Seeker Phone:
Company Name:
Seeker E-mail:
What is your Challenge Name?
Describe your challenges Problem:
Please describe your particular problem in detail, starting with some background information on the area
of research/internet. Tell us what efforts to solve the problems have been taken in the past (including,
perhaps, those made by you and your colleagues) and why these efforts remained unsuccessful?)
Solutions Requirements
Instructions: What is the minimum requirement that would still provide value to you? Try to separate
them in to must haves and nice to haves. For Example,
The method must be able to measure Fe down to 50 ppm minimum (must have).
It would be great to get down to 10 ppm (nice to have)
We would like to use our existing equipment (nice to have), but we would still be interested in
something that works, even if it meant some new equipment.
Also, what would be your ideal solution?
What are your expected deliverables?
Instructions: This is a list of deliverables (for the Solvers) which may include:
Detailed description of the proposed solution and explanation

Test Protocols
Experimental data and/or sample material
Expertise and/or any facilities you have to execute the proposal (for eRFP).
Why is this challenge important?
Instructions: This provides perspective on the need and the volume of getting solutions to this problem
What will you do with successful solutions?
Is this challenge part of a program or corporate imitative? Which one?
Can you define the value of achieving success for this challenge?
*Submit Completed challenge Templates to dewae@mcit.gov.af or dewae@aims.org.af with subject
Templates


Step 2: Challenge Development
Review Challenge with DEWAE members:
Develop understanding of Challenge Goal
Determine Appropriate Challenge Type
Discuss award level opportunities
Determine different marketing approaches
Once you determine to move ahead with a Challenge:
For the Challenge, obtain approval for posting from DEWAE Implementing Organization (AIMS)/
DEWAE Implementing Organization (AIMS) will draft initial Challenge Write up
AIMS and Seeker iterate until ready for final approval for posting
Engage Internal Approval Team (owner, legal and/or supervisor) to approve for posting
Step 3: Challenge Posting & Solution Development
The duration a Challenge posted is determined by type. The following are standard posting periods for
each challenge type:
Type 1 Idea:
Type 2 Solution:
Type 3 Practice:
30 days
30 days
30 days
Type 1 Practice:
30 days
3- Student Awards
Type 1 Young ICT Innovator:30 days
Type 2 Technologists:
30 days
Type 1 IT Champion:
30 days
Challenge postings can be extended from 30 days beyond subject to situation and importance of
challenges and number of responses.
During the posting period Solvers may have questions for the Seeker about the Challenge. If the DEWAE
Implementing Organization (AIMS) cannot answer the question, they will be forwarded to the Challenge
Owner. The IPM will then convey the answers back to the Solvers, after one week of the posting of
challenges, AIMS will arrange E-mail, face to face meeting, Mobile calls session for question and answers
as well.


Two weeks prior to the close of the posting, DEWAE will notify the Seeker that the Challenge is about to
close and prepare for evaluation of the submissions.
For Theoretical Challenge AIMS will do some filtering and preliminary assessment of the submissions.
Submissions are categorized by quality (high to low) according to the extent which they fulfill the
technical requirements and Project criteria.
Once the challenge posting is closed, submissions (and evaluations if appropriate) are forwarded to the
Seeker.


Step 4: Solution Evaluation / Award / Transfer
Evaluation of Idea, Solution, Practice, Young ICT Innovator, Technologist and IT champion Proposals are
the most exciting, important and time-consuming part of working of DEWAE program. While you are
trying to determine the value of the Proposal based on its technical or Business merit, you are also
trying to determine its novelty, strategic value, intellectual property standing and cost of integration.
DEWAE provides an evaluation spreadsheet to assist in the process.
Evaluation periods are dependent on the Challenge type:
Type 1 Idea:
Type 2 Solution:
Type 3 Practice:
15-45 days
15-45 days
15-45 days
Type 1 Practice:
15-45 days
3- Student Awards
Type 1 Young ICT Innovator:
Type 2 Technologists:
15-45 days
15-45 days
Type 1 IT Champion:
15-45 days
Challenge evaluation periods can be extended for additional 30 days due to high volume of proposals
submissions.
Evaluation and Prioritization of Challenges
Challenges should be proposed by the agencies and others and submitted to AIMS for evaluation by the
Expert Group. For this purpose, the Expert Group will establish a Challenge Evaluation Committee (CEC).
The CEC will examine challenge proposals that have been submitted to AIMS every six months and
decide on the ones that score the basic minimum marks using the Challenge Evaluation Matrix given
below. The evaluation factors for awards are also given in the tables below. The weight to be assigned to
the three categories of awards would be however different as shown in Tables below.
Table: Evaluation & Prioritization Matrix: M-Governance Award Challenges
S. No Factor
Factor
Weight
Weighted
Remarks
Score
Factor Score
1.
Degree
of
M-tech
10
Whether or not mobile technology
Applicability
ICT is applicable?


2
Ramification
problem.
of
10
Scope
10
10
Economic Benefits to
Government
Social Benefits
Multiplier and linkages
20
Effect on ICT Sector

Development or other
sectors in the country as
a whole
TOTAL
10
How serious is the problem in

terms of its effect on government
Operations/
Is the problem local or universally
applicable in the government?
For example ROI estimates.
30
If a solution is found what would be

the social benefits in terms of
citizen
convenience
and
satisfaction, security etc.
Will the solution to the challenge
facilitate other linked problems.
How far will the solution to the
Challenge effect the ICT sector in
the country.
100
Notes for Table:
Scores Range from 0 to 10 (0 being the Minimum and 10 the Maximum)
Weighted factor score is equal to factor score multiplied by the factor weight
The Challenges for M-Governance awards that score less than 500 total weighted score will be
eliminated.
Table: Evaluation & Prioritization Matrix: M-Technology & Young ICT Innovator Award Challenges
S. No
Factor
Factor
Score
Weight
Weighted
Factor Score
Remarks
1.
Degree of M-tech
Applicability
20
Whether or not mobile technology ICT

is applicable.
Ramification of the
problem
10
How serious the problem is in terms of

its effect on challengers Operations or
Operations of firms, business and
others


3
Scope and potential

use in the country
10
Is the problem local or universal? Will

it have multiple sector applicability?
Economic Benefits
to Challenger or
potential investors
Social Benefits
10
For example ROI estimates
20
Multiplier
linkages
and
10
Effect on ICT Sector

Development
or
other sectors in the
country as a whole
Investor Appeal and
sustainability
and
investment
potential
Innovations
Potential
10
If a solution is found what would be

the social benefits in terms of citizen
convenience and satisfaction, security.
Will the solution to the challenge
facilitate other linked problems in
multiple sectors.
How far will the solution to the
Challenge effect the ICT sector and
other sectors in the country?
TOTAL
100
Will the solution lead to investments?
Will the Innovations be applicable in

other related areas.
Notes for Table:
Factor Score Range 1-10 (1 being the Minimum and 10 the Maximum)
Weighted factor score is equal to factor score multiplied by the factor weight
All Challenges with total weighted score of less than 500 would be discarded and eliminated.
Securing Responses to Challenges

Wide and targeted communication with the potential innovators is essential for securing responses to
challenges. DEWAE will institute an effective mechanism for communication with the stake holders of
the DEWAE including participating Ministries and government departments, ICT firms and associations,
non-Governmental organizations, potential innovators and other beneficiaries.


DEWAE website (www.dewae.mcit.gov.af or www.aims.org.af/dewae) is enabling uploading of
challenges and responses, and DEWAE Program Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn by name of DEWAE will
enable blogging, discussion and chat rooms. The website will also serve as the platform for the
communication and networking for potential innovators and investors. The website will be linked with
major social networking sites such as Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and major international search
engines. The site will also be federated with all major government websites.
Electronic media will be supplemented by communication between the DEWAE and the general public,
present and potential innovators and investors though traditional channels such as newspapers,
brochures and direct mail communication. In general, AIMS will take such actions as needed to
maximize responses from potential innovators to its challenges and other activities.
Challenges Posting and Communications
Selected Challenges will be posted on the websites of the DEWAE Program. The agencies of the
government will be asked to post the challenges and provide prominent links on their respective
websites. All major ICT and Telecom companies as well as associations like NICTAA will be requested to
post the Challenges on their respective websites and circulate the award announcements among all its
members. The announcement of all challenges, awards and prizes will also be sent to all the foreign
missions in Afghanistan through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA), International Organizations and
NGOs and as well as
The details of the Challenges will be provided electronically through websites, emails or personally to
potential respondents who may visit the offices of AIMS.
.
Database of Potential Innovators
Database of ICT experts, ICT associations, and telecom companies, professionals within the government,
academia, firms and other potential innovators will be maintained on DEWAE Program Website. Using
its website and social media platforms, the database should enable experts and potential innovators
register to self-register and provide their details and interests. DEWAEs Web platform is designed to
automatically send all award announcements and other important updates to all the registered
members on the ISP website, with an opt-out option for users.
Participating Rules
The following rules for participation in the competition will be communicated to all the potential
innovators and will also be posted on the ISP website. AIMS, with support of the SEB, will ensure that
the participation rules are strictly enforced.
No individual, firm or organization that has been involved in the establishment of a challenge
will be eligible to participate in the competition for an award for that challenge.
Officers of the AIMS or their close family members (i.e., spouse, sons, daughters, father and
mother) will not participate in any award competition of the ISP.


Members of the Expert Group, SEB, and Panel of Judges and none of their close family members
will participate in any competition for any award of the ISP.
Only one solution will be submitted by an individual or an organization for one challenge
competition. However, an individual or a firm or an organization may respond to more than one
challenge at the same time.
The participants will respond to the challenges in the format and in the manner specified in the
official invitation to respond as posted on the website of the ISP or in the advertisements that
ISP will issue for each category of awards.
As will be stated in the invitation for the Ideation challenges, participants may be required to
give up their intellectual property (IP) rights on the content including software applications and
any other intellectual product that they may submit as a part of the response to any Ideation
challenge. It is expected that winners of the other awards will recognize the support of the ISP
and Government of Afghanistan.
Participants will not submit any content that is offensive, has been plagiarized and has on it IP
rights of a third party. The submissions that include content of forgoing nature will be rejected
and not included in the competition.
The participants whose submissions have been rejected for any reason will be intimated the
reason for rejection within one week of receipt of their submissions and will be given a weeks
time to resubmit their responses if they so wish.
The names of all participants whose entries for each category of awards have been accepted will
be displayed on the ISP website.
The participants can send their responses electronically via the website of the ISP or by email as
attachment, personally or via mail service. The manner in which the responses can be submitted
will be explained in details in the ISP website and in the advertisements that will be issued by ISP
for each award category.
The participants whose submissions have been accepted for any category of awards can
withdraw their submission until the date of withdrawal mentioned against each award
competition.
All intending participants would be required to register at the ISP website their name and other
personal and professional details, and choose a user name and a password to complete their
registration. Registration of organizations, companies and NGOs can be done by the manager of
the organization concerned.
Proposal Drafting and Submissions

Detailed proposal will be submitted to AIMS in response to the Challenges. The proposal will provide all
the information required by the ISP as described in the announcement of the challenge to enable the
AIMS and judges to make an informed decision. The draft proposals for the three types of awards in each
category will be different. The format for response proposals for each award will be provided to the

potential participants and guidance and clarifications will be provided to them by the AIMS staff.
Guidelines are provided in the Error! Reference source not found. on preparation of the response
proposals.
Selection of Winners
The process for the selection of winners shall be transparent, objective and impartial. There will be a
two stage process for selection of winners. The Challenges that are opened for competition following
the processes and guidelines mentioned in the previous sections of the manual will receive responses
for potential innovators. The AIMS staff will provide all the guidance in the preparation of the response
submissions and provide the potential respondents all the information that may be needed on the
procedures to be followed and formats in which the responses can be developed and submitted to
ensure that a maximum number of well-developed responses are received. The staff of AIMS will not,
however, get involved in the technicality of the solution being offered. The selection process should not
only be fair but should be perceived as fair by participants and all other stake holders.
In general, the selection process for a challenge will include the following steps:
Announcement of challenge
Receipt of responses
Preliminary evaluation by AIMS staff to ensure compliance with challenge requirements
Short-listing of submissions by AIMS assisted by Expert Group, if AIMS determines it is needed,
especially if there is a large number of submissions
Selection of the panel of judges
Review of submissions by panel of judges
Section of winner(s) for each category by the panel of judges
Approval of selection by SEB and Dy. Minister Technical of Ministry of Communication & IT(as
Chairman of PICU for ICTDP of MCIT)
Announcement of the winner
Process Flow for selection of winners for m-government and m-application awards is given
below:


No
Evaluation by
AIMS Staff /
Experts
Responses
from
participants
Meets
Acceptanc
e Criteria
Yes
No
Response
archived
Yes
Shortlisted
Responses
Minimu
m
Scores
Obtaine
Shortlisted
Responses
Evaluated by
PANEL of
JUDGES
Preliminary Evaluation of the

Accepted Responses by ISP/
Expert Group
Names of the Award

Winners submitted by
the PANEL of JUDGES
to the SEB/ Dy.
Minister-Technical of
MCIT for Approval
WINNERS SELECTED


Eligibility and Compliance Assessment
The received responses will be evaluated by AMS to ensure that the submitted responses comply with a
challenges eligibility and participation rules. The responses that clear this evaluation will continue
through the selection process.
Selection Process by Panel of Judges
For each award, a Panel of Judges would be constituted. Submissions that clear the eligibility and
compliance review will be submitted to the Panel of Judges. The minimum qualifications for each judge
and the composition of the panel are described in the previous sections of this Manual. The Panel of
Judges for different categories of awards shall be jointly selected by the Expert Group and the PDICTDP
and the selection will be reviewed by the SEB and the World Bank. The final approval of the Panel of
Judges would be obtained from the Chairman of PICU (Dy. Minister Technical, MCIT).
AIMS and Expert Group shall have no role in the final selection of winners. Panel of Judges will formally
requests assistance from the Expert Group with respect to a technical issue. The AIMS Staff members
will support the Panel of Judges with organization and facilitation of the deliberations and provision of
any administrative assistance that may be sought. The Panel of Judges shall be guided by the following
evaluation criteria for the three awards.
Table: M-Governance Awards Evaluation Matrix
S. No
Factor Description
Adequacy and completeness of solution.

(Degree to which challenge is met)
Ingenuity and Originality of thought
10
Impact of the solution in terms of the defined

challenge
Benefits of the solution to the Society at large.
30
Multiplier effect of the solution on the

development of ICT/ mobile technology and ICT
sector in the country and on the development
of solutions to other problems of similar nature
elsewhere in the government.
10
2
5
7
8
Score
( 1-10)
Weight
Weighted*
Factor
Score
10
15


9
10
Potential for attracting investment from

Afghanistan and outside for developing and
diffusing the proposed solution
Likelihood
of
the
sustainability
of
solutions/application considering financial and
implementation/scaling up risks
TOTAL
10
15
100
*Note: Weighted Factor Score= Factor score x weight of the factor

Table: M-Technology Awards and Young ICT innovators Awards Evaluation Matrix
No
Factor Description
Adequacy and completeness of

solution (Degree to which challenge is
met)
10
Ingenuity and Originality of thought
10
Cost of further developing the solution

if not already developed.
10
Impact of the solution on the

Operations of the potential end users
in terms of improved Operations and
better services and cost savings
Benefits of the solution to the Society
at large.
20
Score
( 1-10)
Weight
Weighted*
Factor Score
10


7
Potential for attracting investment

from Afghanistan and outside for
further developing and diffusing the
solution.
Multiplier effect of the solution on the
development of the ICT/ mobile
technology and ICT sector in the
country and on the development of
solutions to other problems of similar
nature in other sectors and industries
Likelihood of the sustainability of
solutions/application
10
TOTAL
100
10
20
*Note: Weighted Factor Score= Factor score x weight of the factor

The Panel of Judges will award scores on each factor included and calculate the weighted factor score of
each Competitor. The Competitor with the highest total weighted factor score shall be the winner. In
case the individual Judges fail to reach consensus on any particular factor score of a Competitor, the
individual scores given by each Judge would be added and divided by the number of Judges to arrive at
the factor score.
Solution Transfer
For Idea, Solution and Practice, DEWAE notifies winning and non-winning solver. For Winning Solver,
DEWAE Operations completes Solver verification process, pays the award to the winning Solvers,
completes and transfers documentation to the Seeker for each solution awarded. If IP Rights are
involved, ownership is transferred to the Seeker.
The Solver verification process and solution transfer is dependent on the timely response from the
Solvers. The process typically takes 2-4 weeks from when the winners are selected before solutions are
transferred to the Seeker.


Step 5: Challenge Closeout
Once your Challenges have been closed, you will be contracted by DEWAE members to participate in a
brief Challenge Closeout Interview. The interview wills disuses the Challenge Process and the value of
the solutions you received.
SAMPLE CHALLENGE CLOSEOUT QUESTIONAIRE
Name of Challenge:
Seeker:
Seeker Company:
Business Unit:
Challenge Type:
Posting/Deadline:
Award Amount:
Questions:
1. Please describe, in a nutshell, the specific
[team/organization/company].
challenge
which
faced
your
2. Why was this Challenge Important to your [team/organization/company]?

3. Who in your organization was involved with DEWAE in the Challenge definition and submission
process and in selecting the ultimate solution? Please describe how this process worked for
you
4. How many responses did you receive? How many did you evaluate?
5. Please describe the quality of the responses you received to the Challenge you posted on the
DEWAE Program?
6. Please summarize the winning response?
7. Was a transfer of intellectual property involved? If so, please elaborate. Can you describe this
process? Was it straightforward?
8. What will be the immediate and longer-term impact on [your organization/your market/the
public] of this new solution?
9. Did the Solution create value for Organization, Market, or Public? And in what form?
(Transparency, Accountability, Easy flow of Information and any other)
10. How was DEWAEs approach? Please explain how?
11. What important learnings both positive and negative did you gain from this experience?


STEP 6: Post Award Activates

Post Award Support and Monitoring
AIMS staff, working with the Ministries and Departments, MCIT, the Awardees and the Challengers, will
monitor the implementation of the solution either by the Awardees or by the Participating Ministries. In
the case of Practice awards, the release of the award funds will not be as a single, lump-sum payment
but progressive installments linked to the progress made by the awardees in satisfying pre-established
milestones for development of their solutions. Milestones and timing of installment payments will be
clearly defined in the Contracts of the Awardees. DG-ICT and the PMO of ICTDP will monitor the
Deliverables and based on progress reports submitted by AIMS, Payments will be released after
approval by the Chairman of PICU. In the case of Ideation and Detailed Solution Awards, the AIMS staff
will work closely with the recipient of awards, the participating Ministries and MCIT to further develop
and promote the relevant Innovations of the awardees and their adoption in the country. Working with
relevant institutions of the government, donor and financial institutions within the country, industry
associations like NICTAA, private sector companies, telecom companies and Non-Governmental
organizations, AIMS will assist the awardees in locating partners to support their Innovations projects
technically and financially.
AIMS will place the term in condition for the Awardees to take the responsibility of all applications
following necessary areas:
1. Sustainability
2. Maintenance (Bugs Fixing)
3. Upgrade


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Ministry of Communication and Information Technology

Islamic Republic of Afghanistan

Type 1 Idea 28 Awards, Eache

Type 1 Practice 28 Awards,

Type 1 Young ICT Innovator 27

Type 1 IT Champion 21 Awards,

Type 2 Solution 28 Awards,

Type 2 Technologists 27 Awards,

Type 3 Practice 28 Awards,

DEWAE Program is being implemented by Afghanistan Information Management Services

Ministry of Communication and Information Technology

STEP 2: Challenge Development

STEP 3: Challenge Posting & Solution Development

SETP 4: Solution Evaluation & Award Selection

STEP 5: Challenge Closout

STEP 6: Post Award Activites

Ministry of Communication and Information Technology

Why DEWAEs is BETTER:

DEWAE Program is being implemented by Afghanistan Information Management Services

Ministry of Communication and Information Technology

DEWAE Program is being implemented by Afghanistan Information Management Services

Ministry of Communication and Information Technology

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Ministry of Communication and Information Technology

DEWAE Program is being implemented by Afghanistan Information Management Services

Ministry of Communication and Information Technology

DEWAE Program is being implemented by Afghanistan Information Management Services

Ministry of Communication and Information Technology

DEWAE Program is being implemented by Afghanistan Information Management Services

Ministry of Communication and Information Technology

DEWAE Program is being implemented by Afghanistan Information Management Services

Ministry of Communication and Information Technology

Multiplier and linkages

Effect on ICT Sector

How serious is the problem in

If a solution is found what would be

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Scores Range from 0 to 10 (0 being the Minimum and 10 the Maximum)

Whether or not mobile technology ICT

How serious the problem is in terms of

DEWAE Program is being implemented by Afghanistan Information Management Services

Ministry of Communication and Information Technology

Scope and potential

Is the problem local or universal? Will

For example ROI estimates

Effect on ICT Sector

If a solution is found what would be

Will the solution lead to investments?

Will the Innovations be applicable in

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Securing Responses to Challenges

DEWAE Program is being implemented by Afghanistan Information Management Services

Ministry of Communication and Information Technology

DEWAE Program is being implemented by Afghanistan Information Management Services

Ministry of Communication and Information Technology

Proposal Drafting and Submissions

Ministry of Communication and Information Technology

DEWAE Program is being implemented by Afghanistan Information Management Services

Ministry of Communication and Information Technology

Preliminary Evaluation of the

Names of the Award

DEWAE Program is being implemented by Afghanistan Information Management Services

Ministry of Communication and Information Technology