Demonstrator Application

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Demonstrator Application Grant Scheme (DAGS)
5th Dec 2006 by DAGS Roll Out Secretariat (MOSTI)
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Outline

• Background
• DAGS - Focus, Goals and Selection Criteria
• - Disbursement Principles
• - Status List of Projects and
  Target Groups
• Achievements
• Lessons Learned
• Way Forward

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Background

• Mooted by NITC in 1998 with initial RM50 million
  allocation (RMK-7)
• Entrusted with additional RM100 million (RMK-8)
• Key initiative program to realise National IT
  Agendas objectives.
• DAs focus projects using ICT applications that
  creates value to community development
• Pilot project/model (small, focused and quick
  realisation)with the intent of replication,
  up-scaling or commercialisation as well as
  sustainability

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NITA The Digital Bridge to the people

• Connectivity
• Equitable access to info
• Culture of learning
• Info literacy

Sustainable societal innovation for better
Quality of Life
PEOPLE comprehensive human development
ACCESS AND EQUITY
QUALITATIVE TRANSFORMATION
E-MALAYSIA Values-based Knowledge Society by 2020
CONTENT APPLICATIONS Solutions for Info. Age
work and life
CREATING VALUE
INFOSTRUCTURE Info. Age development foundation

• Innovation systems, creativity, entrepreneurship
  through RD
• Life long learning

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DAGS Goals

• In realisation of national vision of achieving a
  values-based knowledge society by 2020
• ICT Diffusion and Acculturation
• Enhancing quality of life through Digital
  Inclusion, meaningful participation and
  knowledge utilization for value creation

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Why DAGS?

• To prompt Malaysians into owning and implementing
  the NITA at all levels and across all sectors
• To create a learning platform for Malaysians to
  experiment the benefits of ICT
• To demonstrate working and successful models of
  how ICT can improve quality of life
• To nurture and generate the growth of bottom-up
  ICT initiatives nationwide especially outside the
  MSC
• To engage the public, private and
  non-governmental/non-profit sectors in forming
  mutually beneficial partnerships at the federal,
  state and local level.
• To provide opportunities for all Malaysians to
  participate in national ICT development

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DAGS Focus

• DAGS stresses on
• Tri-sectoral partnership
• Community development through ICT
• Clarity in goals and deliverables
• Innovation
• Relationship building
• Sustainable development
• Quick realization (short term / 1 year)
• DAGS mechanism enables the creation of shared
  vision and team spirit among the stake holders
  (public, private and community) which ensure
  sustainable ICT projects that bring increasing
  returns to the community

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DAGS Selection Criteria

• Clear and identifiable target communities.
• Clear value proposition of the project to the
  target communities
• Clear role of the technology in delivering the
  benefits to the communities.
• Clear role of partners in implementing the
  project.
• Clear justification on the need of DAGS funding.
• Clear Project Management Methodology

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Grant Support Disbursement Guidelines

• Maximum 70 of total project cost
• Based on performance and evaluation milestones
• Funding only for related project costs
• Quarterly disbursements
• project progress report
• certified statement of accounts
• Grant applicant co-invest in form of cash,
  personnel or equipment or combination of these

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DAGS Application Process Flow
Applicant
Secretariat
Executive Summary
Resubmit/ Reject
Proposal
No
Recommend
No
Expert
Recommend
No
Recommend
DEDC
Resubmit/ Reject
No
Recommend
MOSTI
Agreement
Rejected
Approved
No
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Current Status
Description 7MP 8MP TOTAL
Allocation (RM) 30mil 90mil 120mil
Total project approved by MOSTI 26 52 78
Total amount approved by MOSTI (RM) 29.42mil 80.17mil 109.57mil
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List of DAGS projects according to BDD target
groups

• Senior
• Citizens

• Disabled

• SMEs

• PDKNet
• E-Pekak
• GROW Portal

• Eagle Nest
• Warga Emas Network
• Pesarajaya

• MyBiz
• Tradenex.com
• Smart Taxipreneur

• Youth

• Poor

• Women

• T-Center
• E-Homemakers
• E-Keluarga

• E-WargaKota
• E-Upcom

• Juvanet
• e-RHAM
• Digital Sports Network
• Cyber Plant Conservation
• e-Nature Education
• e-Integrasi

• Indigenous

• Rural

• E-Bario

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Achievements / Awards Received

• e-Bario
• Won the Anugerah Perdana Teknologi Maklumat
  (2003)
• Special presentation on e-Bario at 2003 World
  Summit on Information Society (WSIS) by Strategy
  and Policy Unit of ITU (ITU-SPU)
• Industry Innovators Award for Systems Development
  Applications by Society of Satellite
  Professionals International, on March 6th, 2002,
  Washington DC
• Bario, named as one of the Top Seven Intelligent
  Communities 2001 by World Teleport Association,
  Washington DC

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Achievements / Awards Received (cont.)

• MyBiz
• Global Knowledge Partnership (Best Practice for
  online business community)
• Stockholm Challenge Finalist
• JuvaNet
• Second runner-up of Anugerah Inovasi (Government
  category) for Bulan IT Selangor 2003.

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Achievements / Awards Received (cont.)

• e-Homemakers
• Candidate for UN Malaysia Award 2001
• WENT (Women's Electronic Network Training) Award
  2003
• Runner-up in the Gender and ICT Award 2005

• e-RHAM For Youth Project Providing Sexual and
• Reproductive Health Knowledge and Responsible
  Living
• Skills to Adolescents
• UNESCOs Adolescence Education Newsletter,
  December 2003 release

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Achievements / Awards Received (cont.)

• T-Center For Teleworking And Telecommuting
• Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur (DBKL) has
  recognized the project as a viable community
  development project
• The Ministry of Women and Family Development has
  given its consent to start another such project
  for women in Bangsar Utama, Kuala Lumpur
• The Ministry of Housing and Local Government
  invited the project promoters for a presentation
  on the teleworking project at PPR Desa Tun Razak,
  Cheras

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Lesson Learned

• Identifying project that is unique, have value
  and beneficial to community
• To reduce the understanding gap on unique
  definition, discussion and on-going communication
  with applicants were maintained
• Smart partnership
• Instill the importance of involvement of all
  partners from early stage and during project
  implementation
• Project sustainability and commercialization
• Stress on the importance of business plan or
  sustainability plan after one year of DAGS grant
  period

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Next Steps

• 9MP
• RM 100mil allocated for roll out / implementation
  for successful and viable projects
• Survey was sent to 76 projects, 40 projects
  response
• 70 allocation for Roll Out
• 30 allocation for new projects

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Thank You

DAGS Roll Out Secretariat ICT Policy Division
MOSTI URL www.dags.net.my