Alexander Schrade, Senior Policy Officer, Division Population Policy, Social Protection / BMZ
For the openIMIS programme phase 2020-2023, BMZ and SDC have expanded their investment in the initiative by establishing a Catalytic Implementation Fund to support various health and social protection scheme operators covering the initial implementation costs of the software. As Alexander Schrade explains, even though the software and knowledge around openIMIS are free, there are always costs incurred for an implementation related to hardware (e.g. for server or cloud space), cost for the initial software customisation and for the training of users, those who work with the software.
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