Digital Square RFA#2019-16 ("Notice D1")

This page summarizes the application process for your convenience. Always find the most recent information on the process on the Open Application Platform

Summary

The openIMIS initiative, together with Digital Square offers a financing opportunity to further develop openIMIS through Notice D1 - openIMIS Modularization, Nepali Functionality, and Community Development. The deadline for submitting first concept notes was 23rd of August.

Organizer

https://openimis.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/OP/pages/829423723

Type

Competition

Weblink

https://applications.digitalsquare.io/rfa-2019-016

Deadline

2019-08-23

Status

CLOSED

Projects

openIMIS Modularization, Nepali Functionality, and Community Development

Background

The openIMIS Software

Sources of Funding

GIZ is represented in the openIMIS Initiative in two roles, which both contribute funds to the current request for application:

  • the sector initiative "Social Protection" as part of the GIZ Department for Sector and Global Programmes (GloBe) disburses funds from the German and Swiss Development Corporations through the openIMIS Initiative co-ordination desk to further improve the software and to strengthen the communities around openIMIS.

  • the bi-lateral GIZ Programme "Support to the Health Sector" in Nepal disburses funds to further enhance openIMIS functionality to meet requirements from the Nepali implementation.

The Digital Square Application & Selection Process

Overview and tools

Digital Square manages a very transparent and collaborative Open Application Process (OAP) to identify relevant proposals in three major phases:

Phase

Description

Tools

Phase

Description

Tools

Concept Note

Applicants prepare concept notes as expressions of interest, outlining the scope and basic strategy of their project. Digital Square and GIZ then identify out-of scope proposals and remove them from the process.

Application

  • Co-creation of preliminary technical applications: In an open process, the whole community can comment the applications while the applicants can revise their applications accordingly. Applicants can form new consortia to apply jointly for overlapping work-packages.

  • Application finalization:The applicants finalize their application based on the comments.

Review & Investment

The Digital Square core team forms a peer review committee and identifies the most promising applications according to the prioritization framework, which are then reviewed by the Digital Square governing board.

Tasks and Responsibilities

In each phase has tasks sets which involve different stakeholders. The table below gives an overview of the timeline and the involvement of different actors:

Phase

Activity

Until

GIZ

Digital Square

Applicants

Global Community

Phase

Activity

Until

GIZ

Digital Square

Applicants

Global Community

Concept Note

Release of request for application

07.08.2019

X

X

 

 

Prepare & upload concept notes

23.08.2019

 

 

X

 

Identify in-scope concepts

30.08.2019

X

X

 

 

Application

Co-creation of preliminary technical applications

13.09.2019

X

X

X

X

Commenting of preliminary technical applications

20.09.2019

X

X

X

X

Application finalization

07.10.2019

 

 

X

 

Review & Investment

Review by peer review committee

14.10.2019

X

X

 

 

Recommend applications to Digital Square governing board

17.10.2019

 

X

 

 

Review by governing board

 

 

X

 

 

GIZ approval

30.10.2019

x

 

 

 

The final review phase is a closed selection process that involves the following actors:

Selection Criteria

The members of the PRC evaluate the proposals with a structured questionnaire according to the Prioritization Framework. The criteria are oriented at the Digital Development Principles, that are also endorsed by GIZ. They are structured in four dimensions:

  • Impact: Demonstrated need, Applicability, Adoptability, Potential for health impact

  • Cost: Investment appropriateness, Reasonable total cost of ownership, Funder alignment

  • Technology: Relationship with existing ecosystem, Differential value, Sound technical strategy

  • Probability of Success: Overall approach, Application plan, Partners, Team, Financial sustainability

Forms of Investment

The winners of the call for application will be rewarded with contracts according to the nature of the applicant. Depending on the legal form of the enterprise (not-for-profit or for-profit) funding contracts or service contracts will be awarded.

Overview

Note that this is a copy from the Prioritization Framework of Digital Square. The original document is to be found here.



Conception notes

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Co-creation phase

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Selection phase

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Investment phase

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