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 is 23. of August.
This page summarizes the application process for your convenience. Always find the most recent information on the process on the Open Application Platform
Background
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.
Review Process
Digital Square manages a very transparent and collaborative Open Application Process (OAP) to identify relevant proposals in three major phases:
| Phase | Description | Tools |
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| 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 |
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| 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. |
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 |
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| 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 | 04.10.2019 | X | ||||
| Review & Investment | Review by peer review committee | 11.10.2019 | X | X | ||
| Recommend applications to Digital Square governing board | 16.10.2019 | X | ||||
| Review by governing board | X | |||||
| GIZ approval | 30.10.2019 | x |
Deadlines
- Concept Note:
- Release of Request for Application: August 7, 2019
- Live Q&A teleconference #1: August 15, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. GMT/ 6:00 a.m. EDT
- Live Q&A teleconference #2: August 15, 2019 at 6:00 a.m. PDT/ 9:00 a.m. EDT
- Q&A responses posted to wiki: August 16, 2019
- Additional Q&A session: August 12, 2019 at 3:00 a.m. PDT/ 6:00 a.m. EDT
- Concept note due: August 23,2019
- Notification of in-scope concepts: September 2, 2019
- Release of Request for Application: August 7, 2019
- Application Phase:
- Preliminary technical application due: September 13, 2019
- Full applications due: October 4, 2019
- Preliminary technical application due: September 13, 2019
- Review & Investment Phase:
- Applicants notified of decision: October 30, 2019