Demonstrator Application Grant Scheme DAGS: A Malaysian Social Innovation Lim Kheng Joo Head, Strate

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Demonstrator Application Grant Scheme (DAGS) A
Malaysian Social InnovationLim Kheng
JooHead, Strategic Partnership, Business
Relations OperationsNational IT Council
Malaysiahttp//www.nitc.org.mykjlim_at_nitc.org.my
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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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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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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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- Proofs-of-Concept that can be testbedded
in a community over a
period of 12 months - ICT based projects -
Specific identifiable target community- Clear
value proposition - Focus on content people
development (not product development) - Smart
partnership in implementation- Culturally
socially compatible- Potential to be scaled up
sustainability issues- Small, focus and short
term project (12 months)
CHARACTERISTICS OF DAGS PROJECT
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DAGS SCORECARD
gt650
Number of proposals/enquiries
116
Applications vetted by Expert Groups
66
Applications vetted by DEDC
48
Applications approved
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PEOPLE DEVELOPMENT
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DAGS ACHIEVEMENTS

• Nurtured and generated the growth of bottom-up
  ICT initiatives nation-wide
• Empowered Malaysians to respond to the NITA
• Funded 48 projects in different areas and target
  communities
• Encouraged Tri-Sectoral model of partnership
  for community development

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• ObjectiveIntroduced visual based application
  through ICT and the Internet as an excellent
  platform for their voice to be heard.
• ApproachTeach deaf students guided by deaf
  instructors by introducing it to 6 special
  schools for the deaf.
• Community 3 NGOs 6 Deaf Schools of about 1,700
  population out of 18,000 deaf people in Malaysia.
• Awards/recognition received the United Nations
  Award for
• bridging the digital divide among the deaf.
• URL www.epekak.net.my
• Impact deaf students are able to network
• remotely,be heard and directly involved in ICT.
• System admin. is maintained by deaf technicians
  and
• students able to build their own web pages.
• Community now expanded to parents other
• teachers.

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• Objective To define the extent to which
  contemporary ICTs could deliver sustainable human
  development to remote rural communities in
  Sarawak.
• Approach Computers are introduced
  systematically beginning with the school. Two
  computer labs at the schools and a community
  telecentre have been established in the area
  using VSAT network.
• Community A population of almost 1,000
  people.Consisting of the 12 communities that can
  be found within a 3 1/2 mile radius of Bario
  Asal.
• Awards/recognition 1. 2002 Industry Innovator
• Award by Society of Satellite Professionals
• International, NY.USA. 2. Top 7 Inteligent
• Communities in the World by World Teleport
  Association,
• NY, USA.
• URL www.calm.unimas.my/ebario
• Impact the initiative demonstrate a test on a
  sustainable and replicable rural smart school
  model community access to ICT. Stimulate local
  capacities for community development in the areas
  of agriculture, education, health, culture and
  economy.

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• Objective to form an electronic community by
  connecting orphanges, Home administrators, the
  private public Sectors NGOs.
• Approach through dedicated e-projects such as a)
  Putting Orphanages Online (POOL) b) eMentoring-
  Guiding and Coaching c) eFostering - Sponsoring
  and Nurturing d) Y2Care - Young To Care
• Community 26 homes with about 640 children and
  Home administrators.
• Awards/recognition adopted by the Microsoft
  Foundation
• URLwww.lion-cybercare.org
• Impact
• Beside ICT skills (600 already trained), the
  orphans have
• gained self confidence, personal
  acceptance and
• social skills through moral and technical
  support of Cybercare.
• Encouraging corporate sponsorship
  volunteers.
• ....

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• Objective An online platform for critical
  research among members of Biodiversity community
  in the ASEAN region.
• Approach Engagement of University Malaysia
  Sarawak(UNIMAS) as the centre of research content
  and affiliations with other research centres in
  ASEAN.
• Community Initially 554 researchers
• Awards/Recognition South East Asia only virtual
  museum of natural history and affiliated to
  major museums of natural history in Europe and
  the US as well as on-line journal consortium of
  Swets-Blackwell.
• URLwww.arbec.com.my
• Impact
• Now members exceed 1200 local international
• researchers. It has moved to another dimension,
• as a cost effective, common gateway to link up
• South East Asian biologists and ecologists all
  over
• the world in real time with on-line scientific
• publications.

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The DAGS Social Innovation Process Chain
Design solution from 3 dimensions Community,
Content Technology
Build a smart partnership (3W 2R 1A)
Apply for DAGS Funding for experimentation
Identify problem / opportunity
Identify target community
Idea owner or Promoter
Community Integrator
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DAGS A Venture Catalyst
Socio-Economic Developmental Role
DAGS
Seed Funding (forward financing)
Economic model/ sustainability
Smart partnership/ collaboration
VC approach/ nurturing/ networking
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DAGS A Unique Catalyst

• Uniqueness
• Seeds sustainable pilot ICT-based community
  projects that have a potential for replication,
  upscaling and commercialisation.
• Reflects the Malaysian culture and emphasizes the
  3Cs (Community, Content Connectivity).
• Encourages tri-sectoral partnerships between the
  public, private and community sectors.
• Promotes major components of knowledge
  development learning, collaborations, the
  networking of inter intra communities using ICT
  and the creation of innovative, life changing
  approaches and models.

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THANK YOU

• NITC Secretariatc/o MIMOS BerhadTechnology Park
  Malaysia57000 Kuala Lumpur
• http//www.nitc.org.my