1. Combined Budget of Awarded
Progress report on the 1st Call
Results – Awarded (Approved by the EC on 11 April)
Work Package (WP)
Allocated Budget
for each WP
No of Applicants
No of Awarded
Combined Budget of Awarded
WP2. Capacity Development of Developing Country NRENs
EUR 150K 12 5
EUR 103K
WP3. R&E Network Design & Operations and Associated Capacity Building
EUR 430K 3 1
EUR 13K
WP4. Deployment of Specialized Network Products, Services, Applications and Associated Capacity Development
EUR 690K 13 2
EUR 632K
WP5. Promoting Research and Education Collaboration for Societal Benefits
EUR 670K 20
EUR 745K
WP6. Helping to Bridge the Digital Divide in Developing Countries
EUR 780K 4
EUR 1037K
TOTAL
EUR 2,720K 52
EUR 2,530K

2. Progress report on the 1st Call
General Contracting process
Meeting of Minds
Finalize terms & conditions on budget, Activities, etc.
Circulation of a draft of Contract
Signing the Contract
=> If everything goes smoothly, the process can be concluded in 2-3 month.

3. Six (6) concluded Progress report on the 1st Call
Status of Conclusion of Contracts(13 proposals)
Six (6) concluded
ISOC withdrew its proposal on 10 Aug. due to human resources issue
the rest six (6) underway, close to signing
Process delayed due to an issue on the maximum amount (60K EUR) of funding provided to successful proposers, Addendum to lift the limitation is under way (possibly up to 700K)
However, most of planned proposed activities proceeding as scheduled

4. Organization(leader)
Progress report on the 1st Call
Status of Conclusion of Contracts in detail (WP2-3) No
Title WP
Country
Organization(leader)
Budget
(EUR)
Status 1
Capacity Development for AfgREN Network Engineers
WP2 AF
Manaka Technology Serv.
27,765
Contract signed(5 June)
Activity complete( ) 2
Training for Maintaining Campus Network BD
Patuakhali S & T Univ.
9,995
Contract signed(15 June)
Activity complete( ) 3
Security Training MY
MYREN
33,390
Contract signed(7 June)
Activity planned( ) 4
CSIRT and Mini-TRANSITS NL
GEANT
17,638
Contract signed(9 Aug.)
Activity planned( ) 5
Information and Network Security (and Monitoring) BT
MoIC (Ministry)
16,734
Contract signed(27 Aug.)
Activity planned( ) 6
Campus Network Security
WP3
University of Dhaka
13,050
Contract signed(8 Aug.)
Activity planned( )

5. Progress report on the 1st Call
Status of Conclusion of Contracts in detail (WP4-6) No
Title WP
Country
Organization
(leader)
Budget
(EUR)
Status 7
TEIN eduroam 2017
WP4 AU
AARNET
350,000
Meeting of Minds (budget, Activities, etc.) to take place soon 8
Open/Federated for Future Networks MY
Univ. of Malaya
281,860
A draft of Contract delivered(Aug.) – expect to conclude signing by mid-Sep. 9
Establish a Tech-culture Fusion Platforms
WP5 KR
NEXT
225,655
A draft of Contract delivered(Aug.) – expect to conclude signing by early Sep. 10
Disseminate Telemedicine Across the Beneficiary Countries JP
Kyushu Univ.
200,000
A draft of Contract delivered(Aug.) - expect to conclude signing by early Sep. 11
Extending Asian Soundscape Monitoring Network & … TW
ASGC
320,119
Meeting of Minds (budget, Activities, etc.) took place on 27 Aug.
Soon to deliver a draft of Contract 12
A Pilot Project for Community Based Internet Service
WP6 NP
ICT4D Nepal
258,750 13
Bridging the Digital Divide in Emerging Countries in Asia US
Internet Society
778,534
Withdrawal notice received(10 Aug.)