GM Kusama Community, thanks for all the DVs and Communities providing feedback, on these failed proposal attempts:
Learnings:
Acknowledgments:
The Kusama DAO Academy, or DotSama ecosystem learning through e-learning platform and institutional alliances.
Kusama DAO Academy (KDA) is an educational program designed to train companies, institutions, and organizations in blockchain technology, with a special focus on the Kusama/Polkadot ecosystem. The initiative aims to promote the adoption of decentralized tools such as multisig, DIDs, NFTs, and decentralized financial mechanisms.
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We request 1,050 KSM (~$21,000 USD) 1 KSM = 20 USD EMA= 30 days to develop and launch the program, ensuring its sustainability and expansion in Latin America, for the next 6 months.
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GrowDAO the team behind this project, successfully provided education to professionals of big corporations and Universities in Mexico and Colombia such as Grupo Salinas, Banco Agrario de Colombia, Certi Cámara, Tecnológico de Monterrey and Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana.
We acknowledge that if we leave the ecosystem for any reason the community will be affected, that's why we must accomplish this so the community can have it open source and, other Hispanic DAOs or the Ambassadors Programme can benefit from it. (I love this ecosystem, and do better every day to stay with it)
Project Objectives
— Blockchain Education for Companies and Institutions: Teach organizations how to use blockchain technology for fund management, transparency, and operational efficiency.
— Adoption of Kusama/Polkadot: Integrate native ecosystem tools into teaching and certification processes.
— Self-Sustaining Model: Generate revenue through paid certifications and partnerships with universities and companies. (on the mid-run)
— Open Source Content: Publish educational materials for other DAOs and communities to use and expand upon.
Structure and Implementation Plan
Educational Content
Adoption Strategy and Partnerships
— FintechU Mx: Official certification recognized by the fintech sector in Mexico, national and international curricular value for the students. FintechU Mx has a specialized curriculum about fintech and blockchain in LATAM, they have graduated more than 1000 students from many C-Level positions at many startups and corporates in LATAM.
This collaboration will take the course of DAO School to their enrolled students and alumni, and it will be an administration cost covered by the student to get certificated nationally and internationally (50 USD) this is an administrative pay for FintechU we as GrowDAO not charge for this. The asked funds cover all our work for the next 6 months.
— Universities: Exploring integration with UAM Cuajimalpa and other institutions.
— Podcast "GM Crypto News": Content dissemination through YouTube and Spotify.
Infrastructure and Development
— Moodle-based platform hosted on a dedicated server. (Currently a home web server 2500U Ryzen 5, 12 GB RAM) Our plan for the next 6 months is to consolidate an alliance with a public college willing to host and offer the course to the students, and professors.
— Production of audiovisual content and creation of educational materials in accessible formats. (Podcast and video material for Moodle)
— Open Source the Moodle Content so any DAO can use it.
Funding and Sustainability
Estimated cost: 1,050 KSM (~$21,000 USD) 1 KSM = 20 USD EMA=30 days
Future revenue sources:
— Certifications: $50 USD per student. (Academic institution register future 12 months)
— Partnerships with companies and universities.
— Expansion of the model to other regions.
Benefits for the Kusama/Polkadot Ecosystem
✅ Increased adoption of DIDs, multisig, and NFTs in business environments.
✅ Positioning the ecosystem in Latin America through certified education.
✅ Creation of an Open Source repository with educational content accessible to other DAOs and communities.
✅ Generation of new use cases that drive the real-world utility of Kusama/Polkadot.
Success Metrics and Evaluation
🚀 Initial Goal: 100 certified students in the first 6 months.
🔗 Strategic Partnerships: At least 2 universities and 3 companies adopting decentralized tools.
💡 Documented Use Cases: Companies implementing solutions based on Kusama/Polkadot.
📈 Course Completion Rate: At least 70% of enrolled students complete certification.
Here's the full proposal, which is still changing due to community feedback. Please, reach me at:
Kusama DAO Academy represents a strategic opportunity to strengthen the adoption of Kusama/Polkadot in Latin America through quality education and applicable use cases. With the requested funding, we will ensure the program's development, implementation, and future sustainability, impacting hundreds of students and organizations.
We invite the Kusama community to support this initiative and contribute to building a stronger, globally adopted ecosystem. 🚀🌎
Please reach me, comment, share, let me know what you need, how we can collaborate, etc, no one can go further without help, thank you all. We also want to connect with other initiatives, I'll be connecting with them, if you know of any project not well-known please share.
Future on-chain proposal: Online Educational Program for C-Levels
The Kusama DAO Academy (KDA) is an educational program that aims to teach companies, institutions, and organizations about blockchain technology, with a focus on the Kusama/Polkadot ecosystem. The program's objectives include educating businesses and institutions on blockchain technology, promoting the adoption of Kusama/Polkadot, creating a self-sustaining model, and making educational materials open source for other DAOs and communities to use.
The KDA requests 1,050 KSM (~$21,000 USD) to develop and launch the program in Latin America for the next six months. The funds will be used for educational content, adoption strategy and partnerships, infrastructure and development, and funding and sustainability. The program plans to generate revenue through paid certifications and partnerships with universities and companies.
The benefits of the Kusama DAO Academy for the Kusama/Polkadot ecosystem include increased adoption of decentralized tools, positioning the ecosystem in Latin America, creating an open-source repository with educational content, and generating new use cases for Kusama/Polkadot. The success metrics for the program include certifying 100 students in the first six months, forming strategic partnerships with at least two universities and three companies, documenting use cases, and achieving a course completion rate of at least 70%.
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