 National Traffic Safety Committee
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Overview
 The Vietnam Innovation Day (VID) 2007, co-organized by the National Transport Safety Committee (NTSC), the World Bank, and Asia Injury Prevention Foundation, is a "mini marketplace" for innovative ideas that address local development challenges. Its co-sponsors are AusAID, Danish Embassy, Department for International Development (UK), New Zealand AID, SDC and Vietnam Airlines.
It identifies and directly supports small, bottom-up, innovative development proposals that deliver results, which can then be expanded or replicated. It creates opportunities for local innovators to meet, exchange ideas, share information and network with other people responding to the same concerns. Past
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The theme for 2007 program is “Traffic Safety ” with five sub-themes: Enforcement of traffic regulations: This sub-theme will support initiatives that empower communities to undertake activities that will make it easier to reinforce traffic regulations and improve compliance. Education and Awareness raising: This sub-theme will support initiatives to empower communities to undertake activities aiming at changing unsafe behavior, effective education on traffic rules and safety measures. Better emergency services/responses: This sub-theme will support initiatives addressing the inadequacy in materials, equipment, and training for emergency medical support and services. Proposed projects could provide first-aid knowledge, skills and equipment for the communities both in urban and rural areas. Reducing pollution and accidents caused by vehicles: This sub-theme will support initiatives aim at reducing pollution and accidents caused by traffic by measures to reduce vehicle emissions, reduce defective vehicles and increase use of public transportation. Improvement in traffic environment and road design: This sub-theme will support initiatives and creative ideas to improve the environment, including waning signs, layout, marking...
The program consists of two major events: Innovation Competition - an open competition, jury process whereby start-up funds are awarded to organizations proposing innovative ideas that will improve “Traffic Safety” through out Vietnam, and
Knowledge Exchange - leaders in the development community will come together to share their experiences around the theme of Traffic Safety.
Eligibility Criteria
The VID 2007 is seeking proposals from all Vietnamese individuals, groups and organizations at local level. Foreigners and international organizations may only apply in partnership with a local agency. Requirements Proposals should follow the format outlined in the application form issued by the Organizing Committee, which are available at the World Bank Vietnam’s website at http://www.worldbank.org.vn and published on Bạn Đường (Companion) Newspaper. Full details of the Vietnam Innovation Day, instructions on how to submit a proposal and application forms in hard copies can also be obtained at the reception desk of the World Bank Country Office located at Building 63 Ly Thai To St., 8th Floor, Hanoi or at the Vietnam Development Information Center on the first floor of Building 63 Ly Thai To St., Hanoi. The documents can also be provided by fax, post or email attachment upon request. Proposals must meet following requirements: Plan to complete the project within one year Receive support from community for the project or plan to obtain and maintain ownership by the beneficiaries. Include innovative ideas, approaches or solutions. Contribute to the national efforts in improving road, inland-waterway and railway safety In-kind or financial contribution. Have an ability to implement the proposed project.
Format of the application: All documents should be in Vietnamese and, if possible, English An individual or organization can submit more than one proposal Proposals may be submitted by post or by email. Proposals must clearly state the name and address of the proposing individual and/or organization. In the event that two identical proposals are received, only the first proposal submitted will be considered.
Timeline
Proposals must be received by the World Bank Vietnam office by 5:00 pm on May 4, 2007, address to: Vietnam Innovation Day Program
The World Bank in Vietnam
8th floor, 63 Ly Thai To Street, Hanoi For further information, please contact: Ms. Lê thị Thu Hà
Tel: (04) 934-6600 (ext 335); Fax: (04) 934-6597
Email: vietnam@worldbank.org Awards It is planned that at least 30 grants will be awarded through an open competition. Maximum award size is expected to be about US$10,000 to support the implementation of the proposal. The final awarded amount may vary in size and will be determined based on the needs of the proposals selected.
Short-listed groups will be notified in early June and invited to participate in a VID presentation in mid-June in Hanoi. If selected for funding, the winning group will be asked to follow additional steps to receive financial awards.
Others The Organizing Committee can not be held responsible for any proposals that fail to arrive by the due date. List of winning projects will be announced during the Awarding Ceremony of the VID 2007 on June 15, 2007. Decision made by the selection committee is final and no communication will be entered into regarding the selection process. No proposals submitted will be returned and the Organizing Committee reserves the right to use the any information in the proposal for communication purposes.
More information:
 34 Community Innititives Awarded Grants to Improve Traffic Safety (press release)
Shortlisted Projects for Vietnam Innovation Day 2007 , (press release)
Download the application form (84kb pdf)
Vietnam Innovation Day 2007 Looks for Community Initiatives to Improve Traffic Safety (press release)
Vietnam Innovation Day - Small Initiatives Generate Big Community Impacts (feature story)
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