Overview : Dear Sir/Madam, The EPPIC challenge in Indonesia will take place in Mandalika Lombok, looking for 10 innovative solutions to fight plastic pollution there and compete at the EPPIC Pitch Competition in December 2021. The selection of the 10 solutions that will enter the pitching competition is based on 6 criteria: viability and local potential, innovativeness, sustainability, scalability, impact/ SDG, diversity & complementarity. UNDP Indonesia give three sets of scores in consultation with the Ministry of Environment and Forestry and the Coordinating Ministry for Maritime Affairs and Investment. The EPPIC Project owner, UNDP Viet Nam Office, provides a fourth set of scores. 8 judges (https://plasticchallenge.undp.org.vn/the-judges/) from donor, UNDP global or regional innovation office, investor, government representatives of Indonesia and the Philippines, will select 2 winners based on their presentation at the pitching event. The ocean plastic issue requires multifaceted intervention, therefore the 2 winners are supposed to represent at least 2 facets of the problem, upstream and downstream, for more comprehensive intervention. For Detail, please refer to the attached TOR and interested applicants should submit their proposal annex 1 to bids.id@undp.org with mandatory subject email "Innovation Challenges - Ending Plastic Pollution Innovation Challenge (EPPIC) - Archipelagic and Island States (AIS) Forum Project" on before 8th December 2021 at 1700 hour (GMT +7). |