The Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC) invites proposals from academics in tertiary institutions for the following works:
The Nigerian Communications Commission, the Regulator of the telecommunications industry in Nigeria, supports amongst other things, telecommunications-based research innovations from tertiary institutions in the country that are practical, locally realisable and have dear potential of contributing to the development of the telecommunication industry.
Applications are invited for:
Title: Request for Proposal (RFP) for 2021 Telecommunication-Based Research Innovation from Academic in Nigeria Tertiary Institutions
Preamble
Pursuant to this objective, the Commission invites proposals from academics in tertiary institutions that have feasible research ideas capable of replacing or enhancing foreign technologies in the telecommunications ecosystem in Nigeria. It is envisaged that the initiative will help build capacity in the tertiary institutions and promote Nigeria's contribution to the pool of technologies in use in the communications industry.
Scope of Work
Areas of Research:
- 5G Deployment
- Innovative Clean Energy Technology
- Advanced Method of Quality of Service (QoS)Quality of Experience Management and Test Mechanism
- Internet of Things (IOT) Low Power Wide Area Network (LPWAN) Technology
- Monitoring and Localization of Drones
Please
Click here to access the topics in each of the Areas of Research as well as detailed structure of your proposal.
Eligibility Requirements
Interested researchers are required to submit their proposals which must:
- Come from teaching Academics in Nigeria's tertiary institutions, and
- Have a two-page executive summary, one page of which will be on the research proposal and must include relevance of the research to the telecommunications industry, proposed solution to identified challenges, novelty of concept and research output (prototype) and the second page would be on the project time line, deliverable's and detailed cost schedule.
Evaluation Criteria
The criteria for the evaluation of the research submissions include the following:
- The area must fall within the specified areas of research
- Novelty of research proposal (comprehensive literature review to bring out dearly the novelty of the research);
- Clear statement and explanation of the problem;
- Proposed solution to the problem
- Proposed approach and methodology:
- Each project including prototype development must be concluded within 2 years:
- The project cost should not exceed a maximum of N14,000,000.00 (fourteen million naira only). The Commission reserves the right to review this
- Any academic institution with an on-going research project with the Commission SHOULD NOT apply.
- Clear relevance to the telecommunications industry.
- Cost reasonableness (cost of actualizing the idea including hardware and software requirements but excluding purchase of vehicles, Furniture ce Internet
- data foreign trips and allowances)
- Schedule of project organization:
- Coherent presentation packaging of concept.
- Integration of research with education (capacity building of students via the implementation of the project in the institution);
- Allowance for researchers should not exceed 20% of the cost of carry out the research works
Application Closing Date
18th August, 2021.
Submission of Proposal
Please note the following:
- You must review the detailed Request for Proposal (RFP) on the Commission's website www.ncc.gov.ng to be able to respond appropriately,
- Any proposal that is not aligned to the requirements in the detailed RFP or submitted after the deadline will be rejected
- Where the electronic and hard copy differs the hard copy would be used as the original submission;
- Lead Researchers of the proposal may be invited for the defence of their submission
Interested researchers are invited to submit a copy of an Electronic copy (saved on a USB in PDF format) and two Hard copies of their research proposals on or before the stated closing date to:
The Executive Vice Chairman/CEO,
Nigerian Communications Commission,
Maitama, Abuja.
Attention: Director, Research and Development.