This proposal could have a great impact as a pilot to integrate DIDs through Atala Prism for ethnic groups and to test the AtalaPrism Pioneering Program in practice. However, that value is limited to a pilot as there are no more than 1 million Maori registered in New Zealand (source: New Zealand government). I was doubting if the requested budget was justified for such a small demographic, but when looking at it from a pilot perspective, I tend to agree that the impact of introducing DIDs in collaboration with the government could prove useful as a precedent in the future. The impact could be improved by voicing an intention to expand this to other ethnicities or other parts of the world by open-sourcing Āhau.

Tribal identification systems have not yet been created and recognized by countries/organizations. The proposal is towards using AtalaPrism SDK, integrating DID wallet features in Āhau, and tribal identity DApp. The Tribal DID empowers the Maori, to provide the tribe with credentials (Decentralized Identifier DID). The big impact here is the universally applicable credential system, especially in the Project Catalyst community. Enable Cardano to be the blockchain of digital identity, the integration of Cardano globally. The mechanics of running the process across three use cases are detailed and clearly explained. The proposal is aimed at developing a working Dapp for the government, enhancing the brand and reputation of Cardano. The proposal further proves that Cardano "makes the world a better place for everyone". Proposed big impact on the challenge. The scale of operation is global and creates credibility and develops Cardano. The proposal has posed many risks and has all solutions to minimize risks when the project is implemented.

Clearly defining the issues proponents want to develop a DID tribe to help them align with these identity management standards empowers the Maori to practice their tribal identity organized and worldly. The world recognizes their right to sovereign identity as Maori and their legal integration Āhau is enabling its communities to become publishers for identity information to be recognised.Step . Our next step is to use the AtalaPrism SDK to integrate the digital identity wallet features in the Āhau DApp. This proposal integrates a native identity platform that is crucial for establishing true diversity in its ecosystem, connecting to the potential and opportunities that Cardano offers. As for the impact AtalaPrism The SDK is still in its early stages so it is difficult to know how stable it will be to mitigate this risk they will be participating in a pioneering program working directly with the AtalaPrism team to address the challenge they face

This proposal effectively addresses the challenge: Dapps, Products & integration.

This proposal is taking the issue of Decentralized IDentities (DID's) straight on. The proposer is looking at the problem of Tribal identity systems that have been in place for some time now, not being recognized by governments, institutions, and centralized identity systems. The aim of this proposal is to resolve this issue by using Cardano with AtalaPrism SDK, to integrate DID wallet features into their Dapp called Āhau. The government has laid out what it requires for a DID, and the team now has the information they need to make Tribal identity systems that they government can accept. This is not the case in most places on the Earth currently, so this proposal literally has an increased chance of success.

This proposal could have a profound impact on the Cardano ecosystem as well as the Catalyst ecosystem in that, if this project is successful it will be one of the first use cases where Government accepts DID's from a blockchain, and specifically the Cardano blockchain.

The other key point here is that once this is up and working, it is very easy to scale out to any peoples anywhere in the world and allowing Cardano to be the blockchain of digital identity bringing with it integration of Cardano around the globe.

This proposal is well aligned with the challenge question, as it seeks to use Atala Prism to onboard Maori people to the Tribal Identity DApp. New Zealand’s estimated Māori ethnic population was 875,300 in June 2021 (source: https://www.stats.govt.nz/information-releases/maori-population-estimates-at-30-june-2021) so this project would likely onboard a significant number of new users. Furthermore, by working with, and setting an example for the New Zealand Government, this could be a successful pilot project and example for other countries or populations, such as native populations in Canada or the U.S. or anywhere in the world. This could potentially become a high profile example for the cardano community, and the world, of the power of decentralized digital identity and the cardano blockchain. As explained in the proposal "Our people being able to prove who they are, via a means which is aligned culturally to them, is a crucial element of all future interactions aiming to restore trust; to instantiate indigenous human rights; and, with integrity, live up to the egalitarian image our country has acquired globally." this is an inspiring initiative that is directly aligned with the overall vision and ethos of Cardano. And most importantly, it is built by, and for, the Maori people, and is not a top down solution from industry or government. Therefore supporting this proposal could have significant implications for the widespread adoption and recognition of Cardano, and the new possibilities this technology enables. As the team has said in the proposal, their vision for success for this proposal is that: "Tribal communities in Aotearoa (New Zealand) will have the ability to issue Tribal DID’s that can be recognized by Government, institutions and organizations as an authoritative source of identity. Indigenous peoples around the world can also have their human rights honoured and do the same."

The proposal provides sufficient information for the community and challenge team to track development according to a detailed trimestrial roadmap, divided in several development phases, which also lays out the plan on how to build it. A variety of risks have been taken into account and ways to mitigate these by means of specialised sub-teams. Requested funds has been accounted for in an attached budgetting spreadsheet, partitioned per project development phase and function. There is nothing that comes to my mind of how to improve the auditable capacity of this proposal, so I strongly agree that it is adequate.

Recommend well planned. Detailed roadmaps easily track project progress. Members with many skills and experience will spend a lot of time performing the work in the project to complete on schedule. Transparent budgets are easily audited. The proposal presents important milestones, established indicators, making it easy for us to audit. The necessary information provided is sufficient and satisfactory for us to audit easily and transparently. The project is very good and large scale. If successful and properly developed, it will have a huge impact on the community, the Cardano ecosystem and globally.

Their milestones progress ,1,discovery and design,2 development ,3 pilot,4 deployment,category-based show that your success is certain.Budget required $352800 clearly divided logically. If funded they will come back, they want to integrate the product with future governance systems on the Cardano ecosystem. This is a brand new project.

This proposal has done an amazing job in the Auditability of the progress and success of the proposal. They have laid out a time line with milestones. Not only have they put all this down in amazing detail, but they have provided how they will keep the ecosystem up to date on each and every milestone of each phase that they go through. They have made mention of doing town halls, sharing via their project repo, and through the Āhau website. They have also laid out what the success of the project will look like and it is nice to read, so allow me quote: " 1) Tribal communities in Aotearoa (New Zealand) will have the ability to issue Tribal DID’s that can be recognised by Government, institutions and organisations as an authoritative source of identity.

2. Indigenous peoples around the world can also have their human rights honored and do the same."

This has been one of the best proposals I have seen so far in my time assessing proposals. I want to congratulate the proposer on a job well done, wish you success, and hope you will take the criticisms that I have provided as educational to make your amazing proposals even better.

This proposal has a very clear roadmap with milestones, delivery dates, and key performance indicators and outcomes for each milestone. I believe they have provided extensive information and a clear plan for the community to track these outcomes through townhall updates and the progress reports available on the project repo, therefore I have provided a 5 star review for auditability.