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title: "What does ‘in-kind contribution’ mean?"
description: "Project Sponsor’s in-kind contributions comprise of the manpower assigned to the project. They provide the domain expertise required for the development of the AI solution. 3 key roles are required: 1. Product Owner 2. Project Lead 3. Technical Lead These…"
url: "https://aisingapore.org/faq/what-does-in-kind-contribution-mean/"
updated: "2024-01-05"
category: 100e
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# What does ‘in-kind contribution’ mean?

Project Sponsor’s in-kind contributions comprise of the manpower assigned to the project.

They provide the domain expertise required for the development of the AI solution.

3 key roles are required:

1. Product Owner
2. Project Lead
3. Technical Lead

These project members have to be employees of the Project Sponsor.  

| **Role** | **Function** |
| --- | --- |
| Product Owner | Business lead who specifies the requirements of the AI solution |
| Project Lead | Project manager |
| Technical Lead | Technical engineer responsible for the integration, deployment and maintenance of the AI solution |

Datasets (for training the AI models) and infrastructure for deployment or other non-manpower resources are not considered as in-kind contributions.