Partnership Continuation Agreement
Following successful validation of XRisis platform capabilities with emergency roster personnel in May 2025, Nuwa and Action Contre la Faim have agreed to continued collaboration beyond CORTEX2 research funding period through Service Level Agreement framework targeting Q2 2026 commercial platform launch. The agreement transitions XRisis from proof-of-concept demonstration to operational training platform supporting Action Contre la Faim's emergency preparedness objectives across their global 56-country operations, validating that validation evidence demonstrated sufficient value to justify organisational investment in immersive simulation training capabilities. Nuwa will evolve XRisis foundations into SimExBuilder commercial platform incorporating validation feedback about interface refinement requirements, speech recognition improvement priorities, and selective capability deployment focusing on implementation phase simulation that validation evidence identified as delivering highest training value at 4.2 out of 5 rating whilst potentially eliminating theoretical briefing components that scored only 3.2 out of 5.
Service Level Agreement Framework
The partnership structure employs tiered Service Level Agreement model providing Action Contre la Faim with platform access, scenario library usage, technical support, and ongoing capability development whilst generating sustainable revenue supporting Nuwa's commercial operations and continued innovation investment. Nuwa retains intellectual property ownership for platform technology, system architecture, and integration implementations whilst Action Contre la Faim maintains ownership of simulation exercise scenarios, organisational procedures, and domain expertise content, enabling both organisations to pursue independent exploitation whilst collaborating on combined offering development. The agreement includes professional services provisions for custom scenario design addressing specific Action Contre la Faim requirements beyond template-based authoring capabilities, training content updates reflecting evolving humanitarian best practices and organisational procedure changes, and technical support helping users troubleshoot issues whilst optimising deployment approaches across diverse country office contexts. Revenue allocation balances affordable access for humanitarian organisation budget constraints against sufficient returns justifying ongoing platform maintenance, capability enhancement, and market development investments required for sustainable commercial operations.
Commercial Platform Evolution Priorities
SimExBuilder development will incorporate validation findings through multiple refinement initiatives. Interface streamlining addresses identified usability barriers including navigation mechanism simplification, progressive disclosure hiding advanced features until explicitly requested, contextual help providing task guidance at appropriate scenario moments, and standardised interaction paradigms ensuring consistency across different scenario sections. Speech recognition enhancement targets international deployment viability through multilingual support (French, Spanish, Arabic), upgraded recognition models trained on non-native accent patterns, hybrid interaction modalities supplementing voice with structured input options, and graceful degradation enabling scenario participation through alternative channels when voice recognition fails. Implementation simulation capability expansion builds on validated high-value application through scenario library growth addressing diverse stakeholder negotiation contexts, AI character personality sophistication enabling realistic conversational dynamics, and facilitator observation tools providing richer analytics about participant communication patterns and decision-making approaches.
Market Development and Reference Customer Strategy
Action Contre la Faim's commitment provides reference customer status valuable for peer NGO market development: organisations evaluating training technology investments trust validation evidence from respected operational peers far more than vendor marketing claims, making Action Contre la Faim's endorsement through commercial adoption essential credibility signal. The partnership will support joint dissemination activities including conference presentations, publication co-authorship, and case study development sharing implementation experiences with humanitarian sector colleagues whilst positioning both organisations as innovation leaders advancing emergency preparedness through evidence-based technology adoption. Nuwa will leverage Action Contre la Faim's humanitarian network relationships for introductions to potential early adopter organisations whilst Action Contre la Faim benefits from continued platform capability enhancement driven by broader client base feedback expanding beyond single organisation requirements.
Timeline and Deployment Milestones
The Q2 2026 commercial launch timeline provides adequate duration for incorporating validation findings, conducting additional user testing with Action Contre la Faim country office personnel beyond Paris headquarters staff, and establishing operational support infrastructure (helpdesk, documentation, training materials) required for sustainable service delivery at scale. Interim milestones include: Q3 2025 interface refinement completion addressing primary usability barriers, Q4 2025 initial deployment to selected Action Contre la Faim country offices for pilot operational use, Q1 2026 expanded scenario library development and facilitator training programme establishment, and Q2 2026 formal commercial launch with marketing materials, sales pipeline activation, and early adopter programme initiation targeting peer NGOs. This timeline balances urgency for market entry capturing first-mover advantages against adequate capability maturity ensuring sustainable adoption rather than premature deployment creating negative impressions impeding subsequent market development.