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Tenders Are Invited For Consultancy Services For The Development Of Training Content On Internet Governance Ig To Support Diplomatic Missions And Institutions For Sustainable Training On Internet Governance Closing Date Friday July 26 2019 15 00Sector Information Technology And TelecommunicationDescription Consultancy Services For The Development Of Training Content On Internet Governance Ig To Support Diplomatic Missions And Institutions For Sustainable Training On Internet GovernanceTender Number Auc Ied C 055Closing Date And Time 26Th July 2019 At 15 001 BackgroundInformation And Communication Technologies Icts Play Enabling Roles For Social And Economic Development As A Key Sector Ict Contributes Relevantly To National Economic Growth Icts Enable Governments To Deliver Efficient Services To Businesses And Citizens And Citizens Benefit From Ict Enabled Education Governance And Health Services Generally Affordable And Accessible Ict Services Have The Potential To Generate Benefits Such As More Competitive Markets Social Inclusive Growth And More Equitable Development In Line With The Roadmap Adopted At The 4Th Eu Africa Summit And The Multi Annual Indicative Programme 2014 2017 Ict Diffusion Is Growing Fast In Africa With Mobile Services Now Playing The Leading Role In Bridging The Digital Divide Data From The International Telecommunications Union Itu Shows That Three Quarter Of The African Population Has Access To Mobile Sim Cards Yet The Success In Mobile Ownership Has Not Been Replicated In Other Areas Of Ict Internet Access Falls Far Behind The Rest Of The World Broadband Penetration Especially The Fixed Broadband That Indicates The Intensity Of Ict Use In The Government Business And Anchor Institutions Like Schools Health Centres And Universities Is Still Very Low The Average Broadband Speeds Are Generally Lower In African Countries Compared To The Rest Of The World While The Cost Of Using Services And Devices Are Higher In Relation To The Average Income Of The Population The Global Nature Of Services And Applications Also Implies That Efforts That Pertain To The Internet Infrastructure Especially Those Involving Critical Internet Resources Such As Numbers And Domain Names As Well As Issues Related To The Safety And Security Of The Internet E G Spam Network Security Cybercrime Are Important In Addition Intellectual Property Rights Trade And Capacity Development Have Direct Impact On The Deployment And Use Of Broadband Networks Therefore The Participation Of African Countries In Evolving Internet Governance Structures And Processes Is Critical To Stimulate Access To Broadband Services Advances Yet AfricaS Participation In Most Of The Institutional Structures In Charge Of Ict Is Very Limited African Participation In Global Internet Public Policy Debates Is Low And Its Technical Contribution To The Internet Architecture Board Iab The Internet Engineering Task Force Ietf The Internet Research Task Force Irtf The World Wide Web Consortium W3c And The Internet Corporation For Assigned Names And Number Icann Is Very Limited Participation In These International Forums Demands Capability And Complete Understanding Of Technical Issues Such As Protocols And The Complex Governance And Interests Of Stakeholders Communities And Players There Has Been A Good Progress In Creating The African Internet Governance Forum And Regional And National Internet Governance Initiatives Nris Since The Holding Of The World Summit For Information Society In 2005 The Internet Governance Space In Africa Has Been Very Active During The Wsis Process With Regional Meetings Held From 2002 To 2005 In Bamako Accra Addis Ababa Cairo Johannesburg Douala And Tunis Moreover Within The Igf Global Initiative Africa Has Hosted Igf In Egypt 2009 And In Kenya 2011 The African Internet Governance Forum Afigf That Was Formally Established In 2012 With Its Secretariat Hosted By The African Union Commission And Supported By The United Nations Economic Commission For Africa Has Since Hosted Various Regional Meetings With Its First Conference Held In 2012 In Cairo Followed By The Second Africa Internet Governance Meeting That Was Held In Nairobi Kenya In 2013 Subsequent Meetings Were Held In Abuja 2014 Addis Ababa 2015 Durban 2016 Sharm El Sheikh 2017 And Khartoum 2018 In Addition There Have Been Initiatives To Hold Regional Internet Governance Forums Including The West Africa Internet Governance Forum Waigf The East Africa Internet Governance Forum Eaigf Forum De Gouvernance De Linternet En Afrique Centrale Fgi Ca The North Africa Igf Naigf And The Southern Africa Internet Governance Forum Saigf Countries Like Ghana Egypt South Africa Kenya And Nigeria Have Also Been Active In Brining Stakeholders Together And Holding National Internet Governance Forums By 2017 More Than A Third Of African Countries Had Established Their National Internet Governance Forums Despite These Efforts African Participation In The Internet Governance Issues Are Not Uniform And Contribution To Internet Issues Has Also Been Limited Organizations In The Region Lack The Necessary Skills And Capacity To Carry Out Important Governance Functions Such As Providing Valuable Technical And Policy Information Training And Capacity Development And Evidence Based Research On Internet Policy Building On The Long Standing Ec Auc Collaboration And Drawing On The Experiences Of African Governments Development Aid Agencies And Other National And Regional Actors Including The Private Sector Academia And Civil Society The European Commission And The African Union Commission Have Launched A Policy And Regulatory Initiative For Digital Africa Prida Project Internet Governance Issues Have Evolved In Recent Years From Discussion Of The Technical Issues Such As Assignment Of Domain Names And Numbers Towards Developmental Challenges And Geopolitical Aspects The Comprehensive Issues Covered At The 2018 Global Internet Governance Forum Including Cyber Security Trust And Privacy Development Innovation And Economic Issues Digital Inclusion And Accessibility Emerging Technologies Human Rights And Youth Indicate That Development Geopolitical And Right Based Challenges Are Gaining Prominence At International Levels To This End The Auc Organized Train The Trainers Workshop In Addis Ababa From 27 To 31 May 2019 Wherein Around Seventy 70 Potential National And Regional Trainers Were Introduced To Various Modules On Internet Governance By Renowned Internet Governance Training Experts These Future National And Regional Trainers Represented The African Internet Stakeholder Groups The Overall Objective Of The Policy And Regulation Initiative For Digital Africa Prida Is To Foster Universally Accessible Affordable And Effective Wireless Broadband Across The Continent To Unlock Possible Future Benefits Of Internet Based Services The Specific Objectives Are A To Facilitate Efficient And Harmonized Spectrum Utilization B To Harmonize Measurable Ict Telecommunications Policy Legal And Regulatory Frameworks And C To Strengthen The Ability Of African Stakeholders To Actively Participate In The Global Internet Governance Debate Prida Is Based On Three Outputs Output 1 Efficient And Harmonized Spectrum Utilization Output 2 Harmonization Of Measurable Ict Telecommunications Policy Legal And Regulatory Frameworks Output 3 Active Participation Of African Decision Makers And Internet Stakeholders In The Global Internet Governance DebateThe African Union Is Implementing The Last Two Outputs Of The Project Namely Harmonization Of Measurable Ict Telecommunications Policy Legal And Regulatory Frameworks And Promotion Of African Decision Makers And Internet Stakeholders Active Participation In The Global Internet Governance Debate The Expected Results And Deliverable For Output 3 To Be Achieved By The Project Are As Follows Deliverable 3 1 Active Participation Of African Stakeholders In Global Internet Governance Fora Is Strengthened And Coordinated Deliverable 3 2 The Establishment Of National Internet Governance Forum Nigf Is Promoted And Enabled For African Member States Who Currently Do Not Have National Igfs Deliverable 3 3 Regional And Continental African Igfs Are Strengthened Deliverable 3 4 Capacity Of Member States In Negotiating Regional And International Internet Governance Related Policy And Legal Disputes Is Enhanced 2 ObjectivesThe Objectives Of This Assignment Are To Prepare A Custom Made Training Course For Diplomats And High Level Policy Makers To Get A Fully Integrated Online Version Of The Training Course To Mount The Developed Online Training On An Au Online Platform With All Supporting Outline Materials Methodology Exercises And Simulations To Make Available The Core Course Materials In Both English And French 3 Scope Of The AssignmentPrida Aims To Build Capacity Of African Stakeholders In Internet Governance Matters To Enable Active Participation In Global Debates Relating To Internet Public Policy Formulation To Address The Specific Needs And Capacity Building Requirements For Decision Makers In Africa A Custom Made Training Course Must Be Developed For Diplomats And High Level Policy Makers Using State Of The Art Methodology And Tools In Addition A Fully Integrated Online Version Of The Customized Training Course Must Be Built And Mounted Online Using Existing Au Platforms Instruction Manuals Guidelines And Relevant Documentations On How To Manage Deliver Update And Improve The Training Course Should Also Be Developed The Developed Online Course Should Be Built With The Understanding That It Is For The Sustainability Of The Training Program For The Foreseeable Future The Core Duties And Responsibilities Of The Consultant Include Develop A Customised Training Content For Diplomats Building On The Ig Training Modules Which Were Developed By Prida Training Experts The Training Course Should Integrate Experience In And Challenges Of African Countries Regions And Continent Develop A Fully Integrated Online Version Of The Training Course With All Supporting Outline Materials Methodology Exercises And Simulations Integrate The Developed Training Course Into An Au Online Platform In Line With The African Union Commission Requirement For Branding Create Prototypes To Propose Options For The Implementation Develop The Corresponding User Interface Components As Needed Secure An Authenticated Access And Develop User Accounts Interfaces Build Offline Online Training Evaluation Method Framework Include The Delivery Of A Certification At The End Of Successful Evaluation Process Documenting The Functions And Technical Aspects For Ongoing Management And Updating Serve As A Resource Person During The Validation And Pilot Phases Of The Training Course In Its Offline And Online Formats Prepare The User Manual And Guidelines For Future Delivery Of The Courses By Different Experts 4 Deliverables Reports And SchedulesThe Consultant Is Expected To Produce The Following DeliverablesTraining Content On Internet Governance For African Diplomats And High Level Policy Makers Available In English And French That Can Be Delivered For Offline Online Training Courses A Fully Integrated Online Version Of The Training Course And Associated Evaluation And Certification With All Supporting User Interfaces And Functionalities Built Into An Au Online Platform Organize At Least Two Large Group Pilot Training Sessions For Delivering The Online Offline Training Courses 5 Duration Of AssignmentThe Duration Of The Assignment Should Not Exceed Three Months 3 Effective From Contract Signing 6 Consultancy FeeThe African Union Shall Pay The Consultant A Fixed Sum Not Exceeding Usd 50 000 This Amount Includes All The Consultants Fees Profit Any Tax Obligation That May Be Imposed On The Consultant And Reimbursable Costs The Reimbursable Could Include Travel Tickets And Dsa To Addis Ababa For At Least Two Trips Related To The Inception Phase Of The Assignment And Verification Phase Of The Final Reports Deliverables 7 Governance And Support By The African UnionThe African Union Is Respectfully Expected ToProvide Office For The Consultant During The Time Of His DutiesPay The Consultant His Her Consulting Fee After Completion Of Consultancy 8 Qualification And Experience Of ConsultantThe Consultant Should Meet The Following Requirements Qualifications And SkillsGraduate Degree In Fields Related To Ict Sector Policy Regulation And Legislations Such As Law Public Policy Management Etc Excellent English Or French Communication And Writing Skills Track Record Of Developing Training Content That Responds To Contemporary Global Trends User Friendly And Easy To Maintain Experience In Delivery Of Training To Diplomats And Decision Makers Experience In Developing Training Using Online Learning Management ToolsSpecific Professional ExperienceAt Least 10 Years Of Successful International Working Experience In The Area Of Ict At Least 5 Years Of Experience In The Preparation Design And Delivery Of Offline Online Training Courses On Internet Governance For Policy Makers And Diplomats Proven Experience In Delivery Of Work In A Tight Time FrameAt Least 5 Years Of Affiliation With A Renowned Institution Dealing With Cyber Digital Diplomacy Understating Of The African Needs And Challenges In The Cyberspace9 Evaluation And Qualification CriteriaThe African Union Commission Now Invites Eligible Individual Consultants To Indicate Their Interest In Providing The Services Interested Candidate Must Provide Information Demonstrating That He She Has The Required Qualifications And Relevant Experience To Perform The Services For Evaluation Of The Expressions Of Interest The Following Criteria Will Be Applied A General Education Qualification 15 Points B Experience Related To The Assignment 55 Points C Technical Approach And Methodology 20 Points D Work Plan 10 Points Further Information Can Be Obtained At The Address Below During Office Hours 8 00 13 00Hrs And 14 00 17 00 Hours Local Time Proposal Must Be Delivered In A Written Form To The Address Below Not Later Than 15 00 Hours Local Time 26Th July 2019 African Union Commission Attn Carine Toure Yemitia Mrs Head Of Procurement Travel And Store DivisionBuilding C Room 327P O Box 3243 Roosevelt StreetOrTender Africa Union OrgSee Https Www Sa Tenders Co Za Sites Default Files Tor Final PdfAttachments Tor Final Pdf

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