COORDINATION UNIT OF NIGER SMART VILLAGES PROJECT Tender

Expressions of interest : Recruitment of an Individual Consultant (IC) for Capacity Building of senior government officials and parliamentarians on the challenges of the Digital Economy Mission objectives Component 1 (Enabling Environment) of PVI aims to improve the legal and institutional regulatory framework to increase investments in broadband connectivity and digital financial inclusion in rural areas. In addition, the very rapid evolution of digital technologies and uses (for example the recent development of digital currencies), require permanent updating of those responsible for designing and public policies. In this context, it is planned to support the capacity building of senior government officials to design, implement and evaluate policies and regulations aimed at supporting the development of the digital economy, in particular by developing strategies to improve the '' accessibility of populations to mobile terminal equipment, tablets and computers, to provide a response to the COVID-19 pandemic and support digital extension and interconnection in the UEMOA / ECOWAS trade exchange zone. As a reminder, according to the latest ARCEP report, the penetration rate of mobile telephony is 53.64% and overall Internet access is 30.17%. In addition, the 2020 BCEAO report on financial inclusion indicated a financial inclusion index of 0.236 for Niger, while the UEMOA average was 0.499. The IC will have to design high-level training sessions whose content and teaching techniques will be adapted to the target audience. The training will focus on basic content in digital communication, digital financial inclusion, issues and developments in the context of the UEMOA / ECOWAS zone, workshops and practical case sessions. The capacity building envisaged through this mission will take the form of face-to-face seminars, in French, lasting 3 days in Niamey. The contents will be delivered on Powerpoint presentations, documents and case studies. The content of the courses will be validated by ANSI, MPTEN and ARCEP Project ID: P167543 Procurement Method: Individual Consultant Selection Submission deadline date/time: dec 01, 2021 10:00 Language of Notice: French ECONOMIC COMMUNITY OF WEST AFRICAN STATES (ECOWAS), THE WEST AFRICAN ECONOMIC AND MONETARY UNION (WAEMU), WORLD BANK (WB),