Selection of a Consulting Firm that develops legal framework and Guidelines on Data Protection and digital ID - MInT

Source: World Bank — Ethiopia Digital Foundations Project

Request for Expression of Interest

(Consulting Services – Firm Selection)

Country: Ethiopia

Project: Ethiopia Digital Foundations Project

Project ID: P171034

Credit No.  IDA - 68560

Assignment Title:  Selection of a Consulting Firm that develops legal framework and guideline on Data protection and National ID

Reference No.: MInT/DE/QCBS/C-17/21

The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, Ministry of Finance (MoF), has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Ethiopia Digital Foundation Project (“Digital Foundations”).  The Ministry of Innovation and Technology is one of the beneficiaries of the project and intends to apply part of the proceeds for consulting services.

The consulting services (“the Services”) are expected to develops legal framework and guideline on Data protection and National ID.

The Ministry of Innovation and Technology/Ethiopian Digital Foundation Project now invites eligible consulting firms (“Consultants”) to indicate their interest in providing the Services. Interested Consultants should provide information demonstrating that they have the required qualifications and relevant experience to perform the Services. The shortlisting criteria includes: Core Business and Years in Business, Experience in the Specific Assignment specifically in developing legal framework and guideline on Data Protection and similar nature assignments as well as Technical and Managerial Capability.

SCOPE OF SERVICES INCLUDES:

The main goal of this assignment is to conduct studies on personal data protection and the National ID in Ethiopia to draft regulations, as the case may be, directives. Major deliverables expected from the assignment includes;

1. The consultant/firm shall produce a study on the personal data protection eco-system in Ethiopia which shall provide analysis of the legal, regulatory, institutional frameworks, etc. The Consultant should produce a study that analyzes the current state of affairs of the protection of personal data in Ethiopia. For this purpose, the consultant shall identify relevant laws, analyze the provisions of those laws relevant to the processing of personal data,
2. The consultant/firm shall produce draft regulation to implement the Proclamation on Personal Data Protection. This regulation should include, but is not limited to, data protection officers; Transfer of personal data to a foreign jurisdiction; on data security; Processing of personal data of a child; the rights of data subjects; on processing of personal data in general and sensitive personal data in particular; Data Controllers and Data Processors; technical and organizational measures; record of processing operations; data protection impact assessment; prior authorization and consultation with the authority; data protection by design and default; Standards that ensure that personal data processed by data controllers and data processors are done according to the data protection principles; standards which should be applied to issue code of conducts by regulatory authorities across the various sectors
3. Regarding the National ID, the Consultant should review the draft National ID Proclamation and prepare a zero draft of a proclamation on national ID which shall serve as foundational ID.
4. Apart from the proclamation, the Consultant should also prepare regulations on the technical standard and infrastructure which apply to the National ID. The consultant/firm shall produce draft regulation to implement the National ID Proclamation.
5. Regulation on Implementation of National ID Proclamation:  The Consultant should produce a draft regulation which shall implement the Proclamation
6. In both cases the consultant shall provide 3 copies of printed and softcopy of each document it produces

The attention of interested Consultants is drawn to paragraphs 3.14 to 3.17 of the World Bank’s Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers: Procurement in Investment Project Financing, Goods, Works, Non-Consulting and Consulting Services dated July 2016, Revised November 2017 and August 2018 “Procurement Regulations”, setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest. 

Consultants may associate with other firms in the form of a joint venture or a sub consultancy to enhance their qualifications.

A consultant will be selected in accordance with the Quality and Cost Based Selection method set out in the Consultant Guidelines of the World Bank’s Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers dated July 2016, Revised November 2017 and August 2018 (“Procurement Regulation”), setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest. 

Interested Consulting Firms may obtain further information and the TOR of the consultancy assignment at the address below from 8:30AM-12:30AM and 1:30- 5:00 PM local time from Monday to Friday before the deadline date and time.

Expressions of interest must be delivered in person or through email to the address below on or before July 13, 2022, 2:00 PM.

Please visit https://dfp.gov.et/tender for TOR & EOI

Address:        

Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia,

Ministry of Innovation and Technology (MInT)

Attn: Focal Person, Project Implementation Unit (PIU)

Address: Arada Sub-city, off Churchill Road, behind Lycée Guebre-Mariam School,

E-mail: digital.foundation@mint.gov.et, or zelalem.tadesse@mint.gov.et

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia