Tenders Are Invited For Consultancy Service To Develop A Multi Country Platform Prototype Virtual Community Of Practice

Tenders Are Invited For Consultancy Service To Develop A Multi Country Platform Prototype Virtual Community Of Practice On Skills And Labour Migration For Knowledge Sharing The International Labour Organization Ilo Would Like To Notify Your Company Of A Tender Recently Published On The United Nations Global Marketplace Ungm Available Here Https Www Ungm Org Public Notice 157960Addis Rfp2021 83 Consultancy Service To Develop A Multi Country Platform Prototype Virtual Community Of Practice On Skills And Labour Migration For Knowledge Sharing Your Proposal Must Be Received By The Ilo No Later Than 17 December 2021 17H00 Eat In Order To Submit The Offer Your Company Must Be Registered On Ungm If Your Company Is Already Registered Kindly Ensure That Your CompanyS Contact Information Is Up To Date I E Email Contact Name Etc For Any Queries Related On The Registration Of Your Company On Ungm Please Contact Ungm Directly At Registry Ungm Org We Look Forward To Your CompanyS Participation The Objective Of The Consultancy IsDesign Conceptually And Develop A Multi Country Digital Prototype Platform For Knowledge Sharing Capacity Building And Dialogue On Skills And Migration Issues The Prototype Should Be Designed In Such A Way That The Platform Will Cater For Exchange Of Knowledge Good Practices And Policy Approaches Among The East Africa And Other Geographical Regions Reaching Out To Key Stakeholders Governments Employers And Workers Organizations Research Institutions And Other Partner Organizations Working On Labour Migration And Skills In The Sub Region The Platform Will Also Serve As A Repository Of Legislation And Policy Documents Governing Skills And Qualifications Recognition In The Countries Of East Africa That Can Be Used As A Point Of Reference And Will Promote Policy And Practice Learning The Platform Will Be Designed To Foster And Host A Virtual Community Of Practice Which Will Promote A Peer Exchange On Labour Migration And Skills Related Issues And Capacity Building Activities The Platform Will Be Hosted By The African Union Commission Auc And Managed By Them In The Future The Linkages With Other Existing Platforms Such As The One Hosted By Auda Nepad And The Ilo Knowledge Hub On Recruitment Will Be Ensured To Feed Up To Date Information On Events Innovative Research And Policy Approaches As Well As Technical Content On Labour Migration And Skills Issues To Ensure That The Needs Of The Stakeholders And Partners Are Duly Considered In The Prototyping The Platform The Consulting Firm Will Work Alongside The Content Experts Who Shall Lead Consultations With All Key Stakeholders To Gather Information On Preferences Scope And Type Of Engagements And Functions The Platform Should Be Able To Do Component Of The Platform As Indicated The Learning And Knowledge Management Platform Will Also Serve As A Capacity Strengthening Platform A Clearinghouse And Repository Of Knowledge Products Tools And Resources That Au And Its Partners Collect And Or Produce In Particular Platform Will Have The Following Key Components A Public Interface Accessible To All Users And A Secured Private Interface Access Restricted To Au Secretariat And Or Task Force Technical Team The Two Components Aims To I Create An Access Point For Knowledge Sharing Including Through Virtual Community Promoting Analysis Dissemination Of Proven Best Practices And Knowledge Products On Skills And Labour MigrationA Improving Access To Technical Information Via A Customizable Search Tool To Help Users Achieve Better Search Results Across Various Research Topics And Information Products Including Maps And Multimedia Au And Partners Will Also Disseminate The Knowledge It Has Developed Before On The Same TopicB Collaboratively Designing And Developing A Support Tool To Disseminate Knowledge Developed By Member States Relevant Recs And Other Stakeholders To Improve The Quality Of Information Availed For Users And Also Key Documentation From Partners That Support Research Actions And Data Based Evidence C Serving As A Gateway To A Broad Range Of Tools That Enable Countries And Stakeholders To Address Issues Related To Policy Making And On The Ground Implementation D Addressing The Gap In Research On Skills And Migration Especially The Research Practice In Africa And Highlight Success Stories And Innovative Practices The Platform Will Help Inform Policies And Practices In Labour Migration At National Sub Regional And Regional Level Ii Ensure Seamless And Quality Operations Of The Platform ByA A Centralized System For Accessing Professional And Technical ContentB Monitor And Evaluate Progress On The Functioning Of The Platform Including Feeding The Platform With Requisite Information On A Timely MannerC Learning Management Centre Integrated In The Auc It Department That Will Provide Technical Support As May Be Required And Trouble Shoot Any Challenges That May Impede The Smooth Functioning Of The PlatformFunctionality Of The PlatformThe Envisaged Platform Shall Have The Following FunctionalitiesI A Content And Document Management System This Will Support AuS Institutional Memory And It Will Enable The Creation Classification Management Of Various Types Of Digital Content By Also Retaining And Protecting Electronic Information To This End It Will Be Necessary To Integrate The Following Sub Functionalities A Design Structure For The Proposed Online Knowledge Repository And Knowledge Exchange Platform I Support Content Driven Collaboration Ii Review And Update The Repository System For Au And Stakeholders Documents Iii Update Au Profile Database A Compilation Of Information And Knowledge Produced By Member Countries And Partners On The Topic And Related Issues On Ii A Capacity Strengthening System This Will Support The Strengthening Of National Capacity Through Peer Reviews And Exchanges To This End It Will Be Necessary To Integrate The Following Sub Functionalities A Virtual Community Of Practice Vcp To Share The Practical And Technical Challenges Success Stories Ideas Resources And Define Common Solutions B E Learning Functionality Iii Stakeholder Management Tools OptionsThis Functionality Will Enable Au To Interact Continuously With Its Stakeholders And Potential Partners Contact Database System It Registers Manages And Updates Different Contacts Digital Questionnaire To Collect Information From MemberS Countries To Get Updated Information From Member Countries Quality Assurance System To Assess The Quality And Use Of The Platform Design And Develop Forms For Reporting Resource Mobilization Dashboard Indicating Which Partner Is Contributing To Au On Projects Or Themes Related To Skills And Labour Migration Specific Project Or Thematic Area And Integrate A Call To Action Report Integrate Social Media Tools And Other Easy To Use Share Buttons And Publishing Tools To Promote Better Use And Access To The Platform Platform HostingThe Platform Is Expected To Be Hosted By Au The Consulting Firm In Designing The Prototype Will Work Collaboratively With Au Team For Understanding Resource Requirements And Other Technical Aspects To Be Taken Into Consideration The Consulting Firm Will Consult Au It Team On Technology Standards For Platform Development Au It Team Shall Provide Required Information Which Will Consider Development Technology Standards Including Operating Systems Databases Programming Languages Security And Cloud Hosting

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