State: DC
Listing Agency: The World Bank
Proposal Due Date: 2023-09-25
Submission Type: Online Portal
Description: The Consultant will be engaged by the Task Team for the Eastern Africa Regional Digital Integration Project at the World Bank and will need to liaise with the EAC, IGAD and member states as needed to undertake a technical study on cybersecurity skills development initiatives in Eastern Africa, to include a stocktake of existing initiatives, a gap analysis identifying main weaknesses and opportunities to enhance the existing landscape of cybersecurity skills and capacity building, develop a set of recommendations on good, scalable practices to enhance cyber skills and capabilities in the region. .
The activity will also include the delivery of workshops and presentations to cybersecurity stakeholders of EAC, IGAD and their member countries to present the findings and offer recommendations for their implementation. The host organizations will be covering the logistics of the validation workshop (venue, organization and light catering). Up to five presentations may be requested to be made virtually for member states and or at African cybersecurity events.