The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) approved a non-reimbursable technical cooperation to provide support to vulnerable youth in Colombia to access opportunities in the audiovisual industry, taking advantage of the sector's potential to generate jobs. This TC will implement the 'Sandbox-audiovisual' program that will allow the consolidation of the ecosystem of the audiovisual sector in Colombia. The approved project begins with Component 1 Lights!, whose objective is to make visible the social and economic value of careers in the cultural and creative industries, inspiring young people with a high degree of rights violations (18-30 years old) to expand their educational paths. Part of the funds approved in the TC will be used to hire a consulting firm to design and implement the production of a hybrid immersive experience (virtual and/or face-to-face) of 2 to 3 days, for approximately 1,500 young people from the municipalities of Quibdó (Chocó), Florencia (Caquetá), San Andrés Islas, Sincelejo (Sucre), Popayán (Cauca) and Bogotá, which will help consolidate the ecosystem of the audiovisual sector in Colombia.

Services include:

1. The design of the hybrid immersive experience methodology for 1,500 people from the municipalities of Quibdó (Chocó), Florencia (Caquetá), San Andrés Islas, Sincelejo (Sucre), Popayán (Cauca) and Bogotá, which will allow us to select 750 young people to go to phase 2 of the project. The methodology is expected to allow visualizing how the audiovisual sector works and the development of a film with a similar experience, or inspired by the format of (hackathones, Startup Weekend, Imaginatón) or any other of this type.
2. Branding and all communication aspects that support the implementation of the methodology and that guarantee the participation of 1,500 young people.
3. The implementation of the immersive experience that allows young people to understand what the industry is about and how they could develop a career in the audiovisual sector.
4. Executing the selection and curation of all content, speakers, invited industry experts, and mentors for the workshop.
5. The development of all the printed or online teaching materials that will be needed during the immersive experience to achieve the proposed objectives, considering its hybrid nature.
6. The preparation of a satisfaction survey for the participants and an audiovisual report of the process with the methodology and the results achieved.

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Important: Expressions of interest must be received using the IDB Portal for Operations Executed by the Bank before Monday, June 20, 2022, by 5:00 P.M. (local time in Washington, D.C.)

In order to increase competitiveness in the country, the Peruvian Congress approved Law No. 30224, through which the National Quality System (SNC) is created, and in turn, the National Quality Institute (INACAL); as a functional system that integrates and articulates principles, standards, procedures, techniques, instruments and institutions, in order to promote and ensure compliance with the National Policy for Quality with a view to the development and competitiveness of economic activities and consumer protection.

The general objective of this consultancy is to develop a public investment project that allows improving the provision of Quality Infrastructure services to MSMEs at the national level, through the development and implementation of replicable and sustainable quality tools, in order to contribute to the improvement of its competitiveness and productivity. The specific objectives of this consultancy are:  

• Analyze, as a reference framework, the state of MSMEs and the environment in which they operate, as well as the degree of knowledge, access, understanding and use of quality infrastructure services, especially those that operate in the agro-export, mining and manufacturing sectors.
• Evaluate the demand for services of the Quality Infrastructure, the capabilities of INACAL to provide services and define the service gap to be addressed, considering for this the knowledge, access, understanding and use of this type of services.
• Identify the opportunities for intervention and propose a project that contains strategic activities, as components, that contribute to reducing the gaps in quality infrastructure services, in terms of knowledge, access, understanding and use, in the MSMEs of the prioritized sectors.

The consulting services ("the Services") include the Formulation of a public investment project for the strengthening of the quality infrastructure for the reduction of quality gaps in SMEs. The estimated term for the completion of the service is 5 months and the estimated budget is USD 25,000.

Important: Expressions of interest must be received using the IDB Portal for Operations Executed by the Bank before June 14, 2022 at 5:00 P.M. (Washington DC time). For more information, click on the "Access to the original publication" button.

Applying individuals or consultancies must be fluent in Portuguese.

The technical cooperation BR-T1465 aims to support the Brazilian Government in monitoring, improving, and evaluating measures to protect employment and income, in the emergency crisis caused by the pandemic of the Covid-19.

The selected consulting firm will be working whith the Ministry of Citizenship (MC) as a Delivery Unit to:

1. Define priorities
2. Plan in detail how the priorities will be accomplished;
3. Use data to monitor performance and track delivery;
4. Make informed and timely decisions when adopted strategies fail to achieve the intended results.

The selected consulting firm will be a provider of information necessary for the formulation, implementation and monitoring of the strategies, policies, programs and actions developed by the Ministry. 

The main goals of the MC’s Delivery Unit will be:

• Recommend strategies to improve the Ministry’s governance and management model; 
• Strengthen the Ministry’s institutional capacity by improving of SECAD's* organizational structure, identifying its main chains of value and mapping and adapting its central work macroprocesses so as to allow it to function as Delivery Unit
• Provide instruments for the dissemination of knowledge regarding the implementation of Delivery Management Model at the Ministry of Citizenship. 

* Single Registry National Secretariat

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Important: Expressions of interest must be submitted using the IDB Portal for Transactions Executed by the Bank by May 30, 2022 5:00 P.M. (Washington D.C. local time)

Logistics Operation Service for the period 2021-2023 corresponding to the Programa Nacional Remedial

Qualification requirements include:

a) Financial Capacity: The annual volume of annual sales in at least 1 year within the last 3 years must be equivalent, at least, to: 1.5 times, the amount of the Offer. It will be accredited by including a copy of the balance sheets of the last two (2) financial statements –legal entity- or statements of income, profits and losses –individual entity- of the two (2) fiscal years closed prior to the deadline date. offer presentation.

b) Experience and volume of manufacture and / or commercialization:

• Demonstrable experience in the field, which will be credited with, at least, 3 satisfactorily executed contracts in the provision of similar services in the 5-year period prior to the deadline for submitting offers. It will be credited by including the sales list in the offer indicating at least the following information: customer, supply of services and volume transported / stored, or copy of the contracts. Specific goods are understood to be those goods offered in this tender without distinction of model, and similar goods are understood to be those goods belonging to the same item or sector as the goods offered in this tender.
• Volume of manufacture and / or commercialization of the specific services offered must be the equivalent, at least, to 1.5 times the specified quantities of the offer, corresponding to the period of the last two (2) years prior to the opening date of the the offer. It will be accredited by means of a Sworn Statement from the Bidder or the Manufacturer, if the Bidder is not the Manufacturer or Record Holder.

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3. When asked to describe your product, try to make it the most attractive possible, highlighting its qualities, techniques, differentials, and specifications, as well as telling the story behind it.

4. Make sure to include your product’s certifications and other relevant standards information, especially if these are mandatory for the buyer’s country.

5. Be very specific when it comes to your product’s packaging.

6. When attaching brochure and pictures, make sure to use original photos of your product. This is usually an important aspect for the buyers.

7. If possible, include your pricing timetable and technical information to the application

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1. Make sure to fill out the form in English, or in the buyer’s own language (You can see the buyer’s country above).

2. Only insert products that satisfy the Announcement needs.

3. When asked to describe your product, try to make it the most attractive possible, highlighting its qualities, techniques, differentials, and specifications, as well as telling the story behind it.

4. Make sure to include your product’s certifications and other relevant standards information, especially if these are mandatory for the buyer’s country.

5. Be very specific when it comes to your product’s packaging.

6. When attaching brochure and pictures, make sure to use original photos of your product. This is usually an important aspect for the buyers.

7. If possible, include your pricing timetable and technical information to the application

8. Make sure your company profile on ConnectAmericas is updated and verified – This is your main showcase here.

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4. Make sure to include your product’s certifications and other relevant standards information, especially if these are mandatory for the buyer’s country.

5. Be very specific when it comes to your product’s packaging.

6. When attaching brochure and pictures, make sure to use original photos of your product. This is usually an important aspect for the buyers.

7. If possible, include your pricing timetable and technical information to the application

8. Make sure your company profile on ConnectAmericas is updated and verified – This is your main showcase here.

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