consultancy services for the development of codes of practice under the data protection and privacy act, cap.97

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (CONSULTING SERVICES – FIRMS SELECTION) UGANDA UGANDA DIGITAL ACCELERATION PROJECT – GOVERNMENT NETWORK (UDAP-GOVNET) PROJECT ID -P171305 LOAN NUMBER: IDA-68980 REFERENCE NUMBER: NITA-UDAP/CONS/25-26/00052 ASSIGNMENT TITLE: CONSULTANCY SERVICES FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF CODES OF PRACTICE UNDER THE DATA PROTECTION AND PRIVACY ACT, CAP.97 . The Government of Uganda, represented by the National Information Technology Authority - Uganda (NITA-U), has received financing from the World Bank towards the cost of the Uganda Digital Acceleration Project - Government Network (UDAP-GOVNET) and intends to apply part of the proceeds for Consulting services for the development of codes of practice under the data protection and privacy act, cap.97 The consulting services (“the Services”) include development of codes of practice under the data protection and privacy act, cap.97 . The overall objective of the assignment is to develop five sector specific Codes of Practice under the Data Protection and Privacy Act, Cap. 97 and its Regulations, covering the public sector, education sector, journalists, bloggers and social media influencers, mobile money and banking agents, and civil society. The Implementation period of the assignment is 45 Weeks from the date of signing the contract. The detailed Terms of Reference (TOR) for the assignment can be found at the following website: https://www.nita.go.ug/opportunities/bids-and-tenders The National Information Technology Authority - Uganda 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 for the firm’s capacity and experience are: The firm must demonstrate at least five (5) years of experience in data protection and privacy law or regulation; development of sector-specifi