Cybersecurity Maturity Assessment

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST (CONSULTING SERVICES - FIRMS SELECTION) Palestine Digital West Bank & Gaza Project (P174355) Grant number: (TF0B5236) Assignment Title: Top of Form Cybersecurity Maturity Assessment Bottom of Form Reference No.: GZ-MTIT-581833-CS-QCBS The Palestinian Liberation Organization has received a grant from the International Development Association (IDA) for USD 20 million for the benefit of the Palestinian Authority (PA) to finance the Digital West Bank & Gaza Project (the Project). The Project will seek to produce concrete and tangible results for the Palestinians by enhancing access to high-speed broadband services and increasing access to selected e-services for citizens and businesses. The Project will focus on key points to unleash digital transformation in the Palestinian territories, addressing some of the bilateral challenges that prevent digital transformation from achieving its full potential. It will strengthen the Palestinian territories' digital resilience and the PA's ability to respond to shocks such as COVID-19. Cybersecurity in Palestine operates within a complex and evolving landscape, marked by a growing digital presence alongside the challenges inherent in a developing governance structure and ongoing political complexities. Recognizing the increasing reliance on digital infrastructure and the corresponding rise in cyber threats, the Palestinian cabinet, in November 2022, made a significant decision regarding the establishment of an Cybersecurity Authority, and assigned a government team the responsibility for leading its establishment. These efforts culminated in the enactment of the Cybersecurity Law by Decree-Law No. (8) of 2026, establishing the National Cybersecurity Authority as the competent national body responsible for governing and overseeing cybersecurity in Palestine. The cybersecurity institutional framework relevant to this assignment includes the Ministry of Telecommunications and Digital Economy (MTDE)