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The USAID Economic Foundations for a Resilient Armenia (USAID Economic Foundations) Activity is looking for a highly qualified consulting firm to develop a “National High-Tech Strategy – A Successful Model for Armenia” to facilitate the high-tech industry.

The objective of this assignment is to provide technical assistance to the Ministry of High-Tech Industry to develop a “National High-Tech Strategy – A Successful Model for Armenia” to facilitate the high-tech industry in tackling the new challenges, building on the national priorities and the key enabling technologies, among others, defining a role for companies, knowledge institutions, and government, following the Government’s 2021-2026 Action Plan (task 2.3), as well as the priorities set by the Government’s 2023-2030 Economic Policy White Paper adopted on July 20th, 2023. The document will serve as a roadmap for fostering innovation, competitiveness, and sustainable growth in the high-tech sector, aligning with Armenia’s long-term development goals, and positioning the country in the global high-tech industry.

The consulting firm should analyze the high-tech sector and address the major challenges and opportunities in a changing world, global industrial and technological trends, existential threats, success factors, and transformations, Armenia’s economic goals, and potential, targeting sustainable growth and new value chains and formulate a Successful Model for Armenia’s high-tech sector development.

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- Analyzing the current state. The consultant will conduct a thorough assessment of the current state of the high-tech capabilities, main challenges, and opportunities, examine factors such as infrastructure, research and development (R&D) capacity, workforce skills, and innovation ecosystem, regulatory framework, and market dynamics. Engage with key stakeholders from government agencies, industry associations, research institutions, academia, and the private sector to gather insights, identify priorities, and build consensus.

- Examining global trends in high-tech industries and changing balance in forces. Analyze global trends having a major impact on the high-tech playing field and creating new opportunities for Armenia’s high-tech industry, considering threats that could be existential and factors facing the future.

- Formulating a successful model for Armenia’s high-tech industry development. Identify the competitive landscape and sub-sectors for Armenia to establish a competitive advantage in key high-tech directions and formulate transformation paths to new value chains.

- Setting strategic goals. Define the desired future state of the high-tech capabilities and articulate the vision, goals, and objectives of the National High-tech Strategy, aligned with broader economic and social development goals. Establish strategic priorities and focus areas based on the nation's comparative advantages, market opportunities, and societal needs. Ensure that the goals are measurable, time-bound, and reflect a long-term vision for the country's high-tech future.

- Developing strategic initiatives. Identify a portfolio of strategic initiatives to support the achievement of the defined objectives, including investment in R&D, technology commercialization, skills development, infrastructure development, and industry support programs.

- Developing a results framework. Develop a Results Framework to specify the scope, timeline, funding sources, and responsible agencies for each initiative. Ensure coordination and collaboration among government agencies, industry stakeholders, and other partners to maximize impact and avoid duplication of efforts.

- Developing an action plan. Develop a detailed action plan for implementing the National High-tech Strategy, outlining key milestones, deliverables, and resource requirements. Establish mechanisms for monitoring progress, tracking key performance indicators (KPIs), and evaluating the impact of the strategy. Allocate responsibilities and roles among relevant government agencies, industry partners, research institutions, and other stakeholders.

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In 1,000 words or less, provide a methodology and implementation plan for the tasks outlined in Section 2 of the RFP (please see the RFP file attached below the announcement). In addition, list the team members who will be engaged in the implementation of this assessment and strategy development and detail their experience and qualifications (attach CVs – not included in the word count). Please include who will manage the team, key strategic and creative staff, and other resources, internal or external, that may be used. Please specify those tasks assigned to each employee and/or proposed consultant.

All interested and qualified candidates should submit an application in accordance with the RFP requirements in the attached file to: ***********@************.*** no later than June 3, 2024, with the title of the tender in the subject line.

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RFP - RFP 11-High-Tech Strategy Development.docx