Trainer for ATRA and MCIT on Regulations and Policy Issues

Background:

The Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT), Islamic Republic of Afghanistan has received financing from the World Bank towards the cost of the ICT Sector Development Project amounting to estimated cost of 50 Million USD and intends to apply part of the proceeds to hire a qualified Individual  as a Trainer to carry out capacity building of the Staff Of ATRA and MCIT on: (a) Implementation of Open Access Policy ; (b) Implementation of Unified Licensing and increasing private investments in telecommunications. This Support will be provided to ATRA {Afghanistan Telecommunications Regulatory Authority} and MCIT at Kabul, under the World Bank funded “Afghanistan ICT Sector Development Project”, being implemented by MCIT.

The aim of the ICT Sector Development Project (ICTDP) is to expand broadband connectivity, mainstream use of mobile applications across the Government and develop the capacity of the IT sector to facilitate improved service delivery across Afghanistan while accelerating job creation and economic growth.  The project will do so by: (a) Creating the enabling environment and making strategic investments for the development of Afghanistan’s backbone and broadband infrastructure; (b) Supporting the mainstreaming of mobile applications across Government by supporting innovations and creation of cross cutting enablers; and (c) Developing local IT infrastructure and capacity in the public and private sectors.