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ACCELERATE PROSPERITY

Accelerate Prosperity (AP) is a part of new global initiative of the AKDN in Central and South Asia, which follows guidance from the Aga Khan Foundation (AKF) Board to develop more formal structures to catalyze enterprises within AKDN’s main area development programs, where economic opportunities remain insufficient. Through patient capital and tailored business advisory to startups and businesses, AP complements broader employment-related programs of AKF and draws significantly on technical expertise from the Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development’s (AKFED) Industrial Promotion Services (IPS), and coordinates efforts with the AKDN’s financial institutions, the University of Central Asia and many other national partners.

PURPOSE OF SERVICE PROVISION

AP aims to promote an enabling environment for the advancement and growth of startups and early-stage businesses in the information technology sector in Pakistan. In this regard, AP organized consultative policy workshops in Gilgit and Manshera with key public and private sector stakeholders to come together, facilitate entrepreneurs to share their on-ground challenges, and collectively find actionable solutions to regulatory and policy issues faced by the said business community in Gilgit Baltistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

A desired outcome of the workshops is to develop an IT-focused policy brief to share with government officials which they can potentially use develop actionable policies and regulations favorable to the growing technology ecosystem and promote innovation in this sector as well as enable of ease of operations.

In this regard, AP is seeking service providers (policy research/consulting firms or individual consultants) to develop a policy brief that can be disseminated among government officials and key public stakeholders of KPK and GB.

SCOPE OF ENGAGEMENT

• The firm/individual consultant is expected to write and develop a short and crisp (3-4 pages) policy brief using own research capabilities, technical expertise, and workshop notes/recordings that will be shared.
• Design the policy brief in a format/layout that is easy for government officials and key public sector officials to digest and is familiar to them.
• Assist AP in disseminating the policy brief among relevant stakeholders once it has developed.

PROPOSED ENGAGEMENT PERIOD

15 Days (Full-Time)

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

• Only policy research/consulting firms which are registered with SECP are eligible to apply.

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

Please email your detailed profiles and financial bid (inclusive of all costs and taxes) at hr_appk@akdn.org.

SUBMISSION DEADLINE

 6^th October 2023, 17:00 Pakistan Standard Time