Within the framework of the FRIENDSHIP Project’s first pillar, which focuses on developing inter-regional cooperation between Darkhan-Uul Province- Mongolia and Europe, including bilateral and multilateral cooperation, the guideline for policy, project, investment and trade cooperation guided by Rapid Assessment Report on Joint Areas of Cooperation (RAR JAC), prepared by FRIENDSHIP Project and is approved by Cabinet of Governor of Darkhan-Uul Province.
The report aims to assess the sustainable, equitable, and innovative growth prospects, as well as cooperation roadmap for Darkhan-Uul province and Europe until 2030. The FRIENDSHIP Project and its’ partners developed and publicly released this report, aligning it with national development policies, ministry projects and programs. The report further gathers feedback from Darkhan-Uul Province development policy planning documents, and the 2021-2022 performance report. The report’s key finding is that the FRIENDSHIP Project’s goals and objectives are consistent with Mongolia’s long-term development goals, including “Vision-2050,” “Sustainable Development Goals-2030,” and “New Revival Policy 2030” with Darkhan-Uul at centre stage in implementing the local action through enhanced commitment to National Development Vision of Mongolian government.
In order to provide, Darkhan-Uul Province a human centric development, quality of life, green economic growth, good governance, green development, launching and implementation of Smart City Scheme would be one such measure to achieve the objectives. The FRIENDSHIP Project envisioned based on the pillar of good governance, social inclusion, resilience & green and creating prosperity through innovation and entrepreneurship. The launching of smart city scheme in Dakrhan, is one such essential feature of FRIENDSHIP Project.
As there is no universally accepted definition of a smart city, the conceptualization and implementation of Smart City in Darkhan will drawn from the cultural roots, economic and social visions for the country captured from diverse stakeholders, including citizens. The smart city scheme supported by FRIENDSHIP Project will seek the feature of smart city developed in Europe and Asia, to make it more inclusive to needs of people of Darkhan.
The Request for Proposal and Terms of Reference is to assist Darkhan- Uul Province in concept of smart city development under the development policy of Mongolia. The proposed RFP/ToR is offered for bidders to submit research and action proposal for providing Darkhan an opportunity to make transition from Smart Darkhan Sub-Programme to Darkhan Smart City Scheme.
Purpose: To assist Darkhan-Uul Province Municipality in preparation of technical and financial layout proposal for implementation of Smart City Schemes.
Summary of work
The work aims to create a concept, action and implementable smart city proposal to provide Darkhan-Uul province a more sustainable, just and equitable smart city proposal for investment and creating a smart city marketplace between Darkhan-Uul Province-Mongolia and Europe.
Submission of materials: It will be accepted at dieh@friendship.mn until September 25, 2023 at 5:00 p.m. Click here to download the proposal form.
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