National Language Data Governance and Digitization

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The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Rwanda, in collaboration with the Rwanda Cultural Heritage Academy (RCHA), invites qualified consulting firms to submit proposals for the provision of Consultancy Services for National Language Data Readiness, Governance, and Coordination for Artificial Intelligence. The assignment aims to establish the governance structures, technical infrastructure, and operational capacity required to transform Rwandas Kinyarwanda language resources into high-quality, AI-ready datasets. The selected firm will undertake a national language data assessment, develop a data governance framework, establish a secure digital repository and metadata catalogue, digitize and process archival and library collections, prepare AI-ready text and speech datasets, engage the local AI ecosystem, and build the capacity of RCHA and relevant government institutions to sustainably manage these assets.Interested firms are requested to review the complete solicitation documents and submit their proposals through the UNDP Quantum Supplier Portal within the deadline indicated in the system. Proposals must demonstrate the firms relevant experience, technical expertise, proposed methodology, workplan, and personnel in accordance with the requirements set out in the Request for Proposal. Only proposals submitted through the designated online portal and meeting the eligibility and qualification requirements will be considered for evaluation.Please indicate whether you intend to submit a bid by creating a draft response without submitting directly in the system. This will enable the system to send notifications in case of amendments of the tender requirements. Should you require further clarifications, kindly communicate using the messaging functionality in the system. Offers must be submitted directly in the system following this link:http://supplier.quantum.partneragencies.orgusing the profile you may have in the portal. In case you have never registered before, you can register a profile using the registration link shared via the procurement notice and following the instructions in guides available in UNDP website:https://www.undp.org/procurement/business/resources-for-bidders.Do not create a new profile if you already have one. Use the forgotten password feature in case you do not remember the password or the username from previous registration.Search for the specific tender using search filters and subscribe to the tender in order to get notifications in case of amendments of the tender document. If you need support with the online system, you can contact the contact details of this tender as indicated in the solicitation document.[UNDP RWANDA OFFICEPROCUREMENT UNIT]

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