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Tender procedure for the selection of an outsourcing staff service provider

The Italian Agency for Development Cooperation – AICS Hanoi announces the opening of a simplified procedure foreseen by section 2.6.4 of the “Practical Guide for procurement and grants for European Union external actions (PRAG)” for the selection of a service provider for outsourcing of staff for the abovementioned regional Office with a total contract duration of 25 months.

Interested companies that meet the selection criteria are invited to participate submitting an application to the following address amministrazione.hanoi@aics.gov.it  starting from October 20th, 2023 until November 6th, 2023 at 5pm (Hanoi time: GMT +7). Requests for additional information or clarifications/questions shall be submitted to amministrazione.hanoi@aics.gov.it, Monday to Friday from 9.30am to 5pm.

The tender notice with requirements and its annexes can be found at “Notices for the supply of goods and services”. If you are an experienced outsourcing staff service provide you are welcome to apply!

Italy participates to 78th Anniversary Ceremony of Viet Nam Metereological and Hydrological Tradition Day

On October 3rd the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation – AICS participated to the event organized by the Vietnam Meteorological and Hydrological Administration of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE): achieved results in the sector were presented. The Department of Metereology and Hydrology of MONRE has modernized weather monitoring stations and its equipment. Furthermore it has enhanced weather and disaster forecasting capacities as well as warning reports to decision makers for the formulation of socio-economic and climate change strategies and urgent actions. On this occasion the Enhanced Weather Forecasting and Flood Early Warning System has been launched.

The Italian support has been highly appreciated. During these years Italy through its cooperation interventions contributed to: increasing the automation levels of meteorological monitoring stations; enhancing the scientific and technological capabilities of the sector to align with those in the Asian region; modernizing communication systems;  augmenting the precision of both short-term and long-term weather forecasts to prevent floods.

On September 25th AICS approved the initiative: “Technical Assistance on strengthening the regulatory framework of the water sector: real-time multi-reservoir operation, which will complement the programme: “Development of a monitoring and decision support platform for the management of the Thai Binh – Red River hydroelectric basin system”.

 

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AICS Hanoi’s 2023 half-year report published

The Hanoi Regional Office is pleased to announce the publication of the report for the first half of 2023. You can explore the full report in the “Publications” section or by clicking on the image below. Enjoy reading!

 

AICS Hanoi Office signed the SUPPLY CONTRACT FOR PROVISION OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (IT) EQUIPMENT AND SUPPORTING SOFTWARE to be delivered to the General Statistics Office of Viet Nam

Within the framework of the Project “Viet Nam – Improvement of National Statistical System” AICS Hanoi Office has recently signed the supply contract for providing IT equipment and supporting software for the General Statistics Office (GSO) of Viet Nam with FPT INTERNATIONAL TELECOM COMPANY LIMITED. The contract aims at improving GSO’s management skills in data collection and processing operations, contributing to the overall objective of the project: strengthening statistical capacities of the General Statistics Office.

AICS Hanoi is glad to share a short video presenting the project “Viet Nam – Improvement of National Statistical System” and its results achieved. On this occasion, a special thanks to the Italian National Institute of Statistics (Istat) and the General Statistics Office of Viet Nam for the fruitful collaboration and Kool Media which supported AICS Hanoi Office in producing this video.

Click here to see the video with Vietnamese subtitle.

Closing ceremony of the ‘Improving the Statistical System in Vietnam’ initiative

On 19 April 2023, a closing ceremony was held in Hanoi at the facilities of the Vietnam General Statistics Office (GSO) entitled: ‘Building governance through official statistics: a successful project’.

The meeting, co-chaired by the Director General of the GSO, Dr. Nguyen Thi Huong, and Ambassador Antonio Alessandro, allowed for the presentation and discussion of the main achievements of the initiative with a large audience composed of representatives from the country’s main line ministries, international partners and media, as well as representatives from AICS Hanoi, Istat and the GSO. In particular, it was emphasised how Vietnam’s statistical system has been strengthened by improving its ability to guide the country’s development process.

The main contributions concerned the transfer of technical and coordination knowledge to GSO and other government officials on the use of statistical data, the formulation of the national energy balance and the first pilot report on ‘Urban Environment, Sustainability and Climate Change Indicators for Vietnam’. In addition, the project financed the conscious use of advanced technologies to ensure the security, reliability and timeliness of statistical data, as well as the creation of a new GSO website. All this was made possible by the transfer of knowledge from Istat, which guarantees the GSO the autonomous continuation of the various improvement actions undertaken thanks to the Italian funding.

The second phase of the event was characterised by a lively debate entitled ‘Smart Coordination, Effective Statistics’ with the participation of experts from UNSD and ESCAP, the media, academia and the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment. It discussed the importance of coordination between institutions and policy makers that use data and authorities and line ministries that hold administrative data, the use of statistical data and non-traditional data; it debated the ever-present challenge of having quality and reliable data that is simultaneously up-to-date and timely to support decision-making and formulate policies to address rapidly changing contexts and issues, such as environmental and energy.

The event was celebrated on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Italy and Vietnam, with a large attendance of around one hundred guests in attendance and over forty online.

In her closing greetings, the GSO Director expressed her hope for a continuation of the cooperation and activities with AICS and Istat. In this regard, it should be noted that the strengthening of Vietnamese statistical capacity and therefore the availability of updated and reliable statistical data is functional to the country’s development process also thanks to the formulation and monitoring of the initiatives of the AICS Hanoi portfolio, in particular, in the areas of climate change, water management, and urban renewal. Along with the strong appreciation for the work done by Italy by other donors active in the sector, the World Bank and Danish Cooperation have expressed strong interest in working synergistically with Italy in the statistical sector, proposing possible joint initiatives.

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Final event of the project “Viet Nam – Improvement of the National Statistical System”

                                                                                        

 

 

PRESS RELEASE

Ha Noi, 17 April 2023. The project closure ceremony: “Building governance through official statistics: A successful project” is planned on the 19th of April 2023 to present the results of the project “Viet Nam – Improvement of the National Statistical System” financed by the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (AICS) and implemented by the Italian National Institute of Statistics (Istat) with an overall ODA budget of 650,000 euro. The event will be held at the General Statistics Office (GSO) premises in Ha Noi and co-chaired by Dr. Nguyen Thi Huong, Director General of the GSO and H.E. Mr. Antonio Alessandro, Ambassador of Italy in Viet Nam.

The project “Viet Nam – Improvement of the National Statistical System” has contributed to strengthening the Statistical System in Viet Nam in order to improve the statistical information necessary to drive the development process of the country. In particular, the technical assistance to the GSO has ensured the enhancement of its statistical capacity to develop, produce and disseminate up-dated and reliable information on topics of crucial importance for the country and the international community such as Energy, Environment, sustainability and climate change, as well as to strengthen crosscutting sectors such as Institutional Building, Dissemination and Information and Communication Technology (ICT).

In the occasion of the above-mentioned closure ceremony, the GSO will present the pilot report “Urban Environment, Sustainability and Climate Change-related Indicators for Viet Nam”. The report contains innovative elements, such as: a selection of Vietnamese urban environment indicators and climate change indicators according to the most recent international frameworks, and the implementation of metadata and the development of analyses related to these indicators. It will contribute to strengthening the role of official statistics in the country, building a network of producers and users of relevant statistics to monitor climate and sustainability objectives, well-being and health for the population in different areas of the country.

Second part of the event is a high-level forum namely “Smart coordination, effective statistics” with the participation of experts from UNSD, ESCAP, media, academies and a ministry from Viet Nam to share views on value of statistics and role of coordination between institutions producing data and institutions holding administrative sources.

The event “Building governance through official statistics: A successful project” is framed within the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Italy and Viet Nam, witnessing a fruitful example of knowledge sharing and strong and valuable partnership.

For more information, kindly contact:

– AICS Hanoi Office, Mr. Michele Boario michele.boario.ext@aics.gov.it

– GSO, Ms. Hoang Thi Thanh Ha httha@gso.gov.vn

Inauguration of the photographic exhibition “SEEDS OF HOPE. Voices and faces from Myanmar” realized by CESVI within the S.A.F.E.C.R.O.P.S. funded by AICS

The exhibition hosting the shots taken by the photographer Gianfranco Ferraro in the Dry Zone of Myanmar was inaugurated in Bergamo on Saturday 1 April 2023; the area is strongly affected by the consequences of climate change where AICS has promoted various initiatives to support the local population; the most recent one is the S.A.F.E.C.R.O.P.S. project, created by the Italian NGO CESVI  in ​​collaboration with the local NGO NAG and the Microfinance and Development Onlus Association. The exhibition will be open to visitors until May 1st 2023.

The project aims to support the population in the fight against the effects of climate change in the agricultural sector through the promotion of innovative practices for sustainable agriculture, the dissemination of seeds suitable for the place and profitable and access to credit also for small producers in the sesame, peanuts, and bean supply chains.

Promoting sustainable rural development and community resilience in Myanmar is strategic, as the Country is considered by the Global Climate Risk Index 2021 to be second in the world for vulnerability to extreme weather events and natural disasters linked to climate change, which exacerbate the humanitarian crisis affecting, to date, 17.6 million people according to the United Nations.

The website www.semidisperanza.info includes in addition to the photographs, interviews with the beneficiaries of the project, who share their experiences and opportunities created for their families and villages through the project.

 

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Call for Tender – IT equipment and supporting software for the General Statistics Office (GSO) of Vietnam

The Italian Agency for Development Cooperation – AICS Hanoi intends to award a supply contract for supply, delivery, siting and installation, commissioning/testing, after-sales services of IT equipment and supporting software to be delivered to the General Statistics Office (GSO) of Viet Nam as part of the Project “VIETNAM – Improvement of National Statistical System” – AID 11432.

Maximum available budget: EUR 90,000.00 VAT excluded.

The tender dossier is available from https://hanoi.aics.gov.it/en/tenders/   

The deadline for submission of tenders is 5 May 2023. Requests for additional information or clarifications/questions shall be submitted not later than 14 April 2023 to: hanoi@aics.gov.it

If you are an IT equipment and supporting software supplier you are welcome to apply!

Groundbreaking ceremony of the initiative “New Sewage Collection and Treatment System of Tay Ninh City”

  

On November 29, the groundbreaking ceremony of the initiative “New Sewage Collection and Treatment System of Tay Ninh City” was held. The event was attended by the Vice Chairman of the Provincial People’s Committee of Tay Ninh, Mr. Duong Van Thang; Tay Ninh City People’s Committee Chairman Mr. Pham Trung Chanh; H.E. the Ambassador of Italy in Vietnam, Mr. Antonio Alessandro; the Head of AICS Office in Hanoi, Ms. Tiziana Fusco; and the Senior International Cooperation Desk Officer – Representative of the Vietnamese Ministry of Planning and Investments, Mr. Nguyen Huy Hoang.

The project, financed by the Italian cooperation with a soft loan of 9,700,000 euros, will help to improve the living and sanitation conditions of about 150,000 inhabitants of the city of Tay Ninh through the construction of a water treatment plant with a capacity of 5000 m3/day built by the Italian-Vietnamese Consortium Sideridraulic-HTC-OCI. The initiative also provides with the construction of a 21 km sewer network; whose call for tenders for the selection of the contractor is being finalised.

In his opening speech, the Vice Chairman of the Tay Ninh Provincial People’s Committee, Mr. Duong Van Thang, declared the importance and relevance of this project following the rapid urbanization process and consequent public investments in the expansion and modernization of infrastructure and upgrading of the city’s basic services. “This project” – he said, “is a concrete demonstration of friendship and cooperation between the two countries, Italy and Vietnam, and I sincerely thank the Italian cooperation for this intervention.”

The Ambassador of Italy, H.E. Antonio Alessandro, recalling the consolidated Italian experience on Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH), highlighted the Italian commitment to promote the regeneration of territories based on the principles of sustainability, innovation and inclusion, that are also the main themes of Rome’s candidacy to host the 2030 Universal Exposition.

The Head of AICS Hanoi Office, Ms. Tiziana Fusco, recalling the prevention and response to the impact of climate change among the priorities of the Italian Cooperation, illustrated how the project intends through the construction of the sewage network to guarantee a controlled collection and transport of waste water and drainage, providing the city with adequate water management measures that reduce the risk of flooding in the city and limit the exposure of the population to unhealthy waters. At the same time, conveying this water to a modern treatment plant will ensure proper disposal measures in line with Vietnamese environmental legislation and related regulations, while mitigating the impact on the environment following the rapid urbanization. The sewage network and the water treatment plant will therefore contribute to the reduction of the transmission of infectious diseases and to the improvement of the city and its population health and hygiene.

With the implementation of this initiative, Italy renews its support to Vietnam and a strategic partnership for the achievement of the objectives set in the Socio-Economic Development Strategy (SEDS) 2021-2030 and the National Strategy for the Protection of the Environment (NSEP ) until 2030.