[kictanet] Internet Server Set Up at IGAD Secretariat. Expressions of interest

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We are looking for Experts to undertake the task below in this month  
of September. If interested please email proposal/quote/ enquirie on  
bessie.nyirenda at igad.org.

Thanks

Bessie Nyirenda
ICT Coordinator - IGAD
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INTERGOVERNMENTAL AUTHORITY FOR DEVELOPMENT (IGAD)

REGIONAL INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES SUPPORT PROGRAMME  
(RICTSP)

TERMS OF REFERENCE

SETTING UP SERVERS AT IGAD SECRETARIAT

AUGUST 2007


Terms for Server Set Up at IT Section for IGAD Secretariat


1. 	Background Information

The regional integration organization of the Inter-Governmental  
Authority on Development (IGAD) is implementing a Regional ICT Support  
Programme. The overall objective of the RICTSP is to contribute to the  
ESA region's integration agenda through an effective and efficient  
Information and Communications Technologies (lCT) environment, which  
will reduce the costs of trade and investment and thereby stimulate  
economic growth and reduce poverty.

The purpose of the RICTSP is to achieve a reduction in the digital  
divide by removing some of the constraints to the efficient use of  
ICT. Currently, more efficient use of ICT by entrepreneurs and policy  
makers is inhibited by a combination of a restrictive regulatory  
environment; poor connectivity; poor access to commercially valuable  
information; and a lack of ICT skills.

	The Programme contains various sets of activities aimed at achieving  
the following results:

1)	The development, and monitoring of implementation, of ICT policy  
guidelines and strategies and monitoring of e-readiness status;
2)	The provision of high speed internet connectivity to regional key  
stakeholders to reduce costs of doing business in the region and  
promote migration to Asycuda++ in selected countries;
3)	Improved and more efficient access to economic, commercial and  
policy information of practical use and the establishment of incubator  
projects to demonstrate the viability of the internet, including  
e-commerce. Improved capacity for entrepreneurs to exploit ICT  
opportunities and e-commerce techniques.


As part of improved and more efficient access to information, servers  
have been purchased to host the regional web portal and email  
services. The first step to ensuring improved access to information is  
to properly set up the servers to provide an environment for storing  
information. The set up of the servers of the IT section at IGAD  
Secretariat will be undertaken with funding under the Regional  
Information and Communications Technologies Support Programme  
(RICTSP), funded under the 9th EDF.

2.	Objectives of the Assignment

The objectives of the assignment are to elaborate:
i)	Set up secure local hosting services for Email and Web Services for  
IGAD Region at its Secretariat Offices. Currently these services are  
being outsourced to an outside hosting Company in the USA.
ii)	To build capacity of IGAD staff members to take charge of their  
information and information provision services.

3.	Regional Integration Organisation

The assignment under these terms of reference will cover the IGAD  
Secretariat in Djibouti which serves countries of: Djibouti, Eritrea,  
Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, and Sudan.

4.	Scope of Services

In order to meet the objectives of the assignment, the consultant will  
be required to carry out the following activities:
i)	Carry out a situational analysis of the IT section to assess  
available hardware and available internet connections
ii)	Design the network, security system and internet services.
iii)	Set up the network, security system and Internet services :
?	Router configuration for the DMZ, firewall, and NAT
?	DNS, outbound Web proxy, and outbound e-mail
?	Primary and Secondary Servers
?	Name servers
?	Security ? set up DMZ
?	All software in use on this work must be 100% open source.
?	The internal file and email server
?	A secure auditing workstation will sit between the DMZ switch and  
the DMZ Ethernet port on the router.
?	Set up Web services with Content Management System (Joomla)
ix) Train Systems Administrator and Webmaster is setting up the Servers.

4.	Expected Results

The results to be delivered under this assignment are
-	A well functioning Email Service with webmail access to all staff.
-	A Web Server with content management system
-	An easy to update antivirus and antispam filtering system for email server;
-	A Secure network with well functioning DMZ with intrusion detection  
and network management facility;

5.	Duration and Reporting

The consultant will be expected to commence the assignment immediately  
upon signing the contract, and complete the assignment not later than  
9 days after commencement date.

The short-term expert will work under the supervision of the RICTSP  
Coordinator and the Supervisor (the IGAD Director of Economic  
Cooperation and Social Development Division (ECSD)).

The consultant will produce a draft assessment report and a final  
report providing documentation of all work done. Soft and hard copies  
of the final report and final should be presented in MS Word and MS  
Excel (Office 2003 compatible) and will be written in English.

5.	Profile of Short-term Expert/s

The consultant will meet the following requirements:

Qualifications and Experience:
?	A University  degree in Computer Science, Engineering or Equivalent  
qualification;
?	At least 5 years experience of progressively setting up Internet Servers;
?	Experience in designing and producing documentation;

Record of working collaboratively and successfully with country  
officials, private sector and the public in the ESA region will be an  
added advantage.
Language: The short-term expert will have an excellent command of  
English with good report writing skills.  Knowledge of French will be  
an added advantage.


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