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Danish Management Group Shortlisted for Bhutan Distance Learning Project!
Thursday, 15 July 2004 06:00
The project includes a total of 16 man-months with an approximate budget of EUR 135,000.

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Academy Students at Royal Institute of Management Thimpu - Bhutan

Danish ICT Management has been short-listed and invited to submit a tender to provide consulting services for Feasibility Study for an IT Park/Distance Learning Center (DCL) in Bhutan.


The South Asian Enterprise Development Facility (SEDF), managed by the International Finance Corporation (IFC), is funding this feasibility study to determine the economic, financial and technical feasibility of establishing a combined Information Technology Park (IT Park) and a Distance Learning Center (DLC) in Bhutan.

Among the shortlisted companies are very large and well-known companies.

1._Halcrow UK
2._Nathan Associates Inc. USA
3._Price Waterhouse Coopers India (PWC) - Mumbai Office
4._Consulting Engineering Services (CES)/ICRA India
5._Booze Allen - Bangkok Office
6._Danish ICT Management (Denmark)

The deadline for tender submissions is 1 September 2004 and the project duration is about 4 calendar months. The project includes a total of 16 man-months with an approximate budget of EUR 135,000.

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The objective of this assignment is to conduct a feasibility study on establishing Bhutan's first IT park/Distance Learning Center. This includes expected infrastructure needs and investment costs, assessment of the legal and regulatory environment, and analysis of market demand and supply for IT related and distance learning services in Bhutan.

In addition to this, it also includes environmental and social impact assessment in accordance with the World Bank's Environmental Assessment requirements and the national laws, rules, and regulations of Bhutan.