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CALL FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST
CTA | Announcements 12 03 2010

Learning agrobiodiversity: options for universities in Sub-Saharan Africa
CTA | Knowledge for Development 12 03 2010

Customized information
CTA | ICT Update 12 03 2010

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CTA | ICT Update

A current awareness bulletin for ACP agriculture

Customized information
12 03 2010 Nokia Life Tools delivers customized information to farmers in India and Indonesia based on their location, language and crops. The company hopes to expand the service to Africa in 2010.

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CTA | Announcements

News and events from CTA

CALL FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST
12 03 2010 Production of CTA’s online Annual Report

Background Information

The Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA) operates within the framework of the ACP-EC Cotonou Agreement and is funded by the European Development Fund (EDF). CTA’s mandate is to develop and provide services that improve access to information for agricultural and rural development, and to strengthen the capacity of ACP countries to produce, acquire, exchange and utilize information in this area.

CTA’s 2007-2010 Strategic Plan stressed the need to expand CTA’s outreach and to make information more easily understandable by producing more succinct messages. In this regard, in 2008, CTA produced a totally online Annual Report, which was preceded by an Annual Report Highlights produced in print and electronic formats which emphasized the more pertinent events and happenings of the year. The online report replaces the longer print report and comprises approximately five thematic sections, a foreword by the director, the Product and Services tables and a section on Administration.

The aim of this call is to establish a shortlist of firms that will be invited to send an offer (in either English or French) for the production of CTA’s the online Annual Report (Lot B).

Consortiums as well as sub-contracting agreements are allowed.

The services to be provided are for four years starting September 2009, through an annual renewable contract if the Contractants have fulfilled all their contractual obligations.

Summary of the Services to be Provided

The services to be rendered annually for Lot B (online Annual Report) are as follows:

The Contractor will produce CTA's online Annual Report in French and English, according to an agreed Production Schedule and format. The Contractor will be responsible for the entire production, including editing, graphic design, layout, proofreading, corrections, web design and upload and production of the CDRom and packaging. Specific tasks will include:

i. Finalizing the production schedule in collaboration with CTA;
ii. Editing the entire Annual Report (AR) as well as writing selected segments
as necessary; compiling the preliminary and endmatter
(acronyms/abbreviations)list and the subject index); sourcing
photographs and graphic material; translating into the other language,
designing and laying out both language versions; checking for consistency
throughout the report;
iii. Proofreading all language versions of all products;
iv. Creating a fully interactive website for the report;
v. Uploading and converting all content as necessary;
vi. Creating a master CD for duplication;
vii. Duplicating and appropriately packaging the CDs;
viii. Ensuring quality control at all stages of the production of the CDs and the
website through to delivery;
ix. Liaising with designated CTA staff in the production of the report.

Pre-selection Criteria

 Eligibility
• Only legal persons from ACP states and EU member states can participate.
• Legal persons are not entitled to participate if they fall into one of the
cases of exclusion described in the Practical Guide to Contract Procedures
for EC External Actions.
See: http://ec.europa.eu/europeaid/work/procedures/implementation/practical_guide

 Financial / economic capacity: Overall turnover as well as turnover
concerning services for the last three financial years.

 Technical / professional capacity:
• Qualification and experience of the firm;
• Ability to provide a team with the appropriate range of expertise.

Interested firms must provide:

• A statement certifying their eligibility with regard to the rule on
nationality;
• A statement certifying their eligibility with regard to the rule on
exclusion;
• A statement of overall turnover as well as turnover concerning services for
the last three financial years;
• A short description of the firm and its area of expertise, together with a
list of its most relevant references (maximum 2 pages);
• A short description of the team responsible for performing all the required
services (maximum 2 pages);
• A short description of other resources, means or tools available for
performing all the required services (maximum 1 page);
• Consortium and/or sub-contracting agreements (if any).

Please note that:

• Rule on nationality applies to all members of a consortium and
sub-contractors;
• Rule on exclusion applies to all members of a consortium;
• Only short-listed firm will be contacted;
• Short-listed firms (including consortium members, if any) will be asked to
enclose with their offer:
o A document dated less than 90 days certifying they are registered in one of
the ACP or EU Member States;
o A declaration of honor dated less than 90 days certifying they do not fall
in a case of exclusion;
o A certificate from their bank regarding their financial situation.

Contact:
To respond to this call for expressions of interest, please send the requested documents, in English or French, by courier or e-mail by 31 July 2009 to:

Ms Karen Hackshaw, Programme Coordinator, CTA, Postbus 380, 6700 AJ Wageningen, The Netherlands (E-mail: hackshaw@cta.int).

Please indicate on the envelope or header “Call for Expression of Interest – CTA online Annual Report, (Lot B)”.

Executive Summaries of Climate Change Seminar Online
24 02 2010 Get the main conclusions and recommendations of the Climate Change Seminar in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso online in CTA's virtual library, Anancy. Print versions will soon be available soon from the Publication Distribution Service.

More seminar results are available on the 2008 Climate Change Seminar website.

Internship programme - vacancy CTA annual seminar Media
24 02 2010 Duties
Under supervision of the Senior Program Coordinator, responsible for the seminar at CTA, and in close collaboration with the members of the steering committee, the trainee will be responsible for:
• Contribution in the selection of participants and speakers (criteria selection, evaluation of the abstracts);
• Contribution in finalising the seminar’s programme after steering committee meeting;
• Contribution to the preparation to the steering committee meeting (July 2009);
• Contribution in reviewing and coordinating the translation of abstracts and finalisation of their collection in a book;
• Member of CTA administrator team of the E-discussion;
• Participation in different sessions of the seminar in Brussels;
• Editing of the who’s who directory;
• Uploading of the available documents to the website of the seminar;
• Contribution to the preparation of post conference publications;
• Moderation of the blog of the seminar;
• Other tasks as requested by the supervisor.

Profile
• University degree (at least a Bachelor’s degree) in communication and media sciences;
• Familiarity with and experience/keen interest in the area of information and communication issues as well as African Caribbean and Pacific countries;
• Fluent written and spoken French or English and ability to work in the other language is an advantage;
• Proficient Internet skills;
• Proficient in word processing, spreadsheets and Power Pont software;
• Good organisation skills and excellent inter-personal and communication skills in a multi-cultural environment;
• National of either a European Union member state (EU) or of one of the 79 African, Caribbean or Pacific (ACP) States.

Procedure
If you are interested, please send us:
• Your curriculum vitae and covering letter;
• Your dates of availability;
• 2 letters of recommendation and/or references.

The information and documents should be sent to intern@cta.int with reference "Annual seminar Media"

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CTA | Knowledge for Development

Observatory on science and technology for ACP agriculture and rural development

Learning agrobiodiversity: options for universities in Sub-Saharan Africa
12 03 2010 Proceedings of a regional workshop, 21-23 January 2009, Nairobi, Kenya

The workshop ‘Learning agrobiodiversity’ for universities in sub-Saharan Africa’ was the first regional workshop of its kind gathered 46 participants from universities and international organizations in 16 African and two European countries. The workshop focused on sharing knowledge and experiences; discussing implications for and feasible approaches to, mainstreaming agrobiodiversity in higher education in Sub-Saharan Africa; and exploring modalities and mechanisms for strengthening agrobiodiversity education and research in Africa through networking and joint learning.

FARA is seeking consultants
09 03 2010 FARA is seeking consultants for the following: to conduct targeted key informant interviews and coordinate the development of a continental strategy for capacity strengthening for agriculture and natural resources in Africa; and to provide e-consultation for the development of a continental strategy for capacity strengthening for agriculture and natural resources in Africa.

30 years in science: Secular movements in knowledge creation
09 03 2010 This discussion paper examines the relationship between geopolitical factors and scientific activity based on publication data from a 30-year period (1980 to 2009). Using bibliometric methods, the analysis concentrates on large-scale, secular movements in the geopolitics of knowledge creation. First, the evolution of the scientific outputs of the countries of the former USSR and Eastern Bloc is examined followed by that of the Middle East. The paper then looks at how the global map of science has been reshaped in Asia’s favour.

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CTA | Spore magazine

Information magazine for agricultural and rural development in African Caribbean and Pacific countries: trends and opinions, technical innovations, business, recent publications and useful contact sources.

N° 133 - February 2008
12 03 2010

N° 134 - April 2008
12 03 2010

N° 135 - June 2008
12 03 2010

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CTA | Actualités Bruxelles

Actualités du bureau du CTA à Bruxelles

L'égalité et l'émancipation des femmes au premier rang
11 03 2010 A l'occasion de la journée internationale de la femme et du 15 e anniversaire de la déclaration de Beijing, les services de la Commission européenne ont présenté un plan d'action de l'UE pour l'égalité hommes-femmes et l'émancipation des femmes dans le développement pour la période 2010 2015.

Renforcer la légitimité démocratique de la politique étrangère de l'UE
11 03 2010 Les députés estiment que l'Union doit développer son autonomie stratégique via une politique étrangère, de sécurité et de défense forte et efficace, et qu'elle doit exercer son pouvoir budgétaire et son contrôle démocratique dans ce domaine, notamment pour le financement du service européen pour l'action extérieure, précisent deux résolutions adoptées ce mercredi 10 mars.

La CE redynamise l'action globale après Copenhague
11 03 2010 La Commission européenne présente aujourd'hui une stratégie pour contribuer à prolonger les efforts internationaux de lutte contre le changement climatique. La communication propose que l'UE commence rapidement à mettre en œuvre l'accord de Copenhague conclu en décembre dernier, en particulier le mécanisme d'assistance financière à mise en œuvre rapide destinée aux pays en développement.

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CTA | Brussels News

News from the CTA Brussels Office

Main ACP-EU events for next week (7-13 September)
04 09 2009 European Parliament (Brussels):
- 7 and 10 3 September: Committee meetings
- 8-10 Sept...

23rd September: Opportunities and challenges for SMEs in agriculture in ACP countries
04 09 2009 The next Brussels Development Briefing will be held in Brussels on 23rd September 2009 from 8h30 to ...

MEPs hear Karel De Gucht's vision of development policy
04 09 2009 Development Committee MEPs questioned Mr De Gucht, Belgium's former foreign minister, on the impact ...

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