The knowledge and support technical assistance (TA) will help Armenia improve resilience to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic and other disasters by enhancing and operationalizing its distance education system. The TA will (i) support the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport (MESCS) to develop and operationalize a comprehensive distance education platform, and (ii) provide capacity building to the selected trainers on the use of the distance education system for further dissemination to beneficiaries.
| Project Name | Distance Education for Resilience Project in Armenia | ||||
| Project Number | 54329-001 | ||||
| Country | Armenia |
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| Project Status | Active | ||||
| Project Type / Modality of Assistance | Technical Assistance |
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| Strategic Agendas | Environmentally sustainable growth Inclusive economic growth |
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| Drivers of Change | Gender Equity and Mainstreaming Governance and capacity development Knowledge solutions Partnerships |
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| Sector / Subsector |
Education / Education sector development Information and communication technology / ICT industries and ICT-enabled services |
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| Gender Equity and Mainstreaming | Effective gender mainstreaming | ||||
| Description | The knowledge and support technical assistance (TA) will help Armenia improve resilience to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic and other disasters by enhancing and operationalizing its distance education system. The TA will (i) support the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport (MESCS) to develop and operationalize a comprehensive distance education platform, and (ii) provide capacity building to the selected trainers on the use of the distance education system for further dissemination to beneficiaries. | ||||
| Project Rationale and Linkage to Country/Regional Strategy | The scope of the TA was redefined based on the MESCS request to respond to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic by supporting quality and continuous education through a distance education system. The TA aligns with Sustainable Development Goal 4 (ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all) and Strategy 2030's guiding principles of promoting innovative technology and providing integrated solutions. | ||||
| Impact | Continuous, inclusive, and equitable quality education for all public school students of Armenia developed | ||||
| Project Outcome | |
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| Description of Outcome | Distance education system improved |
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| Description of Project Outputs | 1. Distance education platform developed and launched 2. Capacity for the use of distance education platform developed 3. Targeted distance education content created and refined |
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| Geographical Location | Nation-wide |
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| Stakeholder Communication, Participation, and Consultation | |
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| Consulting Services | ADB will engage the consultants following the ADB Procurement Policy (2017, as amended from time to time) and its associated project administration instructions and/or staff instructions. Quality and Cost based Selection method (90:10) will be used to engage the national firm for developing and operationalizing the distance education platform and individual consultant selection method for the individual consultant. |
| Responsible ADB Officer | Mousaelyan, Gohar Rouben |
| Responsible ADB Department | Central and West Asia Department |
| Responsible ADB Division | Armenia Resident Mission |
| Executing Agencies |
Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Government Building 2, Vazgen Sargsyan 3 Yerevan, 0010 |
| Timetable | |
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| Concept Clearance | 10 Jul 2020 |
| Fact Finding | - |
| MRM | - |
| Approval | 06 Aug 2020 |
| Last Review Mission | - |
| Last PDS Update | 14 Aug 2020 |
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| Approval | Signing Date | Effectivity Date | Closing | ||
| Original | Revised | Actual | |||
| 06 Aug 2020 | 06 Aug 2020 | 06 Aug 2020 | 30 Sep 2022 | - | - |
| Financing Plan/TA Utilization | Cumulative Disbursements | |||||||
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| ADB | Cofinancing | Counterpart | Total | Date | Amount | |||
| Gov | Beneficiaries | Project Sponsor | Others | |||||
| 750,000.00 | 0.00 | 50,000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 800,000.00 | 06 Aug 2020 | 0.00 |
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| Title | Document Type | Document Date |
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| Distance Education for Resilience Project: Technical Assistance Report | Technical Assistance Reports | Aug 2020 |
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Tenders
| Tender Title | Type | Status | Posting Date | Deadline |
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| Consulting firm | Firm - Consulting | Closed | 14 Jul 2020 | 14 Aug 2020 |
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