| Overview : UNDP Vietnam is seeking for 01 International Consultant to support a pilot technology assessment of Vietnamese fruit processing industry. Viet Nam is in the process of transforming its growth model to a model based on increased productivity, value addition, innovation and competitiveness. Key in this transformation will be the technological transformation of Viet Nam’s businesses. In the context of the accelerating Fourth Industrial Revolution (IR4.0), new technologies are changing global value chains, presenting the risk of employment opportunities in many traditional sectors/subsectors that have been driving country’s growth. At the same time new opportunities emerge in creating new growth drivers and employment. Understanding and forecasting new technology trends, their impacts on value chains, global and regional trade, growth and employment opportunities, society and the environment is extremely important for the government and other actors to determine the directions and actions to mitigate the negative impacts and, more importantly, seize the new opportunities to create new growth drivers and sustainable and greener jobs, including through efforts in technology upgrading to increase productivity and competitiveness of Vietnamese firms. The overall objective of the pilot technology assessment of fruit (mango and pineapple) processing industry is to (i) identify optimal technological upgrading options to improve productivity, added value and competitiveness of the fruit industry and (ii) provide a set of technology assessment tools that can be applied in other agricultural product processing industries, to contribute to achieving sustainable development goals in the context of IR4.0 in Vietnam. Procurement Notice with enclosed TOR and evaluation criteria are in the attached files. Interested offerors are invited to submit CVs, financial proposals and other information following guidance in the Procurement Notice to: Procurement Unit UNDP Viet Nam 304 Kim Ma, Ha Noi, Viet Nam Tel: (+84 24) 38500100 Direct: (+84 24) 38500195 Email: luu.thi.trang@undp.org with notification by email (without attachment) to: procurement.vn@undp.org that the bidder has submitted proposal. UNDP will not be responsible for the missing of proposal if the bidder does not send notification email to above address. Deadline for submission: 23.59, 18 November 2019 (Hanoi time) | 
