Overview
Consultant to conduct a study on the national public sector innovation environment and Artificial Intelligence (AI) governance capacity in the Philippines. The role involves assessing the current landscape, identifying enablers and barriers, and providing options for framework development.
Key Responsibilities
- Identify and analyze key events, policies, or initiatives shaping the country's public sector innovation landscape.
- Identify and analyze intended objectives and desired outcomes of public sector innovation and AI governance capacity.
- Identify and analyze institutional leadership, existing strategies, and governance structures for public sector innovation and AI governance.
- Identify and analyze key enablers and barriers to public sector innovation.
- Identify and analyze broader system-level enablers and barriers.
- Assess and synthesize key risks, barriers, and challenges.
- Identify and analyze existing mechanisms for measuring and evaluating public sector innovation.
- Provide suggestions and actionable options for updating the public sector innovation framework and AI governance capacity.
Required Experience
- A minimum of ten (10) years of progressively responsible experience in the areas of public administration, public sector innovation or public sector reform at the national or international level is required.
- Experience in digital governance and emerging technologies with a good understanding of ethical, legal, social and governance issues is desirable.
- Experience in research and analysis and producing policy reports on the innovation ecosystem, including AI, is desirable.
- A strong background in the Philippines' innovation ecosystem is required.
- Experience with UN agencies and the UN Secretariat is desirable.
Qualifications
• Advanced university degree (Master's degree or equivalent) in public administration, social sciences, development studies, development management, business administration, data science, artificial intelligence, information and communications technology, or related field is required.
