This procurement concerns the engagement of one or two experts to support the National Cybersecurity Center of the Dominican Republic (CNCS) in strengthening national capacity to prevent caller ID spoofing and related telephone scams. The assignment combines technical and regulatory assessment, capacity building, practical recommendations, and stakeholder engagement across the telecommunications and cybersecurity ecosystem. The overall objective is to strengthen the Dominican Republic’s ability to detect, prevent and mitigate caller ID spoofing and related fraud while increasing trust in telecommunications services.

The assignment will be implemented primarily on-site in the Dominican Republic, with a maximum duration of 110 person-days, of which up to 30% may be delivered remotely. The assignment is expected to commence in January 2027. It may be delivered by a single Lead/Sole Expert or by two complementary experts and may additionally include limited organisational backstopping from the experts’ home organisation. This provides flexibility for Finnish organisations to combine expertise where needed.

HAUS Finnish Institute of Public Management Ltd implements this procurement on behalf of the Finnish Digital and Green Transition (FDGT) project. Through FDGT, HAUS mobilises Finnish expertise to support the digital development of public institutions in Africa, Asia, and Latin America through targeted expert secondments. These assignments provide a practical platform for applying Finnish know-how in international public-sector contexts while building professional networks and institutional partnerships with local stakeholders. Finnish experts may represent public sector organisations, private sector entities (from individual entrepreneurs to SMEs and larger firms), or civil society organisations.

The Dominican Republic is facing a growing challenge from caller ID spoofing and other forms of telephone-based fraud and impersonation. While the country has established cybersecurity capabilities, capacities related to caller identification and authentication, spoofing detection, fraudulent traffic analysis and call traceability remain limited. The assignment will support CNCS and relevant stakeholders in assessing technical, regulatory and operational gaps, reviewing relevant international practices and standards, developing practical recommendations, and strengthening institutional capacity through knowledge transfer and multi-stakeholder cooperation.

The secondment provides Finnish organisations with a relatively low-risk opportunity to gain first-hand experience, establish local networks and explore a new market. The expert(s) will work with CNCS as an established public-sector host and local counterpart, while the contract is concluded with HAUS and the main assignment-related costs, including expert remuneration, flights, accommodation and daily allowances, are covered under the agreed contractual arrangements. The Caribbean, and the Dominican Republic in particular, is receiving increasing attention in EU cooperation related to digital connectivity, infrastructure and cybersecurity. The assignment can therefore provide a practical entry point for building relationships and market understanding that may support future institutional cooperation and business opportunities in the Dominican Republic and the wider region.

HAUS handles the contracts and payments for the assignment. CNCS will act as the host organisation and principal technical counterpart, coordinating access to relevant institutions and stakeholders and supporting the assessment and validation of its findings.

A more detailed description of the procurement is available in Annex 1 (ToR), which can be accessed by signing in to Tarjouspalvelu.