Short-Term Expert(s) – Telecom Fraud Prevention and Call Authentication (Dominican Republic)

Summary

The procurement concerns the engagement of one or two short-term experts to support the National Cybersecurity Center of the Dominican Republic in strengthening national capacity to prevent caller ID spoofing and related telephone fraud. The work includes technical and regulatory assessment, review of international practices and standards, analysis of gaps in caller identification and authentication, spoofing detection, fraudulent traffic analysis and call traceability, development of practical recommendations, capacity building, knowledge transfer and stakeholder cooperation. The assignment will take place primarily on site in the Dominican Republic, with a maximum duration of 110 person-days, of which up to 30% may be delivered remotely. It is expected to start in January 2027. Finnish organisations, including public-sector bodies, private companies and civil society organisations, may provide the expert or experts; limited organisational backstopping may also be included. The tender deadline is 23 October 2026. Precise qualification, compliance and technical requirements were not included in the available machine-readable notice and must be checked in the official tender documents.