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 decision/analysis partners LLC was
awarded by Bayti Real Estate Investment Company a USTDA-financed contract to prepare a technical design and roadmap for the development and deployment of the information and communications
technologies (ICT) infrastructure for the new city of Rawabi, in the West Bank.
Under this project, decision/analysis partners and its subcontractors will provide:
- An assessment and forecast of needs and requirements,
- A high-level technical design and architecture
- An economic and financial analysis of options
- An analysis of business model alternatives
- The development of detailed requirements
- Legal and regulatory assessment
- Structuring of procurement activities
- A preliminary environmental impact
The study is funded by a grant from the U.S. Trade and Development Agency
(USTDA). The project will be led by Dr. Raymond E. Barber, Director of
decision/analysis partners' ICT practice. Dr. Barber has successfully led similar USTDA-funded efforts in Mauritius, Indonesia, Guatemala and Romania. The study
team includes a team of experts from decision/analysis partners and key staff from Polar Star Consulting of Fairfax, Virginia and CCG Facilities Integration of Baltimore, MD.
"Rawabi's ICT infrastructure is a critical factor in building its knowledge base
economy", said Amir Dajani, Deputy Managing Director of Bayti Real Estate Investment Company, "Providing Rawabi with an advanced ICT environment
will have ripple effects throughout Palestine, expanding economic activities, creating jobs, introducing new technologies in building and trade, and engaging more broadly with the global economy"
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