Common use of Additional Undertakings Clause in Contracts

Additional Undertakings. The Borrower, directly or by means of the Promoter, shall: (i) promptly inform the Bank of any changes to the initial procurement plan; (ii) communicate updated Project procurement and implementation plans to the satisfaction of the Bank on a six monthly basis; (iii) at the request of the Bank, provide an updated forecast of expenditures for the whole duration of the Project; (iv) at the request of the Bank, provide the results of the technical and financial audit of the Project realised by an independent auditor; (v) to the satisfaction of the Bank, adequately run the Technical Assistance until the Project completion; (vi) at the request of the Bank, provide the deliverables of the Technical Assistance on teacher training as defined in the terms of reference for the relevant technical assistance to the Bank; (vii) use of the available tools (such as the SELFIE tool of the European Commission) to help schools assess where they stand with digital learning; (viii) ensure that the schools and regions have sufficient technical capabilities to maintain the provided IT equipment; (ix) keep the Bank informed about any policy changes that may jeopardise the objectives of the Project, including major changes in curricula, organization of the school year, streaming and the promotion of pedagogical practices; (x) ensure that the schools are staffed with the required teachers, technical and administrative personnel who will have been adequately trained; (xi) timely inform the Bank if and when any change or event that may impact the implementation of a sub-project; (xii) ensure that a school is equipped with a WLAN system only if a broadband connection on location is suitable for conduction of classes using digital means in all classes in one shift (active classrooms). For this purpose, a suitable connection means: for schools with 10 or more classes not less than 30Mbps download and 5Mbps upload and for schools with less than 10 classes not less than 20Mbps download and 2Mbps upload. In addition, Borrower shall ensure that on the long term bases and not later than 2025 each school with WIFI is equipped with not less than 30/30Mbps broadband connection; (xiii) ensure that the computers provided for IT classrooms will be connected to the network; (xiv) ensure to the satisfaction of the Bank that all the project components are managed and monitored by using state of the art ICT (Information and Communication Technology) based practices comparable to the currently used platform developed to manage and monitor the WLAN rollout. This is needed to ensure transparent, timely and efficient management and monitoring of the implementation including up-to-date information of the level of equipment at individual schools; (xv) ensure that international labour standards are respected in all phases of the project. Appropriate conditions shall be included in bidding document and contracts, including reporting and monitoring requirements; (xvi) ensure project’s compliance with the EU’s GDPR (regulation (EU) 2016/679) on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data; (xvii) report to the Bank within 2 working days any accident with fatalities or severe environmental damage, or one that may generate widespread media interest.

Additional Undertakings. The Borrower, directly or by means of the Promoter, shall: (i) promptly inform the Bank of any changes to the initial procurement plan; (ii) communicate updated Project procurement and implementation plans to the satisfaction of the Bank on a six monthly basis; (iii) at the request of the Bank, provide an updated forecast of expenditures for the whole duration of the Project; (iv) at the request of the Bank, provide the results of the technical and financial audit of the Project realised by an independent auditor; (v) to the satisfaction of the Bank, adequately run the Technical Assistance until the Project completion; (vi) at the request of the Bank, provide the deliverables of the Technical Assistance on teacher training as defined in the terms of reference for the relevant technical assistance to the Bank; (vii) use of the available tools (such as the SELFIE tool of the European Commission) to help schools assess where they stand with digital learning; (viii) ensure that the schools and regions have sufficient technical capabilities to maintain the provided IT equipment; (ix) keep the Bank informed about any policy changes that may jeopardise the objectives of the Project, including major changes in curricula, organization of the school year, streaming and the promotion of pedagogical practices; (x) ensure that the schools are staffed with the required teachers, technical and administrative personnel who will have been adequately trained; (xi) timely inform the Bank if and when any change or event that may impact the implementation of a sub-project; (xii) ensure that a school is equipped with a WLAN system only if a broadband connection on location is suitable for conduction of classes using digital means in all classes in one shift (active classrooms). For this purpose, a suitable connection means: for schools with 10 or more classes not less than 30Mbps download and 5Mbps upload and for schools with less than 10 classes not less than 20Mbps download and 2Mbps upload. In addition, Borrower shall ensure that on the long term bases and not later than 2025 each school with WIFI is equipped with not less than 30/30Mbps broadband connection; (xiii) ensure that the computers provided for IT classrooms will be connected to the network; ; (xiv) ensure xiv)ensure to the satisfaction of the Bank that all the project components are managed and monitored by using state of the art ICT (Information and Communication Technology) based practices comparable to the currently used platform developed to manage and monitor the WLAN rollout. This is needed to ensure transparent, timely and efficient management and monitoring of the implementation including up-to-date information of the level of equipment at individual schools; (xv) ensure that international labour standards are respected in all phases of the project. Appropriate conditions shall be included in bidding document and contracts, including reporting and monitoring requirements; (xvi) ensure project’s compliance with the EU’s GDPR (regulation (EU) 2016/679) on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data; (xvii) report to the Bank within 2 working days any accident with fatalities or severe environmental damage, or one that may generate widespread media interest.