[{"bbox": [129, 150, 525, 178], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### 4.4.2 Direct Management (Procurement)"}, {"bbox": [139, 196, 1133, 304], "category": "Text", "text": "The implementation of the programme will require the provision of international Technical Assistance to the MSET to coordinate and administer Digital Jamaica overall. It will assist in the installation and execution of a monitoring and evaluation system, support the preparation of disbursement requests and the planning and implementation of visibility activities related to all three specific objectives."}, {"bbox": [129, 384, 682, 412], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### 4.4.3 EFSD+ operations covered by budgetary guarantees"}, {"bbox": [139, 439, 1133, 609], "category": "Text", "text": "Under Jamaica's MIP 2021 -2027, €13M has been allocated to priority area 1: Sustainable & Inclusive Economy (focussing on digital transitioning). Through this Action Document, an amount of €9.5 is being programmed for the Digital Transition Programme for Jamaica (Digital Jamaica). The remaining €3.5M has been set aside for a possible action which may be implemented through budgetary guarantees under indirect management. The identification of possible actions are not yet matured."}, {"bbox": [139, 625, 1133, 712], "category": "Text", "text": "Therefore, this section 4.4.3 is included for information purposes only. A comprehensive action plan covering all EFSD+ budgetary guarantees and the financing decision for the entire annual commitment under the EFSD+ budget line are adopted separately."}, {"bbox": [129, 777, 856, 809], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### 4.5. Scope of geographical eligibility for procurement and grants"}, {"bbox": [139, 835, 1133, 916], "category": "Text", "text": "The geographical eligibility in terms of place of establishment for participating in procurement and grant award procedures and in terms of origin of supplies purchased as established in the basic act and set out in the relevant contractual documents shall apply."}, {"bbox": [139, 927, 1133, 1035], "category": "Text", "text": "The Commission's authorising officer responsible may extend the geographical eligibility on the basis of urgency or of unavailability of services in the markets of the countries or territories concerned, or in other duly substantiated cases where application of the eligibility rules would make the realisation of this action impossible or exceedingly difficult (Article 28(10) NDICI-Global Europe Regulation)."}, {"bbox": [129, 1102, 399, 1133], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### 4.6. Indicative Budget"}, {"bbox": [129, 1158, 1136, 1523], "category": "Table", "text": "<table><thead><tr><td>Indicative Budget components</td><td>EU contribution (amount in EUR)</td></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Budget support - cf. section 4.3</td><td>8,200,000</td></tr><tr><td>Procurement - total envelope under section 4.4.1<sup>31</sup></td><td>1,000,000</td></tr><tr><td>Evaluation - cf. section 5.2</td><td>150,000</td></tr><tr><td>Audit - cf. section 5.3</td><td>150,000</td></tr><tr><td>Totals</td><td>9,500,000</td></tr></tbody></table>"}, {"bbox": [129, 1598, 1140, 1645], "category": "Footnote", "text": "31 In order to avoid details on budgets for individual contracts, it is sufficient to indicate the total envelope for procurement. If budgets for individual contracts are public, tenderers tend to orientate themselves on them and not on the terms of reference."}, {"bbox": [1026, 1680, 1140, 1704], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 32 of 42"}]