The document discusses information and communications technology (ICT) projects supported by the World Bank. It provides details on 112 active ICT projects with $1.4 billion in commitments. Examples of different types of ICT projects are described for countries in various regions, including e-government platforms, broadband infrastructure, data centers, and ICT industry development. New approaches to ICT procurement and future trends like digital strategies, platforms, and emerging technologies are also mentioned.
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Source: Presentation by Stela Mocan, formerly @Prime Minister’s Office, Moldova
US$ 20 million financed by
the World Bank under the
Moldova Governance
eTransformation Project
15. PPP: eGhana
• Total financing : over US$ 115 million
• World Bank: US$ 86.4 million
• Focus
• e-Government services
• IT enabled service industry development
• Tax PPP
• $20 million from Bank
• Broaden tax base
• 554,000 new taxpayers registered on line
• Infotech Global Pte. Ltd. (Singapore)
16. Output based aid: Mongolia
• Mongolia
• Area: 1.566 million km², 2.8 million population
• 1 million in rural areas (70% nomadic herders)
• Difficult topography (high mountain ranges, wide plains, and desert)
• Private operators competed for subsidy to extend coverage to rural areas
• All districts now have mobile voice and data, also satellite based network of public phones
• SMART Mongolia now under implementation.
• Disaster Recovery Center
• Business Analytics
• Open data
• eProperty Registration
• Improving Statistics data production
17. Industry Development & e-Government: Bangladesh
• Activities for ITO/BPO/KPO Industry Development (~$30 million)
• Training of 34,000 youth and women (EY, India; etc.)
• Industry strategy and promotional plan (Tholons, India)
• Business development/CEO outreach (in-process)
• Activities for E-Government (~$30 million)
• Set up National Datacenter (Spectrum & Thakral, Bangladesh)
• Study on Disaster Recovery Center (PwC, India)
• Develop National Enterprise Architecture (EY, India)
• Develop/set up cybersecurity policies, guidelines, CIRT
(Norway Registers Development, Norway)
• E-Government Training (e-Govt Leadership Center, Singapore)
• Additional financing in process (~$39 million) to:
• Include online freelancing/outsourcing industry training, data analytics, etc.
• Expand national datacenter, enterprise architecture & cybersecurity
18. Myanmar
Telecommunications Sector Reform Project: US$ 31.5 million
Focus
• Enabling policy and regulatory environment for connectivity
• Universal Service to ICT
• Enabling eGovernment foundations including National Portal, eLeadership and eGovernment capacity
development
Digital Myanmar: New project under preparation.
Focus:
• Facilitating an Efficient Government ( e.g Baseline digital skills across Whole-of-Government; Productivity
tools)
• Improving transparency (e.g Digital systems to reduce face-to-face interactions and Digital systems to provide
information and feedback on corruption)
• Coordinating and collaborating across Whole-of-Government (Common systems and Shared systems)
19. Many other examples…
• Connectivity projects in the Pacific, Africa, Caribbean, Central Asia, South Asia
• IT Industry development projects in Mexico, Bangladesh, Bhutan
• Large number of digital government projects in Vietnam, Mongolia, Bangladesh, Rwanda, Benin,
Armenia, and others…
21. Future
• Digital Strategy
• Netherlands: Digital by Default
• Singapore: Smart Nation
• Estonia: Tiger Leap
• Platforms: eIDs, Cloud, Cyber Security
• Artificial intelligence and data analytics
• Internet of things
• Public Private Partnerships
• Agile contracting with sprints
