Presentation on mainstreaming D4D at the Belgian Development Agency during an EU multistakeholder meeting

1. Mainstreaming
Digital4Development
Good Practices & Lessons Learned

2. The context has changed!

3. Development Cooperation
+ Digital Agenda

4. Strategic Policy Note
2 principes: ‘Putting people first’
and ‘Do no harm’
3 strategic priorities:
• Better use of (big) data
• Digital for inclusive societies
• Digital for inclusive and sustainable
economic growth

5. D4D Prize

6. Develab: An Innovation Lab
Brings together the expertise, methodology,
and diverse tools for innovation (D4D).
The labs’ toolboxes include design thinking
and open innovation, appreciative inquiry
and human-centric design…

7. Digital 4 Development
• Digital Talks : Sensibilisation for D4D
• Digital Tours : D4D projects & Quality
Assurance
• Digital Tools : Operationalising of digital
tools and services
• Integration in all new Interventions and
Portfolio’s
• PDF: Capacity building programme with a
major focus on digitalisation
• Opportunities, e.g. Kindling.be

8. Hack the goals

9. D4D Programme
•To promote the use of digital technologies
as an enabler for sustainable
development.
•5-year programme
•Actors
• Funded by
• Implemented by
• Key Partner is
•Based in BRU, focus on Africa

10. Main dimensions
• Unique financing window – Enabel & BIO
• Grants, loans & equities
• Values
• Inclusiveness & Human-Rights
• Scaling-up, replicability and/or
innovations
• Partnerships (D4D hub)

11. Financing instrument:
Grants
• Calls for Proposals
• 2 rounds
• Eligibility criteria
• Selection criteria
• Regular calls with specific thematics
• Grantees must have strong management
capabilities

12. 14 partner countries
• 14 partner countries of
Belgian governmental
cooperation
• Other activity countries

13. Financing instrument: debt
& equity
• Objective: support a strong private sector in the
context of the SDGs
• Loan (also in local currency): subordinated,
senior, convertible loans at market conditions
• Equity: Equity and quasi-equity directly or
indirectly through Private Equity Funds and
Financial Institutions
• Criteria: EUR 1mn – 15mn, 3 - 10 years
depending on needs, minority position

14. Regions Countries
Africa
Algeria, Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon,
Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory
Coast, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Morocco, Mozambique,
Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania, Togo,
Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Latin
America
Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El
Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Peru
Asia
Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Laos, Mongolia,
Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Vietnam
Middle
East
Palestine
Outreach for Grants and Equity
44%
30%
19%
7%
Outstanding Investments 2017
Africa
Asia
Central & Latin
America
Multiregional
•BIO can work in 52 countries
•Digitalization is a key focus
•For the program, there will be calls
for proposals on specific themes.
Direct sourcing is also possible for BIO
on a continuous basis.

15. Contact details
Develab: bart.cornille@enabel.be
D4D programme:
arnaud.leclercq@enabel.be