Mozambique Digital Governance & Economy (WB-P172350)

Countries
  • Mozambique
Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.
Financial Institutions
  • World Bank (WB)
International, regional and national development finance institutions. Many of these banks have a public interest mission, such as poverty reduction.
Project Status
Proposed
Stage of the project cycle. Stages vary by development bank and can include: pending, approval, implementation, and closed or completed.
Bank Risk Rating
U
Environmental and social categorization assessed by the development bank as a measure of the planned project’s environmental and social impacts. A higher risk rating may require more due diligence to limit or avoid harm to people and the environment. For example, "A" or "B" are risk categories where "A" represents the highest amount of risk. Results will include projects that specifically recorded a rating, all other projects are marked ‘U’ for "Undisclosed."
Voting Date
May 11, 2021
Date when project documentation and funding is reviewed by the Board for consideration and approval. Some development banks will state a "board date" or "decision date." When funding approval is obtained, the legal documents are accepted and signed, the implementation phase begins.
Borrower
Government of Mozambique
A public entity (government or state-owned) provided with funds or financial support to manage and/or implement a project.
Sectors
  • Law and Government
The service or industry focus of the investment. A project can have several sectors.
Investment Type(s)
Grant
The categories of the bank investment: loan, grant, guarantee, technical assistance, advisory services, equity and fund.
Investment Amount (USD)
$ 150.00 million
Value listed on project documents at time of disclosure. If necessary, this amount is converted to USD ($) on the date of disclosure. Please review updated project documents for more information.
Primary Source

Original disclosure @ WB website

Updated in EWS Dec 14, 2020


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Project Description
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According to bank documents, the project objective is to improve citizens’ access to selected government services and to foster the growth of domestic digital business. 

The project has three components:

  1. Component 1 – Enabling Foundations (US$30 millions). This component will focus on the critical policies, access, capacity and institutional coordination required to support the development of the digital government and economy. Activities will include: i) policy reforms to enable digital services and economy; ii) technical assistance for better targeting of digital inclusion interventions; iii) design and implementation of capacity building programs that meet the demand of public and private sectors; iv) design and implementation of institutional mechanisms for coordination and financing of digital activities across government.

    1. Subcomponent 1.1: Foundational Frameworks
    2. Subcomponent 1.2: Digital Access and Capacity
  2. Component 2 – Digital Government (US$ 75 million). This component will focus on improving the Government’s capacity to deliver services to citizens and businesses in sectors of primary interest, including health and education. The services will be prioritized following criteria such as usage, impact, and short-term feasibility. The delivery of these services will be underpinned by the building blocks of digital platforms, including identification, interoperability, payments and cloud. Project interventions will improve the way services are delivered especially for underserved populations.

    1. Subcomponent 2.1: Government Platforms
    2. Subcomponent 2.2: Digital Services
  3. Component 3 – Digital Economy (US$ 45 million). This pillar will focus on digital economy private sector development, with an increasing contribution to private sector-led investments, and firm and job creation.

    1. Subcomponent 3.1: Digital firms
    2. Subcomponent 3.2: Digital for firms
  4. Component 4 – Project management and implementation capacity (US$ 5 million). The main objectives of this component are to reinforce project implementation capacity, support operating costs related to project management and provide equipment for project management. Effective project management ensures the necessary coordination and change-management processes are carried out in a timely and effective manner.

Investment Description
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Contact Information
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World Bank:
Tiago Carneiro Peixoto, Eva Clemente Miranda
Senior Governance Specialist

Borrower:
Ministry of Science and Technology, Higher and Technical Vocational Education (MCTESTP)
Constantino Sotomane
ICT National Director
Constantino.Sotomane@mctestp.gov.mz

Implementing Agency:
National Institute of Electronic Government (INAGE)
Sergio Mapsanganhe
Deputy Director
sergio.mapsanganhe@gov.mz 

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ACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISM OF THE WORLD BANK

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