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According to the Bank’s website, the objective of this project is to support equitable access to high-quality and resilient broadband infrastructure in selected unserved and underserved areas of Kazakhstan.
The proposed Project will directly contribute to the GoKZ’s objectives to eliminate digital inequality’ and improve broadband quality to ensure 100 Megabits per second (Mbps) internet connectivity for all households at affordable prices, and indirectly to accelerating economic diversification as underpinned by resilient and affordable broadband infrastructure. The Project will also finance critical regulatory reforms to promote private sector investments in the telecom sector and strengthen foundational enablers to spur growth of new private-sector digital markets, such as cloud and data infrastructure.
The Environmental and Social Risks Rating is "Moderate" at this concept stage due to the project scope and financing activities. The DARE project will not support subprojects with major civil works; however, some activities under Component-1.2 include small matching grants to qualified Internet Service Providers for deploying backhaul and access networks to households and public institutions. Internet cables shall be installed along existing electricity poles with no or minor civil works if required. The potential environmental risks associated with these activities are mainly OHS-related and include falls from heights and electrical hazards.
A PROPOSED LOAN IN THE AMOUNT OF JPY 13,083,100,000 (US$ 92,430,000 equivalent)
World Bank
Natalija Gelvanovska-Garcia
Senior Digital Development Specialist
Mikhail Bunchuk
Senior Digital Development Specialist
Borrower/Client/Recipient
Republic of Kazakhstan
Implementing Agencies
Ministry of Digital Development, Innovations and Aerospace Industry of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Askar Zhambakin , Vice Minister, moap@mdai.gov.kz
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