The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Niger: Smart Villages for rural growth and digital inclusion (P167543) Niger: Smart Villages for rural growth and digital inclusion (P167543) WESTERN AND CENTRAL AFRICA | Niger | Digital Development Global Practice | IBRD/IDA | Investment Project Financing | FY 2021 | Seq No: 4 | ARCHIVED on 30-Jun-2022 | ISR52203 | Implementing Agencies: ANSI -- Agence Nationale pour la Société de l’Information / National Information Society Agency, Ministere des Finances, Ministère des Postes, des Télécommunications et de l’Economie Numérique (MPTEN), Projet Villages Intelligents, Unite de Gestion du Projet Key Dates Key Project Dates Bank Approval Date: 08-Jul-2020 Effectiveness Date: 21-Oct-2020 Planned Mid Term Review Date: 14-Feb-2024 Actual Mid-Term Review Date: Original Closing Date: 23-Oct-2026 Revised Closing Date: 23-Oct-2026 pdoTable Project Development Objectives Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) The project aims to increase access to cellphone and broadband services in rural areas and to bring digital financial services to selected underserved areas. Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective? No Components Table Name 1. Enabling environment:(Cost $4.00 M) 2. Developing rural connectivity:(Cost $63.00 M) 3. Improving digital financial inclusion:(Cost $28.00 M) 4. Strengthening project management and stakeholder capacity-building:(Cost $5.00 M) 5. Contingent Emergency Response Component Overall Ratings Name Previous Rating Current Rating Progress towards achievement of PDO Satisfactory Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Satisfactory Satisfactory Overall Risk Rating Substantial Substantial Implementation Status and Key Decisions The Niger Smart Village project which became effective on October 21, 2020 was officially launched in Niger by local authorities on December 3, 2020. The project implementation unit (PIU) has migrated from the transitional PIU, Public Sector Capacity and Performance for Services (PCDS) to the newly recruited team within the National Information Society Agency (ANSI) since December 31, 2020. There is good progress in carrying out the required preliminary studies for project implementation. There is also significant progress on all Components of the Project and key activities such as the opening of digital centers, deployment of mobile connectivity sites in rural areas as well as the design of customer centric digital financial services platform which are being launched in the calendar year 2022. 6/30/2022 Page 1 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Niger: Smart Villages for rural growth and digital inclusion (P167543) Risks Systematic Operations Risk-rating Tool Risk Category Rating at Approval Previous Rating Current Rating Political and Governance High Substantial Substantial Macroeconomic Substantial Substantial Moderate Sector Strategies and Policies High Substantial Moderate Technical Design of Project or Program Substantial Substantial Moderate Institutional Capacity for Implementation and Substantial Substantial Moderate Sustainability Fiduciary Substantial Substantial Moderate Environment and Social Moderate Moderate Moderate Stakeholders Moderate Moderate Moderate Other High Substantial Substantial Overall High Substantial Substantial Results PDO Indicators by Objectives / Outcomes 1. Enabling Environment IN01163278 ►Mobile broadband (3G and above) penetration rates (per 100 inhabitants) (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 5.30 16.00 16.00 25.00 Date 31-Dec-2018 30-Nov-2021 31-May-2022 31-Dec-2025 Mobile broadband (3G and above) penetration rates (per 100 inhabitants), has increased slightly since the baseline (2018). However, it has been negatively affected by the withdrawal of Orange from the market, Comments: as well as more difficult trading condition for the mobile operators as a result of the security situation and COVID-19. IN01163280 Mobile broadband (3G and above) estimated penetration rates for women (per 100 inhabitants) (Percentage, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target 6/30/2022 Page 2 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Niger: Smart Villages for rural growth and digital inclusion (P167543) Value 4.59 18.00 8.00 25.00 Date 01-Aug-2019 30-Nov-2021 31-May-2022 31-Dec-2025 2. Rural Connectivity IN01163277 ►Percentage of the population covered with mobile broadband signal (3G and above) (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 65.29 73.53 70.00 90.00 Date 01-Aug-2019 30-Nov-2021 31-May-2022 31-Dec-2025 Mobile broadband (3G and above) network coverage (percentage of population covered) (for all operators). This indicator shows a small improvement over the baseline in line with planned network roll- Comments: out. IN01163279 ►Number of villages, previously with no mobile broadband coverage, served with mobile broadband under the project (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 2,000.00 Date 31-Dec-2019 30-Nov-2021 31-May-2022 31-Dec-2025 Number of candidate villages identified as having no form of mobile broadband coverage (3G and above) which are provided with mobile broadband service, under the project. This will start to change only once Comments: the project is declared effective. 3. Digital Financial Inclusion IN01163316 ►Number of mobile money accounts ; (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 3,041,000.00 3,433,000.00 6,483,496.00 5,000,000.00 Date 31-Dec-2018 31-Dec-2019 31-May-2022 31-Dec-2025 Number of registered mobile money accounts. The data source is BCEAO and mobile money providers. Comments: IN01163317 Number of registered mobile money accounts owned by women (Number, Custom Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 456,000.00 510,000.00 510,000.00 1,000,000.00 IN01163318 ►Number of people who have been enabled, under the project, to make and receive mobile financial payments for the first time (of which women, and of which in underserved areas) (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target 6/30/2022 Page 3 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Niger: Smart Villages for rural growth and digital inclusion (P167543) Value 0.00 0.00 1,077.00 240,000.00 Date 01-Jan-2020 30-Nov-2021 31-May-2022 31-Dec-2025 Number of people who have been enabled, under the project, to make and receive mobile financial payments (of which women, and of which in underserved areas) . In other words, direct beneficiaries of Comments: the project who are now using digital financial services. This will only start to change once the project is effective. IN01163319 Number of women who have been enabled, under the project, to make and receive mobile financial payments for the first time (Number, Custom Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 822.00 120,000.00 IN01163320 Number of people in underserved areas who have been enabled, under the project, to make and receive mobile financial payments for the first time (Number, Custom Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 150,000.00 Intermediate Results Indicators by Components 1. Enabling Environment IN01163321 ►Number of public officials or government employees trained under the project (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 43.00 50.00 Date 01-Aug-2019 30-Nov-2021 31-May-2022 31-Dec-2025 Number of public officials or government employees trained under the project, to help address some regulatory and legal constraints to the development of digital infrastructure and digital financial services. Comments: This will only start to change once the project is declared effective, IN01163325 ►Retail price of 1 GB per month of pre-paid mobile data, in US$ (Amount(USD), Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 3.44 1.28 1.00 1.20 Date 01-Aug-2019 24-Apr-2021 31-May-2022 31-Dec-2025 Retail price of mobile broadband sub-basket, prepaid handset-based, 1 GB, in US$. Using data from Comments: cable.co.uk, which is based on a sample of price points from different operators. IN01163330 Retail price of 0.5 GB per month of pre-paid mobile data, in % of GNI per capita (Percentage, Custom Supplement) 6/30/2022 Page 4 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Niger: Smart Villages for rural growth and digital inclusion (P167543) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 11.45 8.20 2.50 5.00 2. Developing Rural Connectivity IN01163322 ►Private sector investment raised through the project (Amount(USD), Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 25,000,000.00 Date 01-Aug-2019 30-Nov-2021 31-May-2022 31-Dec-2025 Private sector investment raised through the project to promote ICT infrastructure development and financial inclusion in rural areas. This will only change once the project is declared effective and Comments: component 2 meets disbursement conditions. IN01163326 ►Number of villages connected to telecommunications and broadband networks (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 2,111.00 Date 01-Aug-2019 30-Nov-2021 31-May-2022 31-Dec-2025 Number of villages provided with telecommunications and broadband coverage. This will only begin to Comments: change once the effectiveness conditions for component 2 have been met. IN01163328 ►Number of villages provided with small power generation system (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 580.00 Date 01-Aug-2019 30-Nov-2021 31-May-2022 31-Dec-2025 Number of villages where power supply installed to run the local digital connectivity infrastructure is over- dimensioned so that spare electric power can be used by inhabitants for essential needs. The number of Comments: small power generators is dependent on the number of sites that will be deployed. During project preparation, the current technical and financial analysis was based on the deployment of 580 sites. 3. Improving Digital Financial Inclusion IN01163323 ►Number of digital centers created under the project (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 10.00 150.00 Date 01-Aug-2019 30-Nov-2021 31-May-2022 31-Dec-2025 6/30/2022 Page 5 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Niger: Smart Villages for rural growth and digital inclusion (P167543) Number of digital centers (physical points for people and firms to conduct cash-in and cash-out transactions, and to get help with making mobile and financial transactions), created under the project. Comments: This will only start to change once the disbursement conditions for component 3 have been met. IN01163329 ►Number of people trained for digital skills or knowledge under the project (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 3,278.00 50,000.00 Date 01-Aug-2019 30-Nov-2021 31-May-2022 31-Dec-2025 Number of people enrolled in digital and financial literacy programs, under the project. This will only start Comments: to change once the conditions for effectiveness have been met. IN01163331 Number of women trained for digital skills or knowledge under the project (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 1,898.00 25,000.00 Date 01-Aug-2019 30-Nov-2021 31-May-2022 31-Dec-2025 IN01163332 ►Number of merchants provided with vouchers for POS Terminals (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 500.00 Date 01-Aug-2019 30-Nov-2021 31-May-2022 31-Dec-2025 Comments: Number of merchants provided with vouchers to cover the costs of acquisition of payment devices IN01163333 ►Number of agricultural producers and women using digital payments for their activity (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 50,000.00 Date 01-Aug-2019 30-Nov-2021 31-May-2022 31-Dec-2025 Number of agricultural producers/farmers and women making and receiving payments related to their Comments: agriculture activity digitally IN01163334 ►Number of agricultural producers for which data was collected in the digital platform (for e-KYC and credit scoring purposes) (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 50,000.00 Date 01-Aug-2019 30-Nov-2021 31-May-2022 31-Dec-2025 Number of agricultural producers/farmers and women for whom personal and farm information was Comments: collected and included in the digital data platform 6/30/2022 Page 6 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Niger: Smart Villages for rural growth and digital inclusion (P167543) 4. Strengthening project management and stakeholder capacity building IN01163324 ►Number of grievances received, of which percentage addressed within 30 days (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 100.00 Date 30-Jun-2020 30-Nov-2021 31-May-2022 30-Oct-2026 Number of grievances received during the life of the project. No indicators recorded to date, but the Comments: project has been asked to process some "dummy" complaints to test the mechanism. IN01163327 Percentage of grievances addressed with 30 days (Percentage, Custom Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 100.00 0.00 95.00 Performance-Based Conditions Data on Financial Performance Disbursements (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed % Disbursed P167543 IDA-66880 Effective USD 50.00 50.00 0.00 5.64 42.44 12% P167543 IDA-D6560 Effective USD 50.00 50.00 0.00 0.00 52.32 0% Key Dates (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Orig. Closing Date Rev. Closing Date P167543 IDA-66880 Effective 08-Jul-2020 16-Jul-2020 21-Oct-2020 23-Oct-2026 23-Oct-2026 P167543 IDA-D6560 Effective 08-Jul-2020 16-Jul-2020 21-Oct-2020 23-Oct-2026 23-Oct-2026 Cumulative Disbursements 6/30/2022 Page 7 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Niger: Smart Villages for rural growth and digital inclusion (P167543) Restructuring History There has been no restructuring to date. Related Project(s) There are no related projects. 6/30/2022 Page 8 of 8