The World Bank Support to the Data Science Institute at the Institut National polytechnique Houphouet Boigny (P170130) REPORT NO.: RES42179 RESTRUCTURING PAPER ON A PROPOSED PROJECT RESTRUCTURING OF SUPPORT TO THE DATA SCIENCE INSTITUTE AT THE INSTITUT NATIONAL POLYTECHNIQUE HOUPHOUET BOIGNY APPROVED ON AUGUST 23, 2019 TO MINISTÈRE DE L'ENSEIGNEMENT SUPÉRIEUR ET DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE OTHER AFRICA Regional Vice President: Hafez M. H. Ghanem Country Director: Coralie Gevers Director: Haishan Fu Manager: Olivier Dupriez Task Team Leader: Yao Kouadio Charles Kouame The World Bank Support to the Data Science Institute at the Institut National polytechnique Houphouet Boigny (P170130) ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS ACE Africa Centers of Excellence ENSEA Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Statistique et d’Economie Appliquée GRS WB’s Grievance Redress Service IFORD Institut de Formation et de Recherche Démographiques INP-HB Institut National Polytechnique Houphouet Boigny LSMS Living Standards monitoring Survey TFSCB Trust Fund for Statistical Capacity Building WBG World Bank Group The World Bank Support to the Data Science Institute at the Institut National polytechnique Houphouet Boigny (P170130) Note to Task Teams: The following sections are system generated and can only be edited online in the Portal. BASIC DATA Product Information Project ID Financing Instrument P170130 Investment Project Financing Environmental and Social Risk Classification (ESRC) Low Approval Date Current Closing Date 23-Aug-2019 30-Jun-2020 Organizations Borrower Responsible Agency Ministère de l'Enseignement Supérieur et de la Recherche National Polytechnic Institute Houphouet-Boigny (INP- Scientifique HB), Data Science Institute Financing (in USD Million) FIN_SUMM_PUB_TBL SUMMARY Total Project Cost 0 Total Financing 0 Financing Gap 0 DETAILS -NewFin3 The World Bank Support to the Data Science Institute at the Institut National polytechnique Houphouet Boigny (P170130) Project Development Objective (PDO) Original PDO The proposed development objective is to increase the availability of highly-skilled data scientists in Côte d’Ivoire and in the region, in response to a fast-growing demand from the public and the private sectors. This will be done in a sustainable manner by supporting the operation and expansion of the Data Science Institute at the Institut National Polytechnique Felix Houphouet Boigny (INP-HB) of Yamoussoukro. OPS_TABLE_PDO_CURRENTPDO Summary Status of Financing Net TF Approval Signing Effectiveness Closing Commitment Disbursed Undisbursed TF-B0992 23-Aug-2019 25-Sep-2019 27-Nov-2019 30-Jun-2020 .40 .20 .20 Policy Waiver(s) Does this restructuring trigger the need for any policy waiver(s)? No Note to Task Teams: End of system generated content, document is editable from here. I. PROJECT STATUS AND RATIONALE FOR RESTRUCTURING A. Project Status 1. The Support to the Data Science Institute at the Institut National Polytechnique Houphouet Boigny Project, in the amount of US395,000, is a grant from the Multi Donor Trust Fund Statistical Capacity Building (TFSCB III). The project was approved by the World Bank on August 23, 2019. 2. The Letter Agreement was countersigned on September 25, 2019 and the project became effective on November 27, 2019. The proposed development objective is to increase the availability of highly-skilled data scientists in Côte d’Ivoire and in the region, in response to a fast-growing demand from the public and the private sectors. This will be done in a sustainable manner by supporting the operation and expansion of the Data Science Institute at the Institut National Polytechnique Felix Houphouet Boigny (INP-HB) of Yamoussoukro. 3. To date, about US$195,000 has been disbursed and US$200,000 remain undisbursed. B. Rationale for Restructuring 4. The project was on tract. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic some of the activities have been postponed, mostly the training, which constitute 85% of the project amount. All the trainers’ trainings scheduled in France for March, April The World Bank Support to the Data Science Institute at the Institut National polytechnique Houphouet Boigny (P170130) and May have been cancelled. The curriculum assessment and review by experts from Europe and the USA and their trip to Yamoussoukro – Cote d’Ivoire have also been postponed. The build-up of the self-learning platform for the Institute has also been delayed. Mitigations measures are being put in place for the online training tools. The remaining activities to be implemented are as follows: (i) Curriculum Assessment and development of Training materials (ii) Development of Self Learning platform, (iii) Establishment of Data Library, and (iv) Training of trainers. 5. The Ministry of Economy and Finance, in a letter dated May 14, 2020, has requested an extension of the closing date for Grant No. TF0B0992, from June 30, 2020 to December 31, 2020, to complete the remaining planned project activities and achieve the project objectives. 6. The proposed restructuring does not entail any change in the development objective or nature of grant activities undertaken. There are no outstanding audits, or IFRs. The performance of the Recipient remains satisfactory; and the Bank and the Recipient agree on actions that will be undertaken by the Recipient to complete the Project. II. DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED CHANGES A. Description of Proposed Changes 1. The proposed restructuring includes the following: (i) an extension of the closing date for Grant No. TF0B0992, from June 30, 2020 to December 31, 2020, (b) changes to the implementation schedule, and (c) changes in disbursement estimates to align with the new closing date. The proposed extension of closing date will allow the project to complete the remaining planned project activities and achieve the project objectives. B. Compliance with the Environmental and Social standards 2. Considering the restrictive measures due to the crisis context resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, no field mission has been held. Based on the activities completed and the assessment of environmental and social risks, the project has remained rated as low risk. On the ESCPs implementation monitoring front, the Labor Management Procedure and the Labor Grievance Mechanisms have still not been prepared as requested. The both must be prepared before implementing the remaining activities, in particular the establishment of the Data Library. In the light of the above, the compliance with the environmental and social standards relevant to apply to the project is Moderately Satisfactory. Note to Task Teams: The following sections are system generated and can only be edited online in the Portal. III. SUMMARY OF CHANGES Changed Not Changed Loan Closing Date(s) ✔ Disbursement Estimates ✔ The World Bank Support to the Data Science Institute at the Institut National polytechnique Houphouet Boigny (P170130) Implementation Schedule ✔ Implementing Agency ✔ Project's Development Objectives ✔ Results Framework ✔ Components and Cost ✔ Cancellations Proposed ✔ Additional Financing Proposed ✔ Reallocation between Disbursement Categories ✔ Disbursements Arrangements ✔ Change in Overall Risk Rating ✔ Legal Covenants ✔ Institutional Arrangements ✔ Financial Management ✔ Procurement ✔ Other Change(s) ✔ Economic and Financial Analysis ✔ Technical Analysis ✔ Social Analysis ✔ Environmental Analysis ✔ IV. DETAILED CHANGE(S) OPS_DETAILEDCHANGES_LOANCLOSING_TABLE LOAN CLOSING DATE(S) Original Revised Proposed Proposed Deadline TF Status Closing Closing(s) Closing for Withdrawal Applications TF-B0992 Effective 30-Jun-2020 31-Dec-2020 30-Apr-2021 OPS_DETAILEDCHANGES_DISBURSEMENT_TABLE DISBURSEMENT ESTIMATES Change in Disbursement Estimates The World Bank Support to the Data Science Institute at the Institut National polytechnique Houphouet Boigny (P170130) Yes Expected Disbursements (In US$) Fiscal Year Annual Cumulative 2019 0.00 0.00 2020 395,000.00 395,000.00 Note to Task Teams: End of system generated content, document is editable from here.