$ Report No: RES00546 RESTRUCTURING PAPER ON A PROPOSED PROJECT RESTRUCTURING OF BD: Enhancing Digital Government & Economy Project APPROVED ON 19-Jun-2020 TO People's Republic of Bangladesh Digital Development South Asia Regional Vice President: Martin Raiser Regional Director: Pankaj Gupta Country Director (Acting): Gayle Martin Practice Manager: Vyjayanti Tharmaratnam Desai Task Team Leader(s): Jerome Bezzina, Suparna Roy The World Bank BD: Enhancing Digital Government & Economy Project (P161086) ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS $ All dollars are United States dollars € Euro BCC Bangladesh Computer Council DPP Development Project Proforma ECNEC Executive Committee of National Economic Council EDGE Enhancing Digital Economy and Government Project ERD Economic Relations Division GoB Government of Bangladesh IAAS Infrastructure as a Service PAAS Platform as a Service PAD Project Appraisal Document PDO Project Development Objective PDP Personal Data Protection PIU Project Implementation Unit SAAS Software as a Service The World Bank BD: Enhancing Digital Government & Economy Project (P161086) @#&OPS~Doctype~OPS^dynamics@restrhybridbasicdata#doctemplate BASIC DATA Product Information Operation ID Operation Name P161086 BD: Enhancing Digital Government & Economy Project Product/Financing Instrument Geographical Identifier Investment Project Financing (IPF) Bangladesh Approval Date Current Closing Date 19-Jun-2020 30-Sep-2025 Original EA Category Partial Assessment (B) (PAD Approval Package-19 Jun 2020) Organizations Borrower Responsible Agency People's Republic of Bangladesh Bangladesh Computer Council @#&OPS~Doctype~OPS^dynamics@restrhybridoperationstatus#doctemplate OPERATION STATUS Project Development Objective (DO) Original Development Objective To improve the efficiency and cybersecurity of digital government, and increase digitally enabled employment and raise revenues of IT industry firms supported by the Project. Disbursement Summary (in USD million) Source of Funds Net Commitment Disbursed Undisbursed % Disbursed IBRD -- -- -- 0 i The World Bank BD: Enhancing Digital Government & Economy Project (P161086) IDA 224.16 47.72 180.22 20.94 Grants -- -- -- 0 Policy Waivers Does this restructuring trigger the need for any policy waiver(s)? No @#&OPS~Doctype~OPS^dynamics@restrhybridmpa#doctemplate @#&OPS~Doctype~OPS^dynamics@restrhybridmpa#doctemplate ii The World Bank BD: Enhancing Digital Government & Economy Project (P161086) I. PROJECT STATUS AND RATIONALE FOR RESTRUCTURING A. Restructuring Request number 2 1. This paper seeks Bank management approval for the second restructuring of the Enhancing Digital Government and Economy (EDGE) project in Bangladesh, following the Government's request to cancel an additional US$ 115 million, reducing the total project value to US$ 120 million. Combined with the first restructuring concluded in May 2024, this represents a total reduction of US$ 175 million, which is in total a 60 percent reduction of the original US$ 295 million allocation. This project, which became effective on February 13, 2022, experienced delays at inception resulting in a disbursement of only US$ 47.20 million by June 2024. From July 2024 to January 15, 2025, no withdrawals were made due to slowdown in implementation due to government transition. Political unrest in July – August 2024 led to changes in implementation arrangements during transition to the Interim Government. 2. The Government of Bangladesh formally submitted its second restructuring request for World Bank approval on November 27, 2024 (Letter Ref. No. 09.00.0000.058.14.027.18.453). The request involves activities valued at US$ 120 million to be completed before the project’s closing date of September 30, 2025. This includes US$ 63.46 million already committed (signed) and US$ 56.54 million planned to be signed and delivered within the remaining timeframe. Proposed adjustments include revisions to the results framework to reflect the condensed timeline for completion and streamlined project targets, while retaining the original Project Development Objective (PDO). However, there is a risk that the planned commitments may not be fully implemented within the closing period, potentially impacting the project’s overall completion. B. Project Background 3. The World Bank Board approved the Project on June 19, 2020, with a total amount of $305 million. The Bank is providing $295 million through an IDA Scale-Up Facility credit, while the GoB co-financed $10 million for operating costs. The Financing Agreement was signed on January 9, 2022, and the project's closing date is September 30, 2025. The legal agreement took effect on February 13, 2022. 4. The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to improve the efficiency and cybersecurity of digital government and increase digital employment and raise revenues of IT industry firms supported by the Project. This comprehensive approach aims to create a robust digital ecosystem that supports economic growth, enhances service delivery, and positions the country to leverage emerging digital technologies. The project has four components: Component 1: Enabling Environment for Digital Government and Digital Economy The project will support the development and implementation of legal, regulatory, and institutional frameworks, including Personal Data Protection (PDP) policies, to strengthen digital governance, data privacy, and the transition to a digital economy. • A change and stakeholder management program will address the impact of digital government on public sector jobs by providing training, mentorship, and process reengineering to help civil servants adapt to the changes. Page 1 The World Bank BD: Enhancing Digital Government & Economy Project (P161086) • A digital leadership academy under BCC will be established to serve as a center of excellence, offering global expertise, partnerships, and specialized training for government officials, alongside support for universities and training institutions to enhance digital skills. • The GoB’s "Hire and Train" program will be expanded to provide training in emerging technologies to new hires and upskill existing employees in selected companies, with support from public universities. • Selected public universities will also offer digital skills training to students from various educational disciplines to build capacity for the digital economy. Component 2: Public Sector Support for Digital Economy • Integrated Digital Platforms: Develop integrated digital platforms as a shared, cloud-computing platform including the provision of Software as a Service (SAAS) Platform as a Service (PAAS), Infrastructure as a Service (IAAS), Tools for National data centre to support the digital economy. • Mainstreaming Bangladesh National Digital Architecture. Component 3: Private Sector Support for Digital Economy • IT Exports: Expand IT exports to potential markets. • Research and Innovation Centers: Establish research and innovation centers to develop innovative solutions through using emerging technology and build research and innovation capacities, including through the creation of technical partnerships. Component 4: Project Management Support: • Project Implementation Unit (PIU) to manage planning, coordination, monitoring, and reporting of project activities, including climate adaptation and mitigation efforts. • Additionally, technical support will be provided to the PIU and BCC for effective project management and implementation. 5. Restructuring 1 May 2024. On June 1, 2023, the task team received a restructuring request that included: (1) a $60 million cancellation, (2) reallocation of activities to align with the Financial Agreement and Government's Development Project Proforma (DPP), (3) addition of new activities to align with the Project Development Objective (PDO), and (4) a 12-month extension of the project. This first restructuring was approved in May 2024, except for the project extension. However, the Project Implementation Unit (PIU) could not approve the revised DPP after the World Bank restructuring due to various challenges. The new government, which took office in August 2024, seemed this is not a priority and sent a cancellation request, reducing the project value to $120 million. Page 2 The World Bank BD: Enhancing Digital Government & Economy Project (P161086) C. Project Progress and update 6. While the project suffered from initial implementation issues, there were significant advancements in implementation from January to June 2024, with a disbursement rate reaching $47.63 million (20% of allocated funds) (an increase from 4% to 20% in a six-month time frame due to a commitment to accelerate implementation). However, from July 2024, progress slowed due to political instability and leadership changes, with no withdrawals or disbursements during the period that the new administration was reviewing all existing programs. 7. The project has made the following progress so far with a total commitment amount of $63.46 million through the following components: Component 1 ($31.1 million), component 2 ($21.6), component 3 ($3.36 million) and component 4 ($7.39 million) Component 1: The EDGE Project has advanced Bangladesh's IT industry by training over 5,200 participants, of which over 27% are women, in collaboration with academia, industry, and government. The program focuses on sought-after skills like cybersecurity and AI, achieving an 80% job placement rate for 2024 graduates through the Hire and Train Program. It has also trained 1,557 government officials and 697 chief and mid-level executive officers in digital economy programs and established agreements with 32 public universities to offer digital technology courses. The project has supported the submission of the draft Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA) and ICT Policy-2023 to the ICT Division, crucial for creating a secure digital environment. Component 2: The EDGE Project has signed contracts for thirteen essential service and goods packages, including government email services, enhanced Bangladesh National Digital Architecture & National Enterprise Architecture bus services, unified communication tools, a national job portal, and cloud infrastructure. These are crucial for developing a comprehensive digital infrastructure. Component 3: To enhance research and innovation, the project has partnered with ten public universities to set up Research and Innovation Centers (RICs) and has received over 1,500 proposals from experts, academics, and industry professionals. About 40 proposals have been shortlisted for grants. Establishing the digital Leadership Academy and the Centre for Fourth Industrial Revolution (C4IR) in the ICT tower is underway, which aims to develop the competency of government officials in digital transformation and establish a nano lab for micro chip design. The following table will give an overview of the status of PDO- level Results (as of December 2024) Page 3 The World Bank BD: Enhancing Digital Government & Economy Project (P161086) Table 1. Status of PDO-level Results PDO Indicator Target Achievement Status as of Projected achievement October 2023 (likelihood by September 2025) Cost-efficiency savings on the use of $100,000,000 0.00 $35,000,000 Integrated Digital Platform by GOB In progress (High) agencies Government officials trained on 5000 (numbers) 1557 government officials 1000 improved digital government, trained in cyber security and (High, following revision of target efficiency and cyber security leadership courses in digital number as proposed under government. restructuring) 100,000.00 4368 digitally enabled jobs 10,000 (numbers) confirmed in 103 IT and ITES This indicator is proposed to consider Digitally enabled jobs (both direct and companies through the Hire and Indirect impact achieved by other indirect) created by the Project Train Program. activities of the Project in the digital enabled job market. (High) 30% 21.22% 30% Of which for women (percentage) (High) Revenue of IT industry firms $300,000,000 $ 3 million $ 5 million supported by the Project activities In progress (High) D. Rationale for restructuring 8. This is the second restructuring of the project; the government submitted an official restructuring request on November 27, 2024, for the cancellation of an additional $115 million, adjusting the results framework indicators and without changing the PDO. The Project Implementation Unit (PIU) focused on already committed/signed activities, which are ongoing and are likely to be committed by May 2025. The PIU and ICTD management have agreed to complete activities linked directly to the PDO by the original project end date. Page 4 The World Bank BD: Enhancing Digital Government & Economy Project (P161086) Table 2. Overview of the project developments Board Approval June 17, 2020 Effectiveness February 13, 2022 Closing Date September 30, 2025 Project’s Original Value US$295.00 Restructuring 1 Cancellation Amount (May 2024) (US$60.00) Restructuring 2 Cancellation Amount (January 2025) (US$115.00) Project value after restructuring 1 and 2 US$ 120.00 Committed (US$63.46) Of which disbursed (US$47.72) (US$15.74) Of which to be disbursed Project balance US$56.54 Of which is expected to be procured and delivered before project closing (bidding process in US$30.84 ongoing) Of which yet to start the bidding process US$25.60 9. The table above gives an overview of the project developments from its beginning, the project balance, after accounting for cancellation 1 (US$60.00m), cancellation 2 (US$115.00m), disbursements (US$47.72m), and to be disbursed contracts (US$15.74m) as of 12/17/2024, remains at US$56.54m. This balance includes: • A set of activities totaling US$25.68m currently under evaluation, which are facing delays and are at the evaluation stage • A set of activities totaling US$30.84m that still need to be procured, signed, and delivered within the next eight months, which is the remaining duration of the project. 10. The experience of recent months in supervising the project—before, during, and after Restructuring 1—combined with political economy factors (events of July and August 2024, changes in Project Directors on three occasions, etc.), suggests that not all of the US$56.54m will actually be committed before the project’s closure in September 2025, which is critical at this stage and an option for Economic Relations Division (ERD) to reimbursements of the actual unutilized funds. However, restructuring option is considered following the government official request: (i) Cancel US$115m, (ii) Keep the PDO unchanged but downsize project indicators and Consider it as Level 2 restructuring, and (iii) Flag options to ERD for unutilized funds at closing date or another phase of restructuring considering the actual disbursements at least 3 months before the project closing date. Page 5 The World Bank BD: Enhancing Digital Government & Economy Project (P161086) II. DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED CHANGES 11. The proposed restructuring does not include changes to the PDO, project closing date, the current Environmental and Social Standards category, or changes to the Project’s economic, financial, technical, fiduciary, social, and environmental analysis and assessments. This restructuring will consider addressing GoB requests to adjust certain Project Component budgets, reduce funds within subcomponents categories, and modify the results framework. The disbursement plan under the proposed restructuring reflects an expected disbursement of $120.00 million by the current closing date. This also includes a higher concentration of project operational costs given the accelerated timeline. 12. Adjustments to Components and Costs. The restructuring involves dropping 13 activities from Components 1, 2, 3, and 4, and downsizing the allocated budget by a total of $115.00 million. Component 1: Enabling Environment for Digital Government and Digital Economy Original Budget: $63.12 million Proposed Budget: $32.26 million Changes: Reduction in target numbers for the indicators for sub-components 1.1 - 1.5 without eliminating any activities Component 2: Public Sector Support for Digital Economy Original Budget: $76.81 million Proposed Budget: $54.81 million Changes: Dropping the following activities under Subcomponent 2.2: (i) BCC leading a nationwide campaign, bolstering cybersecurity for youths and women, empowering them with enhanced digital safety. (ii) BCC establishing a Security Operation Centre (SOC), which will provide threat intelligence, incident response, vulnerability management, reporting, and analysis for the National Data Center to ensure the security of government applications hosted at NDC. (iii) BCC designing and implementing digital services for smart Bangladesh. Component 3: Private Sector Support for the Digital Economy Original Budget: $61.21 million Proposed Budget: $23.49 million Changes: Dropping the following activities under Subcomponent 3.2: • ii (a) Establishment of two hubs for the ICT industry with two relevant industry associations, for the purpose of, inter alia, producing use-case demos and showcasing made-in-Bangladesh IT solutions; identifying and implementing upskilling and reskilling opportunities within the IT industry; coordinating with the Center of Excellence on Digital Technologies to foster a community of local digital innovators; (b) facilitation of the use of the hubs by companies to familiarize them with ICT productivity tools; and (c) conducting of trials and pilots for emerging technologies by local entrepreneurs and firms. • Revised the narrative of the subcomponent 3.2 (i) Page 6 The World Bank BD: Enhancing Digital Government & Economy Project (P161086) • Enhancing government support to promote local IT firms in global markets and facilitating partnerships with international companies or client acquisition. This includes developing an international business development strategy, creating a target client and partner database, organizing business development trips for local IT firms to engage with key international executives, and providing business development support to help local firms establish and grow their presence in global markets Component 4: Project Management Support Original Budget: $33.78 million Proposed Budget: $9.44 million Changes: Reduction in project operational costs due to shortage of implementation period (only 43 months instead of 60 months, because of not proceeding with full tenure of project timeline of 5 years. Table 3. Adjustments to Components and Costs Current Cost Restructuring 1 Restructuring 2 Sections (Million USD) Proposed Cost Proposed Cost In PAD (Million USD) (Million USD) C1. Enabling Environment for Digital Economy 44.00 63.12 32.26 1.1 Legal and Regulatory Enabling Environment for Digital Government and the Digital Economy 3.50 0.35 0.35 1.2 Change and Stakeholder Management 5.00 1.82 1.82 1.3 GoB Digital Capacity Development 35.50 22.68 7.48 1.4 Hire and Train Program for Youth 21.47 9.61 1.5 Digital Skills Training for Students 16.80 13.00 C2. Public Sector Support for Digital Government and Digital Economy 138.50 76.89 54.81 2.1 Integrated Digital Platform for Digital Government and Digital Economy 94.00 57.32 50.52 2.2 Cybersecurity Training, Awareness, and Digital Services for Citizens 41.50 17.25 1.97 2.3 Mainstreaming Bangladesh National Digital Architecture (BNDA) 3.00 2.32 2.32 C3. Private Sector Support for Digital Economy 83.50 61.21 23.49 3.1 Digital Enablers Coordination 15.00 8.41 7.89 3.2 Sub-component Reallocated (shifted to 1.4) 28.00 3.3 Strengthening and Promoting the IT Industry 15.00 10.54 15.60 3.4. Digitization of Small and Medium Enterprises 3.50 3.5.Establish Training, Research and Innovation Centers 22.00 42.26 C4. Project Management Support 29.00 33.78 9.44 4.1 Set up, Operations, and Auditing of PIU 21.00 27.02 4.44 4.2 Project Management & Implementation unit Support 8.00 6.77 5.00 Total Project Cost 295.00 235.00 120.00 Page 7 The World Bank BD: Enhancing Digital Government & Economy Project (P161086) 13. Cost Category changes: The restructuring proposes a reduction of funds between the following categories of expenditures to accommodate the following figures (in Euros because the negotiation was signed in Euro currency): • Category 1: From €76,196,163.01 to €31130391.71 • Category 2: From €70,712,615.79 to €50,406,403.82 • Category 3: From €32,083,708.22 to €52,565,758.62 • Category 4: From €8,276,913.60 to €13,678,628.27 Total Euro = €124,149,473.58 Table 4. Adjustments to Categories and Costs after Restructuring 1 &2 AFTER RESTRUCT. 1&2 Amount of Credit Allocated as per Reallocation of project costs Financing Agreement FINAL AMOUNT delta Sl. No within categories as per Proposed DPP Million US Expressed in Million US Expressed in Euro % Dollar Euro Dollar (1) Goods (excluding vehicles), works, non- consulting services, consultant services, Training 1 98,850,000.00 107.49 31,130,391.71 33.85 -46% and Incremental Operating Costs under Parts 1.1, 1.2, 1.3 (i), 1.3 (ii), 1.3 (iii), 3.1, 3.2, 3.4 (i), and 4 of the Project (2) Goods (excluding vehicles), works, non- consulting services, 2 consultant services, Training 127,350,000.00 138.47 50,406,403.82 54.81 -16% and Incremental Operating Costs under Part 2 of the Project (3) Tarining under Parts: 1.3 (vi), 1.3 (v), 1.4 and 1.5 of 3 43,250,000.00 47.03 25,143,424.20 27.34 -63% the project (4) Reasearch and Innovation 4 Grants under part 3.3 (ii) of 1,850,000.00 2.01 3,678,628.27 4.00 -701% the project (5) Interest Rate Cap or 5 Interest Rate Collar premium 271,300,000.00 295.00 110,358,848.00 120.00 Page 8 The World Bank BD: Enhancing Digital Government & Economy Project (P161086) 14. Project Implementation Arrangements remain unchanged. The Action Plan by the PIU and WB team adheres to the original closing date and plan. 15. Adjustments to the Results Framework include removing indicators which are decided not to be implemented by its closing date, replacing suboptimal ones, and proposing new indicators to better measure results and align with adjusted activities. A summary of these changes is in Table 5 below. • Deleted A corresponding adjustment was made to the existing indicator to match the removal of Subcomponent 2.2 from the government's list of priority areas. The original indicator, "Citizens engaged with cyber security campaigns has been deleted due to not having the activities. The World Bank is now establishing a target to enhance the capacity of government employees responsible for operating critical infrastructure through efficient cyber security training programs. • Slightly modified ­ The number of digitally enabled jobs to be created by the Project has been revised to reflect contribution from direct and indirect interventions. ­ The EDGE project will train 58,000 Bangladeshi youth throughout the project period. Yet the Project’s original targets included the creation of 100,000 digitally enabled jobs during the project implementation period. Since it is not realistic to create 100,000 direct employments from the exact same number of training courses, either the target needs to change, or additional activity inputs should be added. The PIU has proposed that the Project’s cumulative contributions will in fact create 10,000 direct and indirect employment opportunities by the IT-ITES sector of Bangladesh throughout the project period, beyond the activities training 58,000 youth. The PIU would deploy a firm to measure this by conducting a survey and analyzing collected data to measure the periodic direct and indirect employment in Bangladesh’ IT-ITES sector. The data coming out of this survey and the firm’s subsequent analysis would shape the results for this indicator. The reason behind considering the employment creation by the IT-ITES sector is that the Project has been providing diversified interventions such as training of a range of sector employees, local and international business promotion opportunities through various activities, market research, and innovation assistance. ­ Targets associated with the following indicators would be reduced as follows: ▪ Cost-efficiency savings on the use of the Integrated Digital Platform by government agencies through the Project would be reduced from $200,000,000 to $35,000,000. Justification for this adjustment is that the initial projection was planned to be achieved over the 60 months (five years) and the project implementation period is now shorter given the Project’s delays and the decision to maintain with the original end-date. ▪ The number of digitally enabled jobs created by the Project would be reduced from 100,000 people to 10,000. The nature of the digitally enabled jobs is directly with the training provided (highly Page 9 The World Bank BD: Enhancing Digital Government & Economy Project (P161086) specialized and general both) and other intervention explored by the Project, as the timeframe reduces to be implemented, thus targeting fewer job placement programs. ▪ The revenue of IT industry firms supported by the project activities would be reduced from 300,000,000 to 5,000,000. This is due to the shortening of the timeframe to mission-critical activities. • Newly Added: Number of Grants provided for research and innovation activities A new linked indicator has been proposed by the PIU, targeting the results driven by sub-component 3.2. The indicator sets a target of 40 grants to be provided through public universities for various research and innovation activities. Table 5. Adjustments to the Results Framework Original End Target by PDO indicators Baseline Comments Target September 2025 Cost-efficiency savings on the use of Reduced the number of cost -efficiency savings Integrated Digital Platform by GOB 0.00 100,000,000 35,000,000 following the FY 25 achievement. agencies Government officials trained to improve efficiency and cyber security of the 0.00 5000 1000 Revised: The number has been reduced by 1000. Digital Government Digitally enabled jobs (both direct and 10,000 (8000 direct Revised: the target number has been reduced. 0 100,000 indirect) created by the Project employment) Jobs means both direct and indirect jobs. Of which for women 0 30% 30% No Change Revenue of IT industry firms supported Revised: The target number has been reduced 0 300,000,000 5,000,000 by the Project activities following the FY 25 achievement and end target. Intermediate Results Indicators by Components Digital development-related guidelines, policies and/or regulations drafted and 0 5 3 No Change submitted to the relevant higher authorities Of which have gender-informed additions 0 3 2 No Change proposed Establishment of Digital Leadership 0 1 1 No Change Academy Relevant civil servants Government officials undertaken one or more digital 0 5,000 4,000 Revised: the target has been downsized 4,000. government skills courses Of which female Government Officials 0 40% 25% Downsized Comp 2: Public Sector support for Digital Economy Increase in digital integration across GOB 0% 20% 10% Revised agencies using the IDP. Citizens engaged with cyber security Marked for Deletion: This indicator activity will campaigns and equipped with cyber 2,000,000 500,000 0.00 not happen. security tools, techniques & contents. Civil Public servants’ government official 0 200,000 90,000 No Change email accounts protected by encryption Use of Bangladesh National Digital 5% 35% 9% Revised Architecture by GOB Agencies Page 10 The World Bank BD: Enhancing Digital Government & Economy Project (P161086) Component 3: Private Sector Support for Digital Economy Bangladeshi youth trained in digital 58,000 Revised: The end target number has been 0 70,000 and/or emerging technologies reduced. Of which are female youth (30%) 0 (30 %) No Change (30%) Trainees satisfied with the training 0 80% No Change provided by BCC 80% Research, and Innovation Centers (RICs) 0 10 10 No Change established Number of Grants provided for research Newly Added: Grant activities under sub- 0 0 40 and innovation activities Component 3.2 have been added. Beneficiary feedback consultation held during selection and design stage for 0 3 2 Title rephrased digital economy activities @#&OPS~Doctype~OPS^dynamics@restrhybridsummarychanges#doctemplate Summary changes III. PROPOSED CHANGES Operation Information Proposed Changes Operation Information Proposed Changes Results Yes Loan Cancellations Yes Disbursements Estimates Yes Reallocations Yes Development Objective No Loan Closing Date Extension No Safeguard Policies Triggered No Financial Management No ISDS No Procurement No MFD/PCE No Institutional Arrangement No Risks No Implementation Schedule No Legal Covenants No Conditions No Implementation Modalities No Disbursements Arrangements No DDO No Clients No Appraisal Summary No Components No @#&OPS~Doctype~OPS^dynamics@restrhybriddetailedchanges-disclose#doctemplate IV. DETAILED CHANGE(S) Page 11 The World Bank BD: Enhancing Digital Government & Economy Project (P161086) COSTS & FINANCING Private Capital Facilitation Is this an MFD-Enabling Project (MFD-EP)? Is this project Private Capital Enabling (PCE)? LOANS Cancellations Reason Value Loan/Credit/ Current Cancellation New for Status Currency Date of Trust Fund Amount Amount Amount Cancellati Cancellation on BORROWE R'S Disbursi IDA-66750- 216,120,330. 105,761,482. 110,358,848.0 REQUEST ng&Rep EUR 27-Nov-2024 001 33 33 0 FOR aying COUNTRY REASONS Reallocations IDA-66750-001 Cancellations (if any): New Allocation: Currency: EUR 105,761,482.33 110,358,848.00 Financing % (Type Total) Category Expenditure Current Actuals + Proposed No. Category Allocation Committed Allocation Current Proposed 1 Goods (excluding 76,196,163.01 3,254,117.34 31,130,391.71 100.00 0.00 vehicles), works, non- consulting services, consultant services,; 2 Goods (excluding 70,712,615.79 1,866,424.18 50,406,403.82 100.00 0.00 vehicles), works, non- consulting services, consultant services,; Page 12 The World Bank BD: Enhancing Digital Government & Economy Project (P161086) 3 Training under Parts: 52,565,758.62 524,562.73 25,143,424.20 100.00 0.00 1.3(iv),1.3 (v),1.4, and 1.5 of the Project; 4 Fees to beneficiaries 16,645,792.91 0.00 3,678,628.27 100.00 0.00 Pt 3.5(ii)Research and Innovation Grants under Part 3.4 (i; 5 Interest Rate Cap or 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Interest Rate Collar premium; Total 216,120,330.3 110,358,848.0 3 0 DISBURSEMENTS Operation Dates & Projection Details Reasons to change the full Disbursement date and/or the projection Implementation Start Date Operation Closing Date 19-Jun-2020 30-Sep-2025 Projected Date for Full Disbursement 30-Dec-2022 Expected Disbursements (in US $) (Absolute) Original Estimation at Preparation Actual Year Revised Estimation (Approval Package – 19 Jun 2020) FY2020 0.00 0.00 0.00 FY2021 13,000,000.00 470,000.00 0.00 FY2022 30,000,000.00 6,070,000.00 454,787.67 FY2023 50,000,000.00 39,210,000.00 6,193,558.75 Page 13 The World Bank BD: Enhancing Digital Government & Economy Project (P161086) RESULTS COUNTRY: Bangladesh BD: Enhancing Digital Government & Economy Project @#&OPS~Doctype~OPS^dynamics@restrannexpolicyandresult#doctemplate PDO Indicators by PDO Outcomes To improve the efficiency and cybersecurity of digital government investments Indicator Name Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) Closing Period Result Month/Year Result Date Result Date Result Month/Year Revise Cost-efficiency savings on use of 0.00 Feb/2022 0 10-Jan-2025 0 10-Jan-2025 35,000,000.00 Sep/2025 Integrated Digital Platform by GOB agencies (Amount(USD)) ReviseGOB officials trained to improve 0.00 Feb/2022 790 10-Jan-2025 790 10-Jan-2025 1,000.00 Jun/2025 efficiency and cybersecurity of the Digital Government (Number) Increase digitally enabled employment and raise revenue of IT industry firms Indicator Name Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) Closing Period Result Month/Year Result Date Result Date Result Month/Year Revise Digitally enabled jobs created by 0.00 Feb/2022 8,834 10-Jan-2025 8,834 10-Jan-2025 10,000.00 Jun/2025 the Project (Number) 0.00 25.08 25.08 30.00 Of which for women (Percentage) Comments on achieving targets Supplementary indicator for female beneficiaries Revise Revenue of IT industry firms 0.00 Feb/2022 28,980,900 10-Jan-2025 28,980,900 10-Jan-2025 5,000,000.00 Jun/2025 supported by the Project activities (Amount(USD)) Intermediate Results Indicators by Components Page 14 The World Bank BD: Enhancing Digital Government & Economy Project (P161086) Component 3: Private Sector Support for Digital Economy Indicator Name Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) Closing Period Result Month/Year Result Date Result Date Result Month/Year New Number of grants provided for 0 Feb/2022 0 10-Jan-2025 40 Jun/2025 research and innovation activities Comments on achieving targets Restructuring 2 (Number) Revise Research and Innovation 0.00 Feb/2022 0.00 10-Jan-2025 0.00 10-Jan-2025 7.00 Jun/2025 Centers (RICs) established (Number) Revise Beneficiary feedback 0.00 Feb/2022 0 10-Jan-2025 0 10-Jan-2025 1.00 Jun/2025 incorporated at the selection and design stage of project activities (Number) Component 1: Enabling Environment for Digital Economy Indicator Name Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) Closing Period Result Month/Year Result Date Result Date Result Month/Year Revise Digital development-related 0.00 Feb/2022 2.00 10-Jan-2025 2.00 10-Jan-2025 3.00 Jun/2025 guidelines, policies and/or regulations drafted and submitted to the relevant higher authorities (Number) Of which have gender- 0.00 2.00 2.00 3.00 informed additions proposed Comments on achieving targets To include gender considerations into the policies or regulations reviewed (Number) Establishment of Digital Leadership 0.00 Feb/2022 0.00 10-Jan-2025 0.00 10-Jan-2025 1.00 Jun/2025 Academy (Number) Revise Relevant Government officials 0.00 Feb/2022 1,061 10-Jan-2025 1,061 10-Jan-2025 4,000.00 Jun/2025 undertaken one or more digital government skills courses (Number) Page 15 The World Bank BD: Enhancing Digital Government & Economy Project (P161086) 0.00 18.48 18.48 25.00 Of which female Government officials (Percentage) Comments on achieving targets Supplementary indicator for female beneficiaries. Not all skills courses are relevant for all female civil servants; as it depends on each course’s relevance for Class 1 to 4 civil servants in GOB’s public administration structure ReviseBangladeshi youth trained in 0.00 Feb/2022 7,148 10-Jan-2025 7,148 10-Jan-2025 58,000.00 Jun/2025 digital and/or emerging technologies (Number) Revise 0.00 2,111 2,111 17,400.00 Of which are female youth (30%) (Number) Comments on achieving targets Supplementary indicator for female beneficiaries ReviseTrainees satisfied with the 0.00 Feb/2022 90.78 10-Jan-2025 90.78 10-Jan-2025 80.00 Jun/2025 training provided by EDGE, BCC (Percentage) Component 2: Public Sector Support for Digital Government and Digital Economy Indicator Name Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) Closing Period Result Month/Year Result Date Result Date Result Month/Year Revise Increase in digital integration 0.00 Feb/2022 0 10-Jan-2025 0 10-Jan-2025 5.00 Jun/2025 across GOB agencies through the use of the IDP (Percentage) Public servants’ official email 0.00 Feb/2022 149,000 10-Jan-2025 149,000 10-Jan-2025 150,000.00 Jun/2025 accounts protected by encryption (Number) Revise Use of Bangladesh National 5.00 Feb/2022 5.70 10-Jan-2025 5.70 10-Jan-2025 9.00 Jun/2025 Digital Architecture by GOB agencies (Percentage) Note to Task Team: End of system generated content, document is editable from here. 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