The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Mozambique Digital Acceleration Project (P176459) Mozambique Digital Acceleration Project (P176459) EASTERN AND SOUTHERN AFRICA | Mozambique | Digital Development Global Practice | IBRD/IDA | Investment Project Financing | FY 2023 | Seq No: 1 | ARCHIVED on 07-Nov-2022 | ISR53082 | Implementing Agencies: Ministry of Transport and Communications, Republic of Mozambique Key Dates Key Project Dates Bank Approval Date: 15-Jul-2022 Effectiveness Date: -- Planned Mid Term Review Date: 15-Jul-2025 Actual Mid-Term Review Date: Original Closing Date: 31-Jul-2028 Revised Closing Date: 31-Jul-2028 pdoTable Project Development Objectives Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) To increase digital adoption and inclusion, and to support selected foundations for accelerated digital transformation Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective? No Components Table Name Component 1: Digital Access and Inclusion:(Cost $90.00 M) Component 2: Foundations for Accelerated Digital Transformation:(Cost $102.00 M) Component 3: Project Management, Institutional Coordination and Citizen Engagement:(Cost $8.00 M) Component 4: Contingent Emergency Response Component Overall Ratings Name Previous Rating Current Rating Progress towards achievement of PDO -- Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP) -- Satisfactory Overall Risk Rating -- Substantial Implementation Status and Key Decisions The Mozambique Digital Acceleration Project (MDAP) was designed to increase digital adoption and inclusion, and accelerate country-wide digital transformation, focusing on critical digital foundations and enablers. It was approved by the World Bank Board on July 15, 2022 and the signing of the Financing Agreement took place on August 26, 2022. Project effectiveness is still pending and is due by November 24, 2022. The public launch of the project is forthcoming once the project becomes effective. An Implementation Support Mission (ISM) took place between September 19 and 23, 2022, during which the World Bank Task Team met with representatives from the Ministry of Transport and Communications (MTC), the Ministry of Science, Technology and Higher Education (MCTES), the Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF), the Mozambique National Institute of Communications (INCM), the Universal Access Fund (FSAU), the National Institute of Electronic Government (INAGE), the National Institute of Information and Communication Technologies (INTIC), the Centre for Research and Technology Transfer for Community Development (CITT), the State Participation Management Institute (IGEPE) among other private and public relevant stakeholders to agree on priority activities under the project and to prepare the ground to kickstart 11/7/2022 Page 1 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Mozambique Digital Acceleration Project (P176459) implementation. Key priorities for the first year of the project include connecting Community Multimedia Centers (CMCs), digital plazas and digital libraries; regulatory and technical assistance as well as capacity building for INTIC, the telecom regulator; and the launch of feasibility studies on digital device affordability and on digital literacy, which will inform the design of a device affordability scheme and digital literacy training program. Risks Systematic Operations Risk-rating Tool Risk Category Rating at Approval Previous Rating Current Rating Political and Governance Moderate -- Moderate Macroeconomic Substantial -- Substantial Sector Strategies and Policies Substantial -- Substantial Technical Design of Project or Program Substantial -- Substantial Institutional Capacity for Implementation and Moderate -- Moderate Sustainability Fiduciary Substantial -- Substantial Environment and Social Substantial -- Substantial Stakeholders Substantial -- Substantial Other Substantial -- Substantial Overall Substantial -- Substantial Results PDO Indicators by Objectives / Outcomes To expand digital adoption and inclusion IN01191037 ►Mobile broadband penetration rate (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 32.00 -- 32.00 50.00 Date 30-Jun-2022 -- 18-Oct-2022 31-Jul-2028 Number of unique mobile broadband subscribers (3G and above, using GSMA definition) divided by the Comments: total population (UN Population Division projections) IN01191040 Mobile broadband penetration rate for women (Percentage, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target 11/7/2022 Page 2 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Mozambique Digital Acceleration Project (P176459) Value 25.00 -- 25.00 45.00 Date 01-Jun-2022 -- 18-Oct-2022 31-Jul-2028 IN01191176 ►Beneficiaries obtaining a certificate in digital literacy under the project (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 0.00 20,000.00 Date 30-Jun-2022 -- 18-Oct-2022 31-Jul-2028 Number of beneficiaries obtaining a certificate in digital literacy after completing digital skills trainings Comments: under the project IN01191178 Of which female beneficiaries (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 0.00 12,000.00 Date 30-Jun-2022 -- 18-Oct-2022 31-Jul-2028 IN01191179 Of which under age 25 (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 0.00 12,000.00 Date 30-Jun-2022 -- 18-Oct-2022 31-Jul-2028 To support selected foundations for accelerated digital transformation IN01191038 ►Civil servants in MDAs/public institutions connected to broadband internet services (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 20.00 -- 20.00 60.00 Date 30-Jun-2022 -- 18-Oct-2022 31-Jul-2028 Comments: Percentage of civil servants in government offices, schools, hospitals, etc., connected to internet IN01191039 ►Students benefitting from new or improved access to learning thanks to digital technologies (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 0.00 15,000.00 Date 30-Jun-2022 -- 18-Oct-2022 31-Jul-2028 Number of students in secondary schools, higher education institutions or TVETs benefitting from new or Comments: improved access to learning thanks to digital technologies IN01191177 11/7/2022 Page 3 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Mozambique Digital Acceleration Project (P176459) Of which female students (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 0.00 7,000.00 Date 01-Jun-2022 -- 18-Oct-2022 30-Jun-2027 Overall Comments PDO As project implementation has not started yet, there has been no change from baseline figures. Intermediate Results Indicators by Components Component 1: Digital Access and Inclusion IN01191181 ►Retail price of 1 GB per month of pre-paid mobile data (Amount(USD), Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 3.33 -- 3.33 0.77 Date 30-Jun-2022 -- 18-Oct-2022 31-Jul-2028 Comments: Retail price of mobile broadband sub-basket, prepaid handset-based, 1 GB (3G and above), in US$ IN01191184 Retail price of 1 GB per month of pre-paid mobile data as a percentage of monthly GNI per capita (Percentage, Custom Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 8.70 -- 8.70 2.00 IN01191186 ►Villages, previously with no mobile broadband coverage, connected to telecommunications and broadband networks under the project (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 0.00 200.00 Date 01-Jun-2022 -- 18-Oct-2022 31-Jul-2028 Comments: Number of villages provided with enhanced mobile cellular coverage under the project IN01191189 ►Private sector investment leveraged in response to schemes deployed under the project (Amount(USD), Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 0.00 50,000,000.00 Date 30-Jun-2022 -- 18-Oct-2022 31-Jul-2028 11/7/2022 Page 4 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Mozambique Digital Acceleration Project (P176459) Private sector investment in digital infrastructure and services leveraged in response to project supported Comments: activities IN01191190 ►Newly built or upgraded infrastructure that is resilient to climate relate shocks and follows energy efficiency and renewable energy standards (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 0.00 90.00 Date 01-Jun-2022 -- 18-Oct-2022 31-Jul-2028 Newly built and upgraded infrastructure under the project subject to quality standards, including Comments: compliance with requirements for disaster response and climate change mitigation (to be elaborated in bidding documents) IN01191191 ►Beneficiaries able to own a broadband compatible device through the project (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 0.00 300,000.00 Date 01-Jun-2022 -- 18-Oct-2022 31-Jul-2028 Number of beneficiaries of the device asset financing scheme. Devices include smartphones, laptops, Comments: tablets or other internet-connected device IN01191192 Of which female (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 0.00 175,000.00 Date 30-Jun-2022 -- 18-Oct-2022 31-Jul-2028 IN01191193 ►Beneficiaries accessing skills training schemes under the project (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 0.00 30,000.00 Date 01-Jun-2022 -- 18-Oct-2022 31-Jul-2028 Comments: Number of beneficiaries benefiting from the digital skills trainings Component 2: Foundations for Accelerated Digital Transformation IN01191180 ►Government offices and public institutions benefitting from new or improved access to broadband internet services through GovNet as a result of project interventions (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 0.00 1,200.00 Date 30-Jun-2022 -- 18-Oct-2022 31-Jul-2028 11/7/2022 Page 5 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Mozambique Digital Acceleration Project (P176459) Public institutions (govt. offices, schools, universities, TVETs, hospitals, etc.) benefitting from connectivity Comments: services under the project IN01191183 ►Strategy for enhanced national data governance adopted by GoM (Yes/No, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value No -- No Yes Date 01-Jun-2022 -- 18-Oct-2022 31-Jul-2028 Based on the development of a data governance framework, whether GoM has elaborated and adopted Comments: strategy for enhanced national data governance IN01191185 ►Number of regulations issued by Data Protection Office (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 0.00 3.00 Date 01-Jun-2022 -- 18-Oct-2022 31-Jul-2028 Comments: Once the DPO is established and operational, number of regulations it has issued on data protection IN01191187 ►Number of individuals trained on cybersecurity under the project (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 0.00 500.00 Date 30-Jun-2022 -- 18-Oct-2022 31-Jul-2028 Comments: Number of individuals trained on cybersecurity skills and awareness under the project IN01191188 ►Number of educational institutions using digital technologies for improved learning (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 0.00 500.00 Date 01-Jun-2022 -- 18-Oct-2022 31-Jul-2028 Number of educational institutions using digital technologies for improved learning thanks to connectivity Comments: and/or equipment and digital tools supported under the project Component 3: Project Management, Institutional Coordination and Citizen Engagement IN01191182 ►Grievances registered related to delivery of project benefits addressed within the stipulated service standards for response times (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 0.00 100.00 11/7/2022 Page 6 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Mozambique Digital Acceleration Project (P176459) Date 30-Jun-2022 -- 18-Oct-2022 31-Jul-2028 Percentage of grievances responded to and/or resolved within the stipulated service standards for Comments: response time Performance-Based Conditions Data on Financial Performance Disbursements (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed % Disbursed Not P176459 IDA-71820 USD 200.00 200.00 0.00 0.00 193.47 0% Effective Key Dates (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Orig. Closing Date Rev. Closing Date Not P176459 IDA-71820 15-Jul-2022 26-Aug-2022 -- 31-Jul-2028 31-Jul-2028 Effective Cumulative Disbursements 11/7/2022 Page 7 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Mozambique Digital Acceleration Project (P176459) Restructuring History There has been no restructuring to date. Related Project(s) There are no related projects. 11/7/2022 Page 8 of 8