📋 Tender Overview
Project ID: P171517
Region: East asia and pacific
Commitment Amount: US$ 37.50 million
Total Project Cost: US$ 37.50 million
Component 1. Market Structure Reform (US$16 million).This component is designed to strengthen national digital connectivity and trigger substantial new private sector-led investment, expand coverage and support the introduction of better climate and disaster connectivity services and lower pricing. It will focus specifically on facilitating new private sector investment, establishing disaster and climate resilient national backbone networks in Majuro and Ebeye, connecting all outer islands to 4G LTE services and supporting specific job creation initiatives as part of the transition to the digital economy.13.Component 2. Digital Government Platforms and Digital Skills (US$6.5M).This component will finance a range of interventions and investments focused on priority government services and initiatives (eHealth, e-education, outer islands) beginning with the development and implementation of a Digital Government Strategy(DGS) under the supervision of the IGTF. The DGS will be linked to priority business process reviews, the development of government enterprise architecture and the rollout of a national government portal and priority digital services.14.Component 3. Enabling environment for Digital Government and Digital Economy (US$4M).This component will provide technical assistance for the development of the legal and regulatory enabling environment needed to underpin the investments in digital government and the digital economy. It will also provide ongoing support on traditional regulatory prioritiesfor the telecommunications sector, particularly to promote investment, technological innovation and evolution, and the long-term interests of users of digital services.
Implementing Agency
Ministry of Culture and Internal Affairs - Gender Development Office, Ministry of Transport, Communications and Information Technology, Ministry of Finance, Banking and Postal Services
