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14. MEXICO (US$80 million): IT Industry Development Project Development Objective: To foster the creation of jobs in Mexican IT Companies by improving their competitiveness and efficiency through access to: A larger supply of trained personnel Technologies Quality standards and global marketing networks of MNCs Private debt finance Components: Human skills development Strengthening of IT Clusters Financing of IT Industry Supporting Infrastructure Outsourcing of Government Services Strengthening of Legal and Regulatory Framework

15. Country Examples Development Objective: To promote: (i) the Use of ICT to enhance growth, employment and equity through affordable access to means of information and communication; (ii) access to and use of public information and service on-line by citizens and businesses; and (iii) competitiveness of private sector, particularly of knowledge industries and SMEs Components: ICT policy, Leadership and Institutional development Program ICT HR development and Industry Promotion Program Backbone Communications Infrastructure Telecenter Development Program Reengineering Government Program e-Society Program 15

16. MONGOLIA (US$ 12 million) Information and Communications Infrastructure Development Project Development Objective: To increase the coverage and use of ICT services among the rural community (telephony, internet access, access to e-government services) in order to increase incomes in rural Mongolia Components: Subsidies to telecom operators to provide access in rural areas, through an output-based competitive subsidy program; Public-Private partnerships in the delivery of e-government services; Policy and Regulatory capacity-building for ICT sector reforms.

17. eGHANA (US$ 42 million) Development Objective: To develop an IT-enabled services industry, in order to attract investment, create employment and increase export revenue. Components: Enabling Environment: Capacity building, support to the National Communications Authority, sector policies, revision to the FOI framework Support to Local ICT Businesses and ITES in Ghana : ITES capacity building, establishment of a program between educational institutions and businesses, promotion strategy, grants eGovernment Applications and Government Communications: IT architecture, Government Investment support, training, study on PPPs

18. ICT Skills Initiative

19. India has about 30% of global supply of low-wage labor for the BPO industry Likely to have a talent shortfall of 0.8 million to 1.2 million by 2012 ICT Skills Initiative

20. Focus of the ICT Skills Initiative Globally benchmarked skills assessment, training and certification. Alignment of skills with industry requirements. Industry partnerships in curricula development, learning content, testing and certification. Rapid scalability and replication.

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22. 22 Government Transformation Initiative Accelerate ICT-enabled government transformation Develop and promote viable business models Build Government capacity to manage IT projects, help Governments spend their IT dollars more efficiently Showcase best practice Connect practitioners with implementers & experts Technical assistance for project design and enabling environment Finance firms willing to competitively partner with govts: PPP models The GTI is a program that promotes government transformation through the use of innovative Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs). The goal is to use technology to increase government effectiveness, and help Governments in developing countries spend their IT dollars more efficiently.The GTI is a program that promotes government transformation through the use of innovative Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs). The goal is to use technology to increase government effectiveness, and help Governments in developing countries spend their IT dollars more efficiently.

23. Government Transformation Initiative HOW DOES THE GTI WORK? P2P networks of government leaders and CIOs to connect practitioners Knowledge bank with best practices combined with targeted training Project development facility to provide �rapid response� services for project formulation, setting up the enabling environment Advisory support and funding related to private companies WHAT KIND OF AREAS DOES THE GTI COVER? Wide range of issues, such as use of ICT for service delivery, for climate change adaptation/mitigation, food security and governance. How does the GTI work? The Initiative, endorsed by World Bank Predident Mr. Zoellick, helps governments: Access knowledge to learn how to use ICT for high impact transformation. The GTI creates peer-to-peer networks of government and industry leaders to share information on implementing ICT-enabled government transformation projects. Kick start implementation of concrete innovative solutions. The GTI features a project development facility. The goal of this facility is to respond rapidly to technical assistance requests to implement particular reforms using ICT. What kind of areas does the GTI cover? The GTI will enable transformation in priority areas such as use of ICT for service delivery, climate change adaptation/mitigation, food security and governance. Some examples of how ICTs can help in these areas are: Delivering social services such as welfare payments to citizens through mobile phones. Climate monitoring for weather forecasting and mitigating the effects of natural disasters. Lowering energy consumption in the power networks (e.g. through smart grids or through cloud computing). Adapting agriculture and water resource management systems to evolving weather patterns using satellite-based information and simple mobile phone applications. Implementing e-procurement systems to increase transparency.How does the GTI work? The Initiative, endorsed by World Bank Predident Mr. Zoellick, helps governments: Access knowledge to learn how to use ICT for high impact transformation. The GTI creates peer-to-peer networks of government and industry leaders to share information on implementing ICT-enabled government transformation projects. Kick start implementation of concrete innovative solutions. The GTI features a project development facility. The goal of this facility is to respond rapidly to technical assistance requests to implement particular reforms using ICT. What kind of areas does the GTI cover? The GTI will enable transformation in priority areas such as use of ICT for service delivery, climate change adaptation/mitigation, food security and governance. Some examples of how ICTs can help in these areas are: Delivering social services such as welfare payments to citizens through mobile phones. Climate monitoring for weather forecasting and mitigating the effects of natural disasters. Lowering energy consumption in the power networks (e.g. through smart grids or through cloud computing). Adapting agriculture and water resource management systems to evolving weather patterns using satellite-based information and simple mobile phone applications. Implementing e-procurement systems to increase transparency.

24. Government Transformation Initiative WHAT ARE WE LOOKING FOR? Government leaders, practitioners and industry to join the P2P networks Donors, industry and academia to contribute to the Initiative financially or in kind WHAT�S IN IT FOR YOU? Access to replicable innovations Development impact and accountability Spending IT $$ more efficiently INTERESTED? Piloting of the initiative to start in February 2010 For more information please contact Randeep Sudan � rsudan@worldbank.org What�s in it for you? The GTI is looking to engage government leaders, practitioners and industry to join the P2P networks. The GTI is also looking to partner with aid agencies, corporations, foundations, multilateral bodies, industry and academic institutions that can contribute to the Initiative financially or in kind. Why should you partner with the GTI? Access knowledge to learn how to use ICT for high impact transformation. The GTI creates peer-to-peer networks of government and industry leaders and practitioners to share information on implementing ICT-enabled government transformation projects. Development impact and accountability � The GTI will help governments become increasingly effective and efficient, resulting in better access to and delivery of services to citizens. You will be able to track the results of your investment. The GTI will enable transformation in priority areas such as use of ICT for service delivery, climate change adaptation/mitigation, food security and governance. Some examples of how ICTs can help in these areas are: Delivering social services such as welfare payments to citizens through mobile phones. Climate monitoring for weather forecasting and mitigating the effects of natural disasters. Lowering energy consumption in the power networks (e.g. through smart grids or through cloud computing). Adapting agriculture and water resource management systems to evolving weather patterns using satellite-based information and simple mobile phone applications. Implementing e-procurement systems to increase transparency. Spending IT $$ more efficiently� The market for ICT services continues to expand despite the crisis. In the last year alone, donors spent 5 billion dollars in this area; Brazil, China and India spent over 100 billion dollars (source DIFINTL). The GTI will help Governments spend their IT $$ more efficiently on innovations which are deemed replicable. The GTI will also help promote interoperability of ICTs for government transformation.What�s in it for you? The GTI is looking to engage government leaders, practitioners and industry to join the P2P networks. The GTI is also looking to partner with aid agencies, corporations, foundations, multilateral bodies, industry and academic institutions that can contribute to the Initiative financially or in kind. Why should you partner with the GTI? Access knowledge to learn how to use ICT for high impact transformation. The GTI creates peer-to-peer networks of government and industry leaders and practitioners to share information on implementing ICT-enabled government transformation projects. Development impact and accountability � The GTI will help governments become increasingly effective and efficient, resulting in better access to and delivery of services to citizens. You will be able to track the results of your investment. The GTI will enable transformation in priority areas such as use of ICT for service delivery, climate change adaptation/mitigation, food security and governance. Some examples of how ICTs can help in these areas are: Delivering social services such as welfare payments to citizens through mobile phones. Climate monitoring for weather forecasting and mitigating the effects of natural disasters. Lowering energy consumption in the power networks (e.g. through smart grids or through cloud computing). Adapting agriculture and water resource management systems to evolving weather patterns using satellite-based information and simple mobile phone applications. Implementing e-procurement systems to increase transparency. Spending IT $$ more efficiently� The market for ICT services continues to expand despite the crisis. In the last year alone, donors spent 5 billion dollars in this area; Brazil, China and India spent over 100 billion dollars (source DIFINTL). The GTI will help Governments spend their IT $$ more efficiently on innovations which are deemed replicable. The GTI will also help promote interoperability of ICTs for government transformation.

25. 25 e-Development Thematic Group Virtual forum for knowledge sharing and learning on the use of ICT in development A global community of practice with 2500 members and over 170 learning events delivered to date Innovative use of Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, videoconferencing, webcasting and webinar tools Website: www.worldbank.org/edevelopment We invite new partners and members! Join us! edevelopment@worldbank.org