The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Regional Communications Infrastructure Program Phase 5 - Uganda (P130871) Regional Communications Infrastructure Program Phase 5 - Uganda (P130871) AFRICA | Africa | Digital Development Global Practice | IBRD/IDA | Investment Project Financing | FY 2015 | Seq No: 5 | ARCHIVED on 28-Jun-2019 | ISR37708 | Implementing Agencies: National Information Technology Authority, Uganda, Republic of Uganda Key Dates Key Project Dates Bank Approval Date: 22-May-2015 Effectiveness Date: 26-May-2016 Planned Mid Term Review Date: 16-Sep-2019 Actual Mid-Term Review Date: -- Original Closing Date: 28-Feb-2022 Revised Closing Date: 28-Feb-2022 pdoTable Project Development Objectives Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) To support the Recipient's efforts to: (i) lower prices for international capacity and extend the geographic reach of b roadband networks (the connectivity development objective); and (ii) improve the Government’s efficiency and transparenc y through e-Government applications (the transparency development objective). Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective? No Components Table Name Enabling Environment:(Cost $3.00 M) Connectivity:(Cost $36.00 M) e-Government:(Cost $40.00 M) Project Management:(Cost $6.00 M) Overall Ratings Name Previous Rating Current Rating Progress towards achievement of PDO Satisfactory Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Moderately Satisfactory Moderately Satisfactory Overall Risk Rating Substantial Substantial Implementation Status and Key Decisions This ISR iteration is based on an implementation support mission conducted in May 2019. Overall, the project implementation is on track to fulfill its development objectives and its targets. On the policy side, the Government is in the process of finalizing and approving its Digital Uganda Vision, while the National Broadband Strategy was approved in 2018 and is in the process of being operationalized through new policies and regulations. On the Connectivity side, key achievements to date include the pre-purchase of international bandwidth for Government and priority target groups, which significantly decreased connectivity access prices for Government 6/28/2019 Page 1 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Regional Communications Infrastructure Program Phase 5 - Uganda (P130871) Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs), and induced a broader decrease of market price for international connectivity. The next step will focus on the construction of missing network elements to connect an additional 1100 MDAs. On the e-Government side, the project has enabled the deployment of several e-Services (e.g. a unified messaging and collaboration system, an employment management system for the government, a corruption reporting tool, a virtual court system, an e-Voucher scheme in agriculture and the Kolibri e-learning system) using the Cloud solutions established in the renovated Government’s data centres. Finally, the e-Government Procurement (e-GP) system is expected to go live in Q3 2019. Risks Systematic Operations Risk-rating Tool Risk Category Rating at Approval Previous Rating Current Rating Political and Governance Substantial Substantial Substantial Macroeconomic Substantial Substantial Substantial Sector Strategies and Policies Moderate Moderate Substantial Technical Design of Project or Program Moderate Moderate Moderate Institutional Capacity for Implementation and Sustainability Substantial Substantial Moderate Fiduciary Substantial Substantial Substantial Environment and Social Moderate Moderate Moderate Stakeholders Substantial Substantial Moderate Other -- -- -- Overall Substantial Substantial Substantial Results PDO Indicators by Objectives / Outcomes Lower prices for international capacity and extend the geographic reach of broadband networks IN00718819 ►Direct project beneficiaries (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 4,030.00 115,617.00 5,060,000.00 Date 31-Dec-2014 11-Jun-2018 31-Dec-2018 28-Feb-2022 The number of direct project beneficiaries will increase significantly with the planned implementation of the Comments: last mile sub-component. IN00718837 Female beneficiaries (Percentage, Custom Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target 6/28/2019 Page 2 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Regional Communications Infrastructure Program Phase 5 - Uganda (P130871) Value 0.00 32.00 23.00 40.00 IN00718838 ►International Internet Bandwidth (Mbps) (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 25,679.00 75,879.70 96,890.00 50,000.00 Date 31-Dec-2013 31-Dec-2017 31-Dec-2018 28-Feb-2022 Target achieved thanks to the implementation of the Bulk Internet Bandwidth sub-component and overall Comments: growth of the ICT sector. IN00718839 ►Access to Internet Services (percentage of individuals using the Internet) (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 16.20 21.14 35.00 35.00 Date 31-Dec-2013 31-Dec-2017 31-Dec-2018 28-Feb-2022 Final targets already achieved Comments: IN00718840 ►Access to Telephone Services (fixed mainlines plus cellular phones per 100 people) (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 51.90 66.90 85.00 75.00 Date 31-Dec-2014 31-Dec-2017 31-Dec-2018 28-Feb-2022 Final target already achieved Comments: IN00718841 ►Price of wholesale international capacity (per Mbit/s per Month, in US$) (Amount(USD), Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 97.00 40.00 2.60 40.00 Date 31-Dec-2014 11-Jun-2018 31-Dec-2018 28-Feb-2022 Final target already achieved. The team will investigate further the calculations behind this indicator, as Comments: the value provided seem very low. Improve the Government’s efficiency and transparency through e-Government applications IN00718820 ►Beneficiaries satisfied with quality of e-Government services supported by the project (%) – Citizen Engagement Indicator (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 50.00 Date 31-Dec-2014 11-Jun-2018 31-Dec-2018 28-Feb-2022 Comments: A satisfaction survey will be conducted in Q4 2019 (calendar year) - no data yet 6/28/2019 Page 3 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Regional Communications Infrastructure Program Phase 5 - Uganda (P130871) IN00718836 ►Number of transactions per year utilizing the shared public service delivery platform (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 15,000,000.00 Date 31-Dec-2014 11-Jun-2018 31-Dec-2018 28-Feb-2022 With the implementation of SMS Gateway and e-Payment Gateway and data integration; the number of Comments: transactions will be captured and shared at the end of Q4 2019 (calendar year) Intermediate Results Indicators by Components Enabling Environment IN00718843 ►Retail Price of Internet Services (Mobile Broadband, 500MB prepaid bundle, in US$) (Amount(USD), Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 7.73 1.40 1.40 4.00 Date 31-Dec-2013 28-Feb-2018 31-Dec-2018 28-Feb-2022 Target achieved thanks to the competitive environment in the ICT sector and the implementation of the Comments: Bulk Internet Bandwidth sub-component. Connectivity IN00718842 ►Length of Fiber Optic Network Built (km) (Kilometers, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 670.00 Date 31-Dec-2014 11-Jun-2018 31-Dec-2018 28-Feb-2022 Implementation of Missing links commenced effective January;2019; results will be expected by end of FY Comments: 2018/19. IN00718845 ►Availability of NBI (%) (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 97.00 99.90 99.78 99.80 Date 31-Dec-2014 11-Jun-2018 31-Dec-2018 28-Feb-2022 IN00718847 ►Average Price of Wholesale, Protected Capacity on NBI (per Mbit/s per Month based on STM-16 purchase, in US$) (Amount(USD), Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target 6/28/2019 Page 4 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Regional Communications Infrastructure Program Phase 5 - Uganda (P130871) Value 20.90 11.60 11.50 12.00 Date 31-Dec-2014 01-Jul-2017 31-Dec-2018 28-Feb-2022 Target achieved. The team will investigate further the calculations behind this indicator, to explain the Comments: difference with the the indicator on prices for international capacity (E1), IN00718849 ►Number of Connections to Government MDAs, Local Governments, Schools, Hospitals and NGOs Supported by the Project (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 400.00 Date 31-Dec-2014 11-Jun-2018 31-Dec-2018 28-Feb-2022 The missing links activity was signed in early 2019 and 100 MDAs will be connected by the end of Comments: FY18/19. The Last mile activity was delayed but it’s implementation will contribute to reaching this target.. e-Government IN00718844 ►Percentage of MDAs using the Shared Public Service Delivery Platform (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 16.00 50.00 Date 31-Dec-2014 11-Jun-2018 31-Dec-2018 28-Feb-2022 10 MDAs are connected to the UMCS shared and 41 MDAs hosted at the Data Centre platform out of 309 (141 MDAs and 168 Local Governments and Municipalities). With the implementation of SMS Gateway Comments: and e-Payment Gateway and data integration; these percentages will increase. IN00718846 ►Number of e-Services Implemented with Project Funding (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 6.00 10.00 Date 31-Dec-2014 11-Jun-2018 31-Dec-2018 28-Feb-2022 MoGLD: Employment management Information system (EMIS), Integrated Anti-Corruption tool (JLOS/security) for the office of the president to combat corruption Virtualized Court Video System- Judiciary Comments: Kolibri under the Ministry of Education/UNICEF UMCS directly developed by NITA-U E-Voucher under MAAIF IN00718848 Percentage of e-Services Implemented with Project Funding Which Take Into Account a Gender Perspective (Percentage, Custom Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 33.00 30.00 IN00718850 ►Percentage of Total Expenditure on Eligible Goods, Works and Services Procured Utilizing e-Procurement System in the Pilot PDEs (Percentage, Custom) 6/28/2019 Page 5 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Regional Communications Infrastructure Program Phase 5 - Uganda (P130871) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 60.00 Date 31-Dec-2014 11-Jun-2018 31-Dec-2018 28-Feb-2022 e-GP system is under development and the Go-live date is Q3 2019 (calendar year) Comments: Data on Financial Performance Disbursements (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed % Disbursed P130871 IDA-56350 Effective USD 75.00 75.00 0.00 36.23 39.10 48% Key Dates (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Orig. Closing Date Rev. Closing Date P130871 IDA-56350 Effective 22-May-2015 04-Feb-2016 26-May-2016 28-Feb-2022 28-Feb-2022 Cumulative Disbursements 6/28/2019 Page 6 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Regional Communications Infrastructure Program Phase 5 - Uganda (P130871) Restructuring History There has been no restructuring to date. Related Project(s) There are no related projects. 6/28/2019 Page 7 of 7