Ethiopia Digital Foundations Project

Abstract*

The Ethiopia Digital Foundations Project is intended to develop Ethiopia’s digital economy. It will enable its citizens, businesses and government to reap digital dividends in the form of faster growth, lower transaction costs, more jobs and greater efficiency. It will support the necessary steps to introduce market competition, private sector participation, foreign investment and independent sector regulation. The country must also expand and strengthen... Show More

Development Objective

The Project Development Objective is to increase the inclusiveness and affordability of digital services and digital job creation in Ethiopia.

Key Details

Project Details

Project ID
P171034
Status
Active
Team Leader
Timothy Kelly , Victor Kyalo
Borrower 2
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia

Country
Ethiopia
Disclosure Date
October 7, 2019
Approval Date
(as of board presentation)
April 21, 2021
Effective Date
July 23, 2021

Total Project Cost 1
US$ 200.00 million
Implementing Agency
Ministry of Innovation and Technology (MInT),Ministry of Finance and Economic Development
Region
Eastern and Southern Africa
Fiscal Year 3
2021

Commitment Amount
US$ 200.00 million
Environmental Category
N/A
Environmental and Social Risk
Moderate
Closing Date
October 31, 2026

Consultant Services required
Yes
Last Stage Reached
BANK APPROVED
Last Update Date
November 1, 2023

Notes
1. Total project cost includes funding from World Bank and non-bank sources in US$ millions. Active and Closed projects show current commitments. Proposed (pipeline) and dropped projects show the forecast amount. The commitment amount for projects in the pipeline is indicative and may be modified during the project preparation.
2. Borrower refers to the Borrower of a Loan or Recipient of a Grant.
3. ”Fiscal Year” is the fiscal year in which the project was approved (or dropped if the status is dropped). The World Bank's fiscal year is from July 1 - June 30. For example, a fiscal year of 1996 corresponds to July 1, 1995 - June 30, 1996.

Sectors

Themes

FY17 - Environment and Natural Resource Management

FY17 - Climate change2%
- FY17 - Adaptation1%
- FY17 - Mitigation1%

FY17 - Finance

FY17 - Finance for Development23%
- FY17 - Infrastructure Finance23%

FY17 - Human Development and Gender

FY17 - Labor Market Policy and Programs21%
- FY17 - Skills Development21%

FY17 - Private Sector Development

FY17 - Enterprise Development21%
- FY17 - Entrepreneurship21%
FY17 - ICT100%
- FY17 - ICT Policies71%
- FY17 - ICT Solutions92%
FY17 - Jobs6%
- FY17 - Job Creation6%

FY17 - Public Sector Management

FY17 - Public Administration31%
- FY17 - E-Government, incl. e-services31%

FY17 - Social Development and Protection

FY17 - Social Inclusion6%
- FY17 - Participation and Civic Engagement6%

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Finances

Financing Plan (US$ Millions)

Financier	Commitments
IDA Credit	200.00

Total Project Financing (US$ Millions)

Product Line	IBRD/IDA
IBRD Commitment	N/A
IDA Commitment	200.00
IBRD + IDA Commitment	200.00

Lending Instrument
Grant Amount	N/A
Total Project Cost**	200.00

Summary Status of World Bank Financing (US$ Millions) as of March 31, 2025

No data available.

Detailed Financial Activity as of March 31, 2025

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Period	Financier	Transaction Type	Amount (US$)
Apr 21, 2021	IDA-68560	Loan Commitment	200,000,000.00
Oct 15, 2022	IDA-68560	Int Charges	603.55
Oct 15, 2022	IDA-68560	Int Charges	603.55
Oct 15, 2022	IDA-68560	Int Charges	39,291.30
Sep 27, 2022	IDA-68560	Loan Disb	11,502,168.00
Jun 3, 2024	IDA-68560	Loan Disb	21,281,166.00
Jun 25, 2024	IDA-68560	Loan Disb	80,984.21
Apr 28, 2023	IDA-68560	Int Charges	3,168.75
Apr 28, 2023	IDA-68560	Int Charges	93,871.52
Apr 28, 2023	IDA-68560	Int Charges	93,871.52
Apr 28, 2023	IDA-68560	Int Charges	3,168.75
Sep 15, 2023	IDA-68560	Loan Disb	806,278.20
Jun 26, 2023	IDA-68560	Loan Disb	17,456,498.00
Oct 30, 2023	IDA-68560	Int Charges	680.44
Oct 30, 2023	IDA-68560	Int Charges	680.44
Oct 30, 2023	IDA-68560	Int Charges	131,559.52
Oct 30, 2023	IDA-68560	Int Charges	131,559.52
Jun 28, 2024	IDA-68560	Loan Disb	-80,984.21
Feb 29, 2024	IDA-68560	Loan Disb	2,716,494.20
Apr 15, 2024	IDA-68560	Int Charges	1,572.71
Apr 15, 2024	IDA-68560	Int Charges	1,572.71
Apr 15, 2024	IDA-68560	Int Charges	159,226.94
Apr 15, 2024	IDA-68560	Int Charges	159,226.94
Aug 8, 2024	IDA-68560	Loan Disb	3,892,542.00
Jun 27, 2024	IDA-68560	Loan Disb	2,543,194.80
Jun 30, 2024	IDA-68560	Loan Cancel	27,405,108.00
Jul 11, 2024	IDA-68560	Loan Disb	80,984.20
Jul 23, 2021	IDA-68560	Loan Disb	3,708,649.00
Oct 4, 2021	IDA-68560	Loan Disb	2,226,355.50
Oct 15, 2021	IDA-68560	Int Charges	6,336.32
Oct 15, 2021	IDA-68560	Int Charges	6,336.32
Apr 15, 2022	IDA-68560	Int Charges	456.72
Apr 15, 2022	IDA-68560	Int Charges	456.72
Apr 15, 2022	IDA-68560	Int Charges	23,489.65
Apr 15, 2022	IDA-68560	Int Charges	23,489.65
Jun 15, 2022	IDA-68560	Loan Disb	6,478,187.00
Dec 21, 2021	IDA-68560	Loan Disb	876,844.50
Oct 15, 2022	IDA-68560	Int Charges	39,291.30

Footnotes

Ratings

IMPLEMENTATION RATINGS

Name	Review	Date
Procurement	Moderately Satisfactory	2024-11-18
Financial Management	Moderately Satisfactory	2024-11-18
Monitoring and Evaluation	Moderately Satisfactory	2024-11-18
Overall Implementation Progress (IP)	Moderately Satisfactory	2024-11-18
Progress towards achievement of PDO	Satisfactory	2024-11-18
Project Management	Satisfactory	2024-11-18

COMPLETION RATINGS

No data available.

INDEPENDENT EVALUATION RATINGS

No data available.

Results Framework

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

Penetration rate of internet users (fixed and/or mobile) per 100 inhabitants, disaggregated by gender Value 15.90 16.70 30.00
Date December 31, 2018 December 31, 2021 December 31, 2026
Comment
Penetration rate of internet users (fixed and/or mobile) per 100 inhabitants, who are female Value 13.03 13.70 25.00
Date December 31, 2018 December 31, 2021 December 31, 2026
Comment
Broadband internet prices per month, mobile, in US$ Value 12.00 0.61 2.00
Date November 30, 2018 October 18, 2022 June 30, 2027
Comment
Price of 1 GB of mobile data per month, as a percentage of Ethiopia's GNI per capita Value 19.50 2.41 0.00
Date
Comment
Increase in the number of jobs created, facilitated or sustained by digital businesses under the project Value 0.00 0.00 4000.00
Date December 31, 2019 October 31, 2023 October 31, 2028
Comment
Number of digital economy jobs created for females Value 0.00 0.00 0.00
Date
Comment
Number of digital economy jobs created for disabled persons Value 0.00 0.00 0.00
Date
Comment
Number of digital economy jobs created for rural persons Value 0.00 0.00 0.00
Date
Comment

INTERMEDIATE RESULTS INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

Number of digital platform and data firms operating in the country, including MSMEs, to contribute to digital economy growth	Value	32.00	32.00	100.00
	Date	December 31, 2019	March 31, 2023	October 31, 2028
	Comment

Number of students receiving access to enhanced internet services, under the project, of which percentage female Value 0.00 0.00 0.00
Date
Comment
Percentage of students receiving access to enhanced internet services, under the project who are female Value 0.00 0.00 0.00
Date
Comment
Percentage of senior government officials receiving training under the project who are female Value 0.00 0.00 0.00
Date
Comment
Citizen engagement indicator: Percentage of beneficiaries receiving training under the project who expressed satisfaction Value 0.00 0.00 0.00
Date
Comment

Climate Indicator: Increase in the number of citizens able to receive alerts via their phone (eg for extreme weather events)	Value	0.00	5929683.00	10000000.00
	Date	December 31, 2019	June 30, 2023	December 31, 2026
	Comment

Number of Government services accessible from the ePortal Value 0.00 326.00 4.00
Date December 31, 2019 October 31, 2023 December 31, 2026
Comment

Number of owners of offline SMEs and farmers receiving benefits (eg digital platform training, access to digital devices) under theproject	Value	0.00	0.00	4000.00
	Date	November 1, 2019	March 31, 2023	October 31, 2028
	Comment

Percentage of grievances registered that receive an adequate response within 30 days Value 0.00 100.00 80.00
Date October 31, 2020 June 30, 2023 October 31, 2028
Comment
Number of telecom service licenses awarded by ECA, including class licenses Value 0.00 260.00 3.00
Date November 1, 2019 September 21, 2023 June 30, 2027
Comment
Number of Ministries, Departments and Agencies served with enhanced connection to broadband internet, under the project Value 0.00 26.00 200.00
Date November 1, 2019 October 31, 2023 June 30, 2027
Comment
User satisfaction with the effectiveness of the selected public digital services Value 0.00 0.00 70.00
Date December 31, 2020 December 31, 2021 December 31, 2026
Comment
of which female persons as the beneficiaries Value 0.00 0.00 0.00
Date
Comment
Number of universities and TVETs connected to broadband internet Value 30.00 34.00 200.00
Date November 1, 2019 October 31, 2023 June 30, 2027
Comment
Number of digital start-ups created and received funding that use a tech solution for commercial purposes Value 60.00 0.00 450.00
Date December 31, 2019 March 31, 2023 December 31, 2026
Comment
Percentage of the population covered by at least a 3G network signal Value 4.40 98.35 60.00
Date December 31, 2020 June 30, 2023 June 30, 2027
Comment
Number of senior government officials receiving training in digital economy policies, of which percentage female. Value 0.00 996.00 2000.00
Date November 1, 2019 October 26, 2022 June 30, 2027
Comment
of which there is at least one female in the founding team Value 5.00 0.00 0.00
Date
Comment

Level of market competition, as measured by change in the level of concentration in the provision of broadband telecom services, using the Herfindahl-Hirschman Index (HHI).	Value	10000.00	8800.00	5000.00
	Date	December 31, 2020	October 31, 2023	June 30, 2027
	Comment

Penetration rate of internet users (fixed and/or mobile) per 100 inhabitants, disaggregated by gender	Value	15.90	16.70	30.00
	Date	December 31, 2018	December 31, 2021	December 31, 2026
	Comment

Penetration rate of internet users (fixed and/or mobile) per 100 inhabitants, who are female	Value	13.03	13.70	25.00
	Date	December 31, 2018	December 31, 2021	December 31, 2026
	Comment

Broadband internet prices per month, mobile, in US$	Value	12.00	0.61	2.00
	Date	November 30, 2018	October 18, 2022	June 30, 2027
	Comment

Price of 1 GB of mobile data per month, as a percentage of Ethiopia's GNI per capita	Value	19.50	2.41	0.00
	Date
	Comment

Number of digital start-ups created and received funding that use a tech solution for commercial purposes	Value	60.00	0.00	450.00
	Date	December 31, 2019	March 31, 2023	December 31, 2026
	Comment

Percentage of the population covered by at least a 3G network signal	Value	4.40	98.35	60.00
	Date	December 31, 2020	June 30, 2023	June 30, 2027
	Comment

of which there is at least one female in the founding team	Value	5.00	0.00	0.00
	Date
	Comment

Ethiopia Digital Foundations Project

Abstract*

Development Objective

Key Details

Project Details

Sectors

Themes

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Project Map

Finances

Financing Plan (US$ Millions)

Total Project Financing (US$ Millions)

Summary Status of World Bank Financing (US$ Millions) as of March 31, 2025

Detailed Financial Activity as of March 31, 2025

Ratings

IMPLEMENTATION RATINGS

COMPLETION RATINGS

INDEPENDENT EVALUATION RATINGS

Results Framework

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE INDICATORS

INTERMEDIATE RESULTS INDICATORS