Digital Cabo Verde Project

Abstract*

The proposed Additional Financing for the Digital Cabo Verde Project is articulated around the following three components: Component 1: Enabling Legal and Regulatory Environment (US$0.65 million equivalent). This component is being scaled up to expand the parent project activities with the objective of further strengthening the legal and regulatory environment to boost the development of the country’s digital economy. The AF will provide additional... Show More

Development Objective

To strengthen Cabo Verde’s digital competitiveness foundations and improve the provision of digital public services

Key Details

Project Details

Project ID
P171099
Status
Active
Team Leader
Camila Mejia Giraldo , Natalija Gelvanovska-Garcia
Borrower 2
Republic of Cabo Verde

Country
Cabo Verde
Disclosure Date
November 18, 2019
Approval Date
(as of board presentation)
November 12, 2020
Effective Date
December 22, 2020

Total Project Cost 1
US$ 20.00 million
Implementing Agency
Directorate of Telecommunications and Digital Economy (Ministry of Digital Economy),Special Projects Management Unit, PIU (UGPE) (Ministry of Digital Economy)
Region
Western and Central Africa
Fiscal Year 3
2021

Commitment Amount
US$ 20.00 million
Environmental Category
N/A
Environmental and Social Risk
Low
Closing Date
October 31, 2025

Consultant Services required
Yes
Last Stage Reached
BANK APPROVED
Last Update Date
January 24, 2024

Associated Projects
P509177

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 - Human Development and Gender

FY17 - Education45%
- FY17 - Education Financing26%
- FY17 - Standards, Curriculum and Textbooks41%
- FY17 - Teachers26%

FY17 - Private Sector Development

FY17 - Enterprise Development11%
- FY17 - Entrepreneurship11%
FY17 - ICT100%
- FY17 - ICT Policies12%
- FY17 - ICT Solutions94%

FY17 - Public Sector Management

FY17 - Public Administration47%
- FY17 - E-Government, incl. e-services47%

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Finances

Financing Plan (US$ Millions)

Financier	Commitments
IDA Credit	20.00

Total Project Financing (US$ Millions)

Product Line	IBRD/IDA
IBRD Commitment	N/A
IDA Commitment	20.00
IBRD + IDA Commitment	20.00

Lending Instrument
Grant Amount	N/A
Total Project Cost**	20.00

Summary Status of World Bank Financing (US$ Millions) as of April 30, 2025

No data available.

Detailed Financial Activity as of April 30, 2025

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Period	Financier	Transaction Type	Amount (US$)
Dec 16, 2021	IDA-67920	Int Charges	432.41
Dec 16, 2021	IDA-67920	Int Charges	8,434.18
Dec 16, 2021	IDA-67920	Int Charges	8,434.18
Nov 14, 2022	IDA-67920	Loan Disb	44,753.02
Nov 14, 2022	IDA-67920	Loan Disb	46,702.71
Nov 14, 2022	IDA-67920	Loan Disb	13,023.36
Nov 14, 2022	IDA-67920	Loan Disb	55,076.47
Nov 12, 2020	IDA-67920	Loan Commitment	20,000,000.00
Jun 15, 2024	IDA-67920	Int Charges	1,288.08
Jun 15, 2024	IDA-67920	Int Charges	1,288.08
Jun 15, 2024	IDA-67920	Int Charges	34,812.02
Jun 15, 2024	IDA-67920	Int Charges	34,812.02
Mar 6, 2024	IDA-67920	Loan Disb	762,983.75
Dec 15, 2022	IDA-67920	Int Charges	10,012.62
Dec 15, 2022	IDA-67920	Int Charges	10,012.62
Nov 29, 2022	IDA-67920	Loan Disb	25,622.32
Nov 29, 2022	IDA-67920	Loan Disb	11,640.31
Nov 29, 2022	IDA-67920	Loan Disb	26,552.56
Nov 29, 2022	IDA-67920	Loan Disb	70,093.78
May 15, 2023	IDA-67920	Loan Disb	3,000,000.00
May 15, 2023	IDA-67920	Loan Disb	127,941.86
May 15, 2023	IDA-67920	Loan Disb	10,496.82
Feb 8, 2023	IDA-67920	Loan Disb	443,433.47
Feb 8, 2023	IDA-67920	Loan Disb	187,290.60
Feb 8, 2023	IDA-67920	Loan Disb	119,804.32
Jun 30, 2023	IDA-67920	Loan Disb	151,452.95
Jun 30, 2023	IDA-67920	Loan Disb	145,961.80
Jun 15, 2023	IDA-67920	Int Charges	588.92
Jun 15, 2023	IDA-67920	Int Charges	588.92
Jun 15, 2023	IDA-67920	Int Charges	14,055.86
Jun 15, 2023	IDA-67920	Int Charges	14,055.86
Jun 6, 2023	IDA-67920	Loan Disb	63,948.43
Nov 1, 2023	IDA-67920	Loan Disb	28,671.08
Dec 18, 2023	IDA-67920	Loan Disb	488,023.88
Dec 18, 2023	IDA-67920	Loan Disb	241,276.34
Nov 1, 2023	IDA-67920	Loan Disb	442,997.16
Nov 1, 2023	IDA-67920	Loan Disb	141,274.28
Nov 1, 2023	IDA-67920	Loan Disb	59,432.79
Dec 15, 2023	IDA-67920	Int Charges	1,754.13
Dec 15, 2023	IDA-67920	Int Charges	1,754.13
Dec 15, 2023	IDA-67920	Int Charges	27,077.80
Dec 15, 2023	IDA-67920	Int Charges	27,077.80
Mar 29, 2024	IDA-67920	Loan Disb	11,080.13
Mar 29, 2024	IDA-67920	Loan Disb	54,556.28
Mar 13, 2024	IDA-67920	Loan Disb	330,239.12
Jul 13, 2021	IDA-67920	Loan Disb	37,291.33
Apr 16, 2021	IDA-67920	Loan Disb	284,466.88
Jun 15, 2021	IDA-67920	Int Charges	4,404.46
Jun 15, 2021	IDA-67920	Int Charges	4,404.46
May 21, 2021	IDA-67920	Loan Disb	121,957.34
Mar 24, 2021	IDA-67920	Loan Disb	941,505.70
Dec 22, 2020	IDA-67920	Loan Disb	786,963.70
Mar 18, 2022	IDA-67920	Loan Disb	10,662.87
Mar 18, 2022	IDA-67920	Loan Disb	60,061.80
Mar 18, 2022	IDA-67920	Loan Disb	279,752.20
Nov 23, 2021	IDA-67920	Loan Disb	87,491.05
Nov 23, 2021	IDA-67920	Loan Disb	165,434.06
Aug 17, 2021	IDA-67920	Loan Disb	41,247.02
Jun 15, 2022	IDA-67920	Int Charges	112.09
Jun 15, 2022	IDA-67920	Int Charges	112.09
Jun 15, 2022	IDA-67920	Int Charges	10,067.53
Jun 15, 2022	IDA-67920	Int Charges	10,067.53
Nov 12, 2021	IDA-67920	Loan Disb	131,261.52
Jul 15, 2021	IDA-67920	Loan Disb	103,567.71
Dec 15, 2022	IDA-67920	Int Charges	264.31
Dec 15, 2022	IDA-67920	Int Charges	264.31
Dec 16, 2021	IDA-67920	Int Charges	432.41

Footnotes

Ratings

IMPLEMENTATION RATINGS

Name	Review	Date
Project Management	Satisfactory	2025-01-23
Progress towards achievement of PDO	Satisfactory	2025-01-23
Monitoring and Evaluation	Satisfactory	2025-01-23
Project Management	Satisfactory	2025-01-23
Monitoring and Evaluation	Satisfactory	2025-01-23
Overall Implementation Progress (IP)	Satisfactory	2025-01-23
Financial Management	Moderately Satisfactory	2025-01-23
Procurement	Moderately Satisfactory	2025-01-23
Progress towards achievement of PDO	Satisfactory	2025-01-23
Overall Implementation Progress (IP)	Satisfactory	2025-01-23
Procurement	Moderately Satisfactory	2025-01-23
Financial Management	Moderately Satisfactory	2025-01-23

COMPLETION RATINGS

No data available.

INDEPENDENT EVALUATION RATINGS

No data available.

Results Framework

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

Mobile broadband (3G and above) penetration rates (unique mobile-broadband subscriptions per 100 inhabitants) Value 70.10 77.68 80.00
Date June 30, 2020 July 18, 2023 October 31, 2025
Comment
Share of people using online government services as a percentage of the total number of internet users Value 0.00 0.00 60.00
Date June 30, 2020 April 8, 2022 October 31, 2025
Comment
of which % female users Value 0.00 0.00 0.00
Date
Comment
Number of additional in and out-of-school youth receiving certificates in intermediate and advanced digital skills Value 0.00 8353.00 25000.00
Date July 15, 2020 July 18, 2023 October 31, 2025
Comment
of which % urban users Value 0.00 0.00 0.00
Date
Comment
of which % rural users Value 0.00 0.00 0.00
Date
Comment
of which % female Value 0.00 0.00 20.00
Date
Comment
Number of digital solution firms Value 0.00 4.00 15.00
Date July 15, 2020 July 18, 2023 October 31, 2025
Comment
of which % women-owned/led Value 0.00 0.00 0.00
Date
Comment

INTERMEDIATE RESULTS INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

Digital Government Services Platforms upgraded Value 0.00 2.00 6.00
Date March 27, 2020 July 18, 2023 October 31, 2025
Comment
Grievances addressed within the stipulated service standards Value 0.00 0.00 90.00
Date July 15, 2020 July 18, 2023 October 31, 2025
Comment

Average monthly wholesale price of international E1 capacity link from capital city to Europe (2 megabits per second, in USD)	Value	1900.00	1900.00	200.00
	Date	June 30, 2020	July 18, 2023	October 31, 2025
	Comment

Telecom/ICT guidelines, policies and/or regulations drafted and submitted to the relevant higher authorities Value 0.00 0.00 1.00
Date March 27, 2020 July 18, 2023 October 31, 2025
Comment
Number of additional basic and secondary schools with improved access to internet for pedagogical purposes Value 0.00 0.00 130.00
Date March 27, 2020 July 18, 2023 October 31, 2025
Comment
Cybersecurity Policy and Strategy adopted Value No No Yes
Date March 31, 2020 July 18, 2023 October 31, 2025
Comment
Strategic Realignment of NOSI completed Value No No Yes
Date April 30, 2020 July 18, 2023 October 31, 2025
Comment
Studies to Support the Digital Economy Completed Value 0.00 0.00 3.00
Date June 30, 2020 July 18, 2023 October 31, 2025
Comment
Number of entrepreneurs benefited by the mentorship program Value 0.00 0.00 150.00
Date June 15, 2022 July 18, 2023 October 31, 2025
Comment

Mobile broadband (3G and above) penetration rates (unique mobile-broadband subscriptions per 100 inhabitants)	Value	70.10	77.68	80.00
	Date	June 30, 2020	July 18, 2023	October 31, 2025
	Comment

Share of people using online government services as a percentage of the total number of internet users	Value	0.00	0.00	60.00
	Date	June 30, 2020	April 8, 2022	October 31, 2025
	Comment

Number of digital solution firms	Value	0.00	4.00	15.00
	Date	July 15, 2020	July 18, 2023	October 31, 2025
	Comment

Strategic Realignment of NOSI completed	Value	No	No	Yes
	Date	April 30, 2020	July 18, 2023	October 31, 2025
	Comment

Digital Cabo Verde Project

Abstract*

Development Objective

Key Details

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Finances

Financing Plan (US$ Millions)

Total Project Financing (US$ Millions)

Summary Status of World Bank Financing (US$ Millions) as of April 30, 2025

Detailed Financial Activity as of April 30, 2025

Ratings

IMPLEMENTATION RATINGS

COMPLETION RATINGS

INDEPENDENT EVALUATION RATINGS

Results Framework

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE INDICATORS

INTERMEDIATE RESULTS INDICATORS