| Financier | Commitments |
|---|---|
| Special Financing | 20.00 |
Digital West Bank & Gaza Project
Abstract*
To achieve the PDO, the project is articulated around five components and the proposed activities are conceived following the country’s priorities and funding needs in the medium term: (i) to develop the enabling legal and regulatory foundations for digital economy in WB&G; (ii) to improve digital infrastructure and expand broadband connectivity; and (iii) to establish secured digital public platforms and digital service delivery to citizens and businesses. Show More
Development Objective
To (a) improve quality of high-speed broadband services in selected areas; and (b) enable development of selected e-services for response, recovery and resilience from shocks, such as COVID-19.
Key Details
Project Details
P174355
Active
Audrey Ariss , Stephen Davenport, Basheer Jaber
The Palestine Liberation Organization (for the benefit of the Palestinian Authority)
October 8, 2020
(as of board presentation)
March 26, 2021
May 5, 2021
US$ 20.00 million
Higher Council for Public Procurement Policy (HCPPP),Ministry of Telecommunications and Digital Economy (MTDE),Project Management Unit - PMU
2021
US$ 20.00 million
N/A
Moderate
December 30, 2026
No
BANK APPROVED
February 15, 2024
Finances
Financing Plan (US$ Millions)
Total Project Financing (US$ Millions)
| Product Line | IBRD/IDA |
|---|---|
| IBRD Commitment | N/A |
| IDA Commitment | N/A |
| IBRD + IDA Commitment | N/A |
| Lending Instrument | |
|---|---|
| Grant Amount | 20.00 |
| Total Project Cost** | 20.00 |
Summary Status of World Bank Financing (US$ Millions) as of March 31, 2025
No data available.
Detailed Financial Activity as of March 31, 2025
No data available.
Ratings
IMPLEMENTATION RATINGS
| Name | Review | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Financial Management | Satisfactory | 2025-02-18 |
| Procurement | Moderately Satisfactory | 2025-02-18 |
| Monitoring and Evaluation | Moderately Unsatisfactory | 2025-02-18 |
| Progress towards achievement of PDO | Moderately Satisfactory | 2025-02-18 |
| Overall Implementation Progress (IP) | Moderately Unsatisfactory | 2025-02-18 |
| Project Management | Moderately Satisfactory | 2025-02-18 |
COMPLETION RATINGS
No data available.
INDEPENDENT EVALUATION RATINGS
No data available.
Results Framework
PROJECT DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE INDICATORS
| INDICATOR | BASELINE | CURRENT | TARGET |
|---|
Number of citizens accessing e-services supported by the project Value 0.00 0.00 100000.00 Date December 30, 2020 December 31, 2023 December 30, 2026 Comment People provided with new or enhanced access to broadband internet Value 1003000.00 0.00 1500000.00 Date October 30, 2023 October 30, 2023 October 30, 2026 Comment Of which percentage female Value 0.00 0.00 20.00 Date Comment Response time to selected emergency cases Value 13.00 13.00 10.00 Date December 30, 2020 December 31, 2023 December 30, 2026 Comment People provided with new or enhanced access to broadband internet – Female Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 Date Comment
INTERMEDIATE RESULTS INDICATORS
| INDICATOR | BASELINE | CURRENT | TARGET |
|---|
e-government strategy for digitization of Palestinian Authority developed Value No No Yes Date November 13, 2020 December 31, 2023 December 30, 2026 Comment Feedback addressed and responded within the stipulated service standards Value 0.00 0.00 90.00 Date November 13, 2020 June 30, 2023 December 30, 2026 Comment Number of Palestinian Authority Agencies’ emergency hotlines consolidated under the Emergency Response Center for resilience Value 0.00 0.00 3.00 Date November 13, 2020 December 31, 2023 December 30, 2026 Comment Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) established Value No No Yes Date November 13, 2020 December 31, 2023 December 30, 2026 Comment First foundational phase of an e-government procurement (e-GP) system developed Value No Yes Yes Date November 13, 2020 December 31, 2023 December 30, 2026 Comment Number of PA officials trained in digital government Value 0.00 7.00 50.00 Date January 29, 2021 December 31, 2023 December 30, 2026 Comment A root Certificate Authority (CA) established under the project Value No No Yes Date November 13, 2020 December 31, 2023 December 30, 2026 Comment Number of e-services re-engineered under the project Value 0.00 0.00 3.00 Date November 13, 2020 December 31, 2023 December 30, 2026 Comment Of which percentage female Value 0.00 0.00 10.00 Date Comment Gender equality target integrated in national broadband strategy Value No No Yes Date November 13, 2020 December 31, 2023 December 30, 2026 Comment Share of contracts processed through the e-GP system in the targeted agencies Value 0.00 0.00 20.00 Date February 18, 2021 December 31, 2023 December 31, 2026 Comment Bylaw regulation for the operationalization of regulatory tools developed Value No No Yes Date November 13, 2020 December 31, 2023 December 30, 2026 Comment Citizen feedback mechanism for e-services operational Value No No Yes Date November 13, 2020 December 31, 2023 December 30, 2026 Comment e-Signature Bylaw for the effective roll-out of the root CA developed Value No No Yes Date November 13, 2020 December 31, 2023 December 30, 2026 Comment Number of periodic citizen engagement feedback reports on e-services published Value 0.00 0.00 10.00 Date January 20, 2021 December 31, 2023 June 30, 2026 Comment Number of staff trained on regulations and operations Value 0.00 3.00 30.00 Date November 13, 2020 December 31, 2023 December 30, 2026 Comment Number of Digital Access Points operational - Number Value 0.00 0.00 30.00 Date October 31, 2023 December 31, 2023 October 31, 2026 Comment of which % female Value 0.00 0.00 20.00 Date Comment Number of people with access to the internet Value 3515880.00 4145492.00 4482000.00 Date June 30, 2019 December 31, 2023 December 31, 2026 Comment Of which percentage female Value 47.80 47.80 48.48 Date Comment Used international internet bandwidth per internet user (Kbits/s) (Number) Value 16.00 16.00 35.00 Date October 30, 2023 December 31, 2023 October 30, 2026 Comment Median Fixed broadband internet speed (Mbits/s) (Number) Value 50.00 50.00 80.00 Date October 30, 2023 December 31, 2023 October 30, 2026 Comment Median Mobile broadband internet speed (Mbits/s) (Number) Value 2.00 2.00 10.00 Date October 30, 2023 December 31, 2023 October 30, 2026 Comment