Kiribati Digital Government Project

Abstract*

The proposed Project will support key focus areas outlined in Kiribati’s Digital Government Master Plan (2021), notably on Governance, Technical Infrastructure for digital government, and e-Government Applications. The project will: Support the development and strengthening of a Digital Transformation Office (DTO) for sustainable digital government coordination and implementation; provide upstream enabling legal, regulatory, institutional support... Show More

Development Objective

To build the foundations and strengthen the Recipient's technical and institutional capacity for digital public service delivery.

Key Details

Project Details

Project ID
P176108
Status
Active
Team Leader
Toni Eliasz , Shivnesh Prasad
Borrower 2
Republic of Kiribati

Country
Kiribati
Disclosure Date
September 8, 2021
Approval Date
(as of board presentation)
May 25, 2022
Effective Date
September 6, 2022

Total Project Cost 1
US$ 12.00 million
Implementing Agency
Ministry of Justice,Ministry of Information, Communications and Transport
Region
East Asia and Pacific
Fiscal Year 3
2022

Commitment Amount
US$ 12.00 million
Environmental Category
N/A
Environmental and Social Risk
Moderate
Closing Date
March 31, 2027

Consultant Services required
Yes
Last Stage Reached
BANK APPROVED
Last Update Date
February 14, 2024

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 change15%
- FY17 - Adaptation13%
- FY17 - Mitigation2%

FY17 - Human Development and Gender

FY17 - Gender42%

FY17 - Private Sector Development

FY17 - ICT100%
- FY17 - ICT Policies25%
- FY17 - ICT Solutions100%

FY17 - Public Sector Management

FY17 - Public Administration57%
- FY17 - Civil Registration and Identification42%
- FY17 - E-Government, incl. e-services57%

FY17 - Social Development and Protection

FY17 - Social Inclusion21%
- FY17 - Participation and Civic Engagement21%

FY17 - Urban and Rural Development

FY17 - Disaster Risk Management66%
- FY17 - Disaster Preparedness66%

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Finances

Financing Plan (US$ Millions)

Financier	Commitments
IDA Grant	12.00

Total Project Financing (US$ Millions)

Product Line	IBRD/IDA
IBRD Commitment	N/A
IDA Commitment	12.00
IBRD + IDA Commitment	12.00

Lending Instrument
Grant Amount	N/A
Total Project Cost**	12.00

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

No data available.

Detailed Financial Activity as of July 31, 2025

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Period	Financier	Transaction Type	Amount (US$)
Jan 11, 2024	IDA-E0030	Loan Disb	29,613.34
Nov 2, 2022	IDA-E0030	Loan Disb	319,850.00
Jun 13, 2024	IDA-E0030	Loan Disb	48,929.73
Jul 18, 2024	IDA-E0030	Loan Disb	113,478.43
Aug 19, 2024	IDA-E0030	Loan Disb	54,421.41
Jul 1, 2024	IDA-E0030	Loan Disb	55,463.08
May 2, 2024	IDA-E0030	Loan Disb	28,068.29
May 25, 2022	IDA-E0030	Loan Commitment	12,000,000.00

Footnotes

Ratings

IMPLEMENTATION RATINGS

Name	Review	Date
Procurement	Unsatisfactory	2025-02-16
Project Management	Moderately Unsatisfactory	2025-02-16
Monitoring and Evaluation	Satisfactory	2025-02-16
Financial Management	Satisfactory	2025-02-16
Progress towards achievement of PDO	Moderately Unsatisfactory	2025-02-16
Overall Implementation Progress (IP)	Unsatisfactory	2025-02-16

COMPLETION RATINGS

No data available.

INDEPENDENT EVALUATION RATINGS

No data available.

Results Framework

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

Establishment and operationalization of Digital Transformation Office Value No Yes Yes
Date July 1, 2022 November 10, 2023 March 31, 2027
Comment
Regulatory framework for digital government and digital economy adopted Value No No Yes
Date June 30, 2022 November 10, 2023 March 31, 2027
Comment
Services using digital identity verification of persons Value 0.00 0.00 3.00
Date July 1, 2022 November 10, 2023 March 31, 2027
Comment
National portal users reporting satisfaction with select public digital services Value 0.00 0.00 60.00
Date July 1, 2022 November 10, 2023 March 31, 2027
Comment
Of which women Value 0.00 0.00 50.00
Date June 30, 2022 November 10, 2023 March 31, 2027
Comment

INTERMEDIATE RESULTS INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

Digital Government Implementation Roadmap Completed Value No No Yes
Date July 1, 2022 November 10, 2023 March 31, 2027
Comment
Government Enterprise Architecture Developed Value No No Yes
Date July 1, 2022 November 10, 2023 March 31, 2027
Comment
Gender and Inclusion Diagnostic Completed Value No No Yes
Date July 1, 2022 November 10, 2023 March 31, 2027
Comment
National government portal designed and developed Value No No Yes
Date July 1, 2022 November 10, 2023 March 31, 2027
Comment
Grievances responded to and/or resolved within stipulated service standards Value 0.00 0.00 70.00
Date July 1, 2022 November 10, 2023 March 31, 2027
Comment
Change management strategy adopted Value No No Yes
Date July 1, 2022 November 10, 2023 March 31, 2027
Comment
Government Cloud Designed and Operationalized Value No No Yes
Date June 30, 2022 November 10, 2023 March 31, 2027
Comment
National ID and civil registration system upgraded Value No No Yes
Date July 1, 2022 November 10, 2023 March 31, 2027
Comment
User-centric digital services implemented by government Value 0.00 0.00 3.00
Date July 1, 2022 November 10, 2023 March 31, 2027
Comment
Development of a legal and regulatory framework that adequately protects individuals' personal data and privacy Value No No Yes
Date July 1, 2022 November 10, 2023 March 31, 2027
Comment
Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity Plan Adopted Value No No Yes
Date July 1, 2022 November 10, 2023 March 31, 2027
Comment
Digital ID and e-Signature system operational Value No No Yes
Date July 1, 2022 November 10, 2023 March 31, 2027
Comment
Of which are providing information on available GBV prevention and response services Value 0.00 0.00 0.00
Date
Comment
Adoption of implementing regulations on e-transactions to ensure applicability of e-transactions Act across public sector Value No No Yes
Date July 1, 2022 November 10, 2023 March 31, 2027
Comment
Number of people with digital IDs Value 0.00 0.00 20000.00
Date July 1, 2022 November 10, 2023 March 31, 2027
Comment
Citizen engagement feedback mechanism incorporated in national government portal Value No No Yes
Date July 1, 2022 November 10, 2023 March 31, 2027
Comment
Number of government officials trained under the cybersecurity program Value 0.00 0.00 30.00
Date July 1, 2022 November 10, 2023 March 31, 2027
Comment
Users of select digital services that are women Value 0.00 0.00 50.00
Date July 1, 2022 November 10, 2023 March 31, 2027
Comment
of which are female Value 0.00 0.00 10000.00
Date July 1, 2022 November 10, 2023 March 31, 2027
Comment
Of which female Value 0.00 0.00 15.00
Date July 1, 2022 November 10, 2023 March 31, 2027
Comment
Of whom from Outer Islands Value 0.00 0.00 30.00
Date June 30, 2022 November 10, 2023 March 31, 2027
Comment

Establishment and operationalization of Digital Transformation Office	Value	No	Yes	Yes
	Date	July 1, 2022	November 10, 2023	March 31, 2027
	Comment

Services using digital identity verification of persons	Value	0.00	0.00	3.00
	Date	July 1, 2022	November 10, 2023	March 31, 2027
	Comment

Of which women	Value	0.00	0.00	50.00
	Date	June 30, 2022	November 10, 2023	March 31, 2027
	Comment

Change management strategy adopted	Value	No	No	Yes
	Date	July 1, 2022	November 10, 2023	March 31, 2027
	Comment

Number of people with digital IDs	Value	0.00	0.00	20000.00
	Date	July 1, 2022	November 10, 2023	March 31, 2027
	Comment

of which are female	Value	0.00	0.00	10000.00
	Date	July 1, 2022	November 10, 2023	March 31, 2027
	Comment

Of which female	Value	0.00	0.00	15.00
	Date	July 1, 2022	November 10, 2023	March 31, 2027
	Comment

Of whom from Outer Islands	Value	0.00	0.00	30.00
	Date	June 30, 2022	November 10, 2023	March 31, 2027
	Comment

Kiribati Digital Government 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 July 31, 2025

Detailed Financial Activity as of July 31, 2025

Ratings

IMPLEMENTATION RATINGS

COMPLETION RATINGS

INDEPENDENT EVALUATION RATINGS

Results Framework

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE INDICATORS

INTERMEDIATE RESULTS INDICATORS