📋 Tender Overview
Project ID: P174461
Region: Middle east and north africa
Commitment Amount: Us$ 10.00 million
Total Project Cost: Us$ 10.00 million
The project development objective is to assist Djibouti in developing a favorable environment for the gradual introduction of compet ition and private-sector investment in ICT, and to promote the adoption of digital skills and services.
Djibouti has a lot to gain by building a vibrant, inclusive and safe digital economy and harnessing the power of digital transformation.Djibouti Vision 2035acknowledges the role of ICTs as a powerful tool for increasing production, competitiveness and improving well-being . In fact, the development of the ICT sector and the digital economy can contribute to economic growth through its respective added value, while in parallel stimulating the growth of other sectors, by fostering productivity and innovation in MSMEs, and in turn driving job creation and economic diversification. This would especially be an appealing prospect for the Djiboutian youth, who are more internet savvy, and many of whom currently are unable to find jobs or are stuck in low wage employment. By accelerating digital transformation and digital leapfrogging, Djibouti’s position as an essential trade hub could also be strengthened in the rapidly evolving regional context. For instance, the digital economy could catalyse an ecosystem of platforms for transport, logistics and distribution. Similarly, Djibouti couldtake advantage of its ICT infrastructure to promote outsourceable activities such as call centers and business process outsourcing. The benefits of a high-performing digital economy in Djibouti, based on a well-developed ICT sector, could thus be manifoldand transformational. The proposed operation Djibouti Digital Foundations Project ( Digital Djibouti )seeks to be transformational in that it would support deep and systemic change in the telecommunications/ICT sector with the potential for large-scale impact on the growth of the digital economy in Djibouti. It aims to help Djibouti harness its digital potential by mobilizing the public and private sectors, ensuring that more citizens and businesses have access to quality and affordable internet connectivity, that local digital services are easily accessible online to stimulate demand, and that the digital economy becomes an engine for growth, innovation and job creation. This vision will require a long-term commitment to enable the necessary sectoral policy reforms to be carried out in order to stimulate competition and private sector investment in ICTs, foster innovation, and train a new generation of citizens and digital champions capable of using the technology. The project would be organised around the following components, which would stimulate both the supply and dem
