The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Burkina-Faso eGovernment Project (P155645) Burkina-Faso eGovernment Project (P155645) AFRICA | Burkina Faso | Digital Development Global Practice | IBRD/IDA | Investment Project Financing | FY 2017 | Seq No: 4 | ARCHIVED on 24-Jan-2019 | ISR35685 | Implementing Agencies: Ministry of Economy, Finance and Development, Ministry of Digital Economy (ICT) and Posts Development, National Agency of ICT Promotion Key Dates Key Project Dates Bank Approval Date: 18-Jan-2017 Effectiveness Date: 29-Jun-2017 Planned Mid Term Review Date: 07-Nov-2019 Actual Mid-Term Review Date: -- Original Closing Date: 30-Jun-2022 Revised Closing Date: 30-Jun-2022 pdoTable Project Development Objectives Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) Proposed Development Objective(s) The proposed Project Development Objective (PDO) is to improve capacity and use of ICTs by the public administrations and agencies for (i) the provision of information and public e-services and (ii) to foster entrepreneurship inthe digital economy, with a specific focus on agriculture and rural areas. Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective? No Components Table Name (1) Enabling Environment for e-Government, including Policy, Legal and Regulatory Frameworks:(Cost $3.00 M) (2) Data Management and Digital Platform for e-Service Delivery:(Cost $10.00 M) (3) Foster Local Skills and Entrepreneurship in the Digital Economy:(Cost $4.50 M) (4) Project Management, Monitoring and Evaluation.:(Cost $2.50 M) Overall Ratings Name Previous Rating Current Rating Progress towards achievement of PDO Satisfactory Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Moderately Satisfactory Moderately Satisfactory Overall Risk Rating Substantial Substantial 1/24/2019 Page 1 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Burkina-Faso eGovernment Project (P155645) Implementation Status and Key Decisions The Project was approved by the Bank on 18 January 2017, the Financing Agreement was signed by the Burkinabe Authorities and the Bank on 3 March 2017 and the eBurkina Project became effective on 29 June 2017. The Project was officially launched by the authorities under HE Primer Minister on 7 November 2017 during the National Internet Week (Semaine Nationale de l'Internet). The first meeting of the Steering Committee (Comité de Pilotage) took place and endorsed among other points the Annual Budget and Working Plan on 21 December 2017. The second meeting of the Steering Committee took place on 24 May 2018. This session was chaired by Mr. Kisito Traore, General Secretary at the Ministry of Development of Digital Economy and Posts along with Mr. Dié Sanou, the new Director at the National Agency of ICT Promotion and eBurkina Project Coordinator, as Secretary. This second meeting endorsed a revised version of the Annual Budget and Working Plan for the year 2018. It has also been notified that, in accordance with national laws, the Steering Committee has now been replaced by a Budget Program Review Committee. The first meeting of the Review Committee for the Ministry of Development of Digital Economy was held on 21 December 2018. The Committee validated eBurkina Implementation Report for 2018 and the Annual Working and Budget Plan (PTBA) for 2019. The Digital Development sector and this project are seen and highlighted as enablers for Burkina Faso’s development impacting on mutualization of key infrastructure, connectivity and information systems platforms and consider topics such as Digital ID/ID for Development, Digital by Default and continuity in the sector. The latest support mission allowed to set specific objectives and timeline of activities up to 2019 and the Annual Working Plan approved by the Committee reflects this. Based on progress noted during the October support mission and following months, the progress towards achievement of the Project Development Objectives (PDO) implementation remains satisfactory as most activities are under way and some completed within first year and a half since project effectiveness and preliminary results in all components are starting. eBurkina project is on track towards achievement of PDO during project duration and initial results on PDO-level and intermediate indicators are showing positively. Regarding project objectives and PDO-level indicators and Intermediate indicators, there has been noted progress regarding some of the indicators and some targets have been met or overcome. Therefore rating is kept at as Satisfactory. People trained through the project is on track; Government entities (including line ministries and agencies) and public institutions that publish their information using open data has been already met, at this stage 40 public institutions are publishing open data putting Burkina Faso as an example in that area for the region; there is a draft e- Government strategy that will be validated and published in the first quarter; 140 municipalities are publishing their performance indicators as open data and this is done in collaboration with the SUPERMUN initiative and it puts Burkina Faso as a pioneer in this area. During the last Implementation Status and Results Report (ISR), the rating for the overall implementation progress was downgraded to moderately satisfactory due to internal and external issues affecting implementation and procurement processes. However, in the last months, the Agency (ANPTIC) and the PIU have demonstrated strong dedication and capacity of adaptation with now 11 critical contracts (mainly for Components 2 and 3) signed or soon to be awarded. Once contracts complete their first deliverables, this will boost disbursement. Therefore, subject to launch of all mentioned activities during the first months of 2019, looking at disbursement progress and after the next support mission planned for the first quarter, the team will re-evaluate the rating for implementation progress in the next ISR. Additionally, there has been progress across all components. On a total of around twenty activities currently ongoing or under final stages of procurement, three specific crucial studies on new eGovernment strategy, open source plan and cybersecurity framework are now completed, 7 key contracts have been signed including major activities such as new central government website for citizens (Guichet Virtuel de l’Administration), as well as applications specific to internal business processes and re-engineering (missions, documents, public agencies) encompassed in the e- Government platform and migrating applications to the Government Cloud as well as supporting intranet, archiving and government email (in collaboration with DANIDA and Luxemburg-funded projects). The remaining 10 activities are under final stage of selection and should be signed in the weeks to come as per the implementation plan, including deployments of two incubators in Ouagadougou and Bobo-Diolasso, support to Open Data, and GIS platform. Training and mentorship for civil servants and other stakeholders in the Digital ecosystem is being undertaken and will be expanded. The Project team will review the effective launch of all these contracts during the next support mission planned in first quarter of 2019. The overall implementation progress and per component (except component 2) as well as procurement aspects and M&E are all evaluated as Satisfactory at this stage. Regarding project management, the ANPTIC (PIU) has also progressed well in the implementation of activities and completing procurement processes as well as monitoring progress of the project and engaging with key stakeholders (e.g. tech-hubs and digital ecosystem, operators) and key beneficiaries (e.g. other line Ministries such as Ministry of Agriculture, Water, Economy and Finance). Finally, the project looks at supporting the Authorities and key stakeholders in the definition of Digital Government ("Digital by default") and whole- of-Government approach as well as the implementation of ICT standards, cybersecurity and interoperability within the government, ensure change management and increase the level of adoption and uptake of eServices and applications from civil servants. Regarding the different components' implementation progress and detailed status: -Component 1:  Activity 1.1 and 1.2: Review and upgrade of the e-Government and elaboration of the Open Source strategy: Studies completed;  Activity 1.3: Support to the establishment of a dedicated governance and institutional framework for e-Government: Study to support legal framework under preparation;  Activity 1.4: Support cybersecurity: Strategy including detailed roadmap focusing on ANSSI agency as well as General Framework for Security ("RGS") completed;  Activity 1.5: Support implementation of the interoperability framework and data management across the Administration: Study on Framework for Information System Urbanization under preparation; Support to implementation of technical framework under preparation; Elaboration of a training plan for IT staff within Government ongoing. Other activities approved with procurement to be launched in 2019 for Component 1: Study to support IT Governance within Government; Study to support network infrastructure of the administration (RESINA); Feasibility study on digital unique ID; Feasibility study on certification authority and digital certification policy; Support to implementation of RGI, RGS, SMQ, and IS Urbanization frameworks within the administration; Study on digital inclusion of people with disabilities; Feasibility study on digital patient record. 1/24/2019 Page 2 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Burkina-Faso eGovernment Project (P155645) -Component 2:  Activity 2.1: Deploying a Digital Platform for e-Service Delivery for simplifying and reducing the cost of implementation of e-Services: Contracts have been awarded for the following activities: deployment of applications regarding electronic management and documents archiving, management of official missions, management of semi-autonomous Public Institutions of the State;  Activity 2.2: Strengthening data management and open data in key sectors: Burkina Faso held the first Francophone African Open Data Conference on 1-3 June in Ouagadougou with support from World Bank, GODAN, OD4D, AFD and participation from multiple African countries. Two activities are now about to be launched: i) Support to the Burkina Open Data Initiative; and ii) Support to Supermun, open data standards and data collection;  Activity 2.4: The activity Deploying an online geospatial information system (GIS) for rural development and food security management is about to be launched;  Activity 2.5: The activity Implementing an information platform aimed at providing relevant information for rural development has been redefined to include additional data on soil and plants: procurement will be launched in 2019;  Activity 2.6: Establishing a nationwide, annual municipal performance tracking system that provides reliable, timely open data on the performance and institutional capacity of local governments has been ongoing thanks to an individual consultant and a workshop on Municipal Data Performance was held on March 21, 2018 and close collaboration with PACT project under SUPERMUN initiative has been strengthened with the publication for the first time of annual municipal indicators on the BODI website (in open data format). To support this activity further and to ensure efficiency, it has been merged with open data standards and data collection activities as part of a procurement that is about be completed. Other activities approved with procurement to be launched in 2019 for Component 2: Develop and implement a Digital Payment platform for the administration; Development of e-Services and platforms for communes and Régions; Implement National Open Data Address Register for Ouagadougou. -Component 3:  Activity 3.1: Feasibility Study to support business model, governance and programs of incubators;  Activity 3.2: Support to incubators in Ouagadougou and Bobo-Dioulasso: procurement process under completion.  Activity 3.3: Events and workshops around digital economy happened (e.g. National Internet Week as one of the milestones) and training plan for the ecosystem is under way; Activity 3.4 and 3.5: Developing and implementing a strategy to stimulate the production of local digital content, including competition and communication, with a special focus on the agricultural and rural sectors and Strengthening the capacity of the MDENP and the ANPTIC to lead and promote the digital economy agenda: activities to foster local skills and entrepreneurship as well as training to strengthen the capacity of MDENP and ANPTIC have been ongoing. Further training and support to open data community and digital ecosystem through events and competitions are planned for this year. -Component 4: Regarding technical and project management support, recruitment processes have been completed for technical experts (e.g. operations officer, communications specialist, data scientist, M&E and Procurement specialists) that will be supporting the ANPTIC (PIU) during the implementation of eBurkina project. An additional procurement specialist also joined the PIU recently to support the Implementing Agency and help to accelerate implementation. Trainings have been conducted to support the capacity of the ANPTIC (Implementing Agency) for project management and procurement and additional trainings and study tours focusing on technical topics and knowledge exchange are planned for next months, including study tours and technical trainings. Risks Systematic Operations Risk-rating Tool Risk Category Rating at Approval Previous Rating Current Rating Political and Governance High High High Macroeconomic Substantial Substantial Substantial Sector Strategies and Policies Moderate Moderate Moderate Technical Design of Project or Program Substantial Substantial Substantial Institutional Capacity for Implementation and Sustainability Substantial Substantial Substantial Fiduciary Substantial Substantial Substantial Environment and Social Moderate Moderate Moderate Stakeholders Moderate Moderate Moderate 1/24/2019 Page 3 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Burkina-Faso eGovernment Project (P155645) Other Substantial Substantial Substantial Overall Substantial Substantial Substantial Results PDO Indicators by Objectives / Outcomes To improve capacity and use of ICTs by the public administrations and provision of e-services IN00622612 ►People using the Digital Platform for e-Service Delivery (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 5,000.00 Date 02-Jan-2017 10-Jul-2018 10-Jul-2018 30-Jun-2022 IN00622613 ►e-Services deployed through the Digital Platform for e-Service Delivery, including number of e-Services targeting rural areas (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 5.00 Date 02-Jan-2017 17-May-2017 17-May-2017 30-Jun-2022 IN00622614 ►Public authorities and external producers providing information as open data on the portal data.gov.bf (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 31.00 39.00 40.00 100.00 Date 30-Nov-2016 10-Jul-2018 31-Dec-2018 30-Jun-2022 To foster entrepreneurship in the digital economy IN00622616 ►Startups, SMEs and Civic tech incubated (number) (including percent focusing on agriculture or rural areas) (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 30.00 Date 02-Jan-2017 17-May-2017 17-May-2017 30-Jun-2022 IN00622626 Percentage of ICT projects incubated and targeting rural areas (Percentage, Custom Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 33.00 IN00622615 ►People trained under the project (including percentage of women) (Number, Custom) 1/24/2019 Page 4 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Burkina-Faso eGovernment Project (P155645) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 417.00 556.00 5,000.00 Date 02-Jan-2017 10-Jul-2018 31-Dec-2018 30-Jun-2022 IN00622625 Percentage of women trained under the project (Percentage, Custom Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 28.00 32.00 40.00 Intermediate Results Indicators by Components (1) Enabling Environment for e-Government, including Policy, Legal and Regulatory Frameworks IN00622619 ►Publication of a national e-Government strategy (Yes/No, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value No -- No Yes Date 01-Feb-2017 -- 31-Dec-2018 31-Dec-2018 IN00622620 ►Publication of an e-Government technical framework (Yes/No, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value No -- No Yes Date 01-Feb-2017 -- 31-Dec-2018 30-Jun-2018 (2) Data Management and Digital Platform for e-Service Delivery IN00622622 ►Unique users of GIS e-Service for rural development and food security management (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 0.00 4,000.00 Date 01-Feb-2017 -- 31-Dec-2018 30-Jun-2022 IN00622621 ►Unique users of the e-Service for agricultural markets information (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 0.00 40,000.00 Date 01-Feb-2017 -- 31-Dec-2018 30-Jun-2022 IN00622623 ►Number of municipalities having their performance indicators available as open data (Number, Custom) 1/24/2019 Page 5 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Burkina-Faso eGovernment Project (P155645) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 140.00 350.00 Date 01-Feb-2017 -- 31-Dec-2018 30-Jun-2022 (3) Foster Local Skills and Entrepreneurship in the Digital Economy IN00622617 ►Incubator open to the public (Yes/No, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value No No No Yes Date 02-Jan-2017 10-Jul-2018 31-Dec-2018 30-Jun-2022 IN00622618 ►Number of visitors at the incubator including women (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 5,000.00 Date 02-Jan-2017 10-Jul-2018 31-Dec-2018 30-Jun-2022 IN00622627 Percentage of women visiting the incubator (Percentage, Custom Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 0.00 40.00 (4) Project Management, Monitoring and Evaluation. IN00622624 ►Citizens consulted for the design and delivery of e-Services (citizen engagement) (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 0.00 1,000.00 Date 01-Feb-2017 -- 31-Dec-2018 30-Jun-2022 Data on Financial Performance Disbursements (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed % Disbursed P155645 IDA-59430 Effective USD 20.00 20.00 0.00 1.77 19.71 8.2% Key Dates (by loan) 1/24/2019 Page 6 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Burkina-Faso eGovernment Project (P155645) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Orig. Closing Date Rev. Closing Date P155645 IDA-59430 Effective 18-Jan-2017 03-Mar-2017 29-Jun-2017 30-Jun-2022 30-Jun-2022 Cumulative Disbursements Restructuring History There has been no restructuring to date. Related Project(s) There are no related projects. 1/24/2019 Page 7 of 7