The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report P4: Pacific Regional ICT Regulatory Development Project (P148238) P4: Pacific Regional ICT Regulatory Development Project (P148238) EAST ASIA AND PACIFIC | Pacific Islands | Digital Development Global Practice | IBRD/IDA | Investment Project Financing | FY 2015 | Seq No: 8 | ARCHIVED on 27-Dec-2018 | ISR31485 | Implementing Agencies: University of the South Pacific, University of the South Pacific Key Dates Key Project Dates Bank Approval Date: 30-Jul-2014 Effectiveness Date: 12-Sep-2014 Planned Mid Term Review Date: 01-Aug-2017 Actual Mid-Term Review Date: 01-Aug-2017 Original Closing Date: 31-Jul-2019 Revised Closing Date: 31-Jul-2020 pdoTable Project Development Objectives Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) The development objective of the Project is to strengthen the capacity of ICT Regulatory institutions in participating countries,and enhance regional collaboration on regulatory issues. The primary beneficiaries of the Project are the Pacific islandregulatoryinstitutions. Indirect beneficiaries will include consumers, businesses (including telecommunications operators),government agencies, researchers/academia and communities receiving improved ICT services as a result of enhanced regulatoryoutcomes. Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective? No Components Table Name Regional capacity development and knowledge management:(Cost $3.50 M) Cybersecurity Support:(Cost $0.50 M) Project administration:(Cost $0.50 M) Overall Ratings Name Previous Rating Current Rating Progress towards achievement of PDO Moderately Unsatisfactory Unsatisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Moderately Unsatisfactory Unsatisfactory Overall Risk Rating Low Low Implementation Status and Key Decisions This is an interim ISR. A 'complete' ISR will be submitted following the next Implementation Support Missions planned for January/February 2019 subject to agreement with the counterparts. USP and the World Bank have agreed to restructure the Project in light of the following factors: 1. The original Component 2 (on-demand advisory services for at least two regulators) was difficult to implement in practice, and it was decided that dropping this and allocating additional resources to Component 1 was more feasible and consistent with overall Project objectives of regional knowledge and capacity-building. 1/7/2019 Page 1 of 5 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report P4: Pacific Regional ICT Regulatory Development Project (P148238) 2. Due to USP's unfamiliarity with the Bank’s procurement processes, initiating the planned multiple individual consultancies was challenging. These multiple work streams needed to be consolidated. Under a revised procurement plan, USP is now contracting a suitably-qualified firm to handle several of the technical assistance topics identified in the work plan, including the provision of on-demand advice on topical regional regulatory issues from the different regulators. To reduce costs and lessen the administrative burden of the Project this firm could also support project management, including reporting and monitoring activities. 3. Next-generational ICT regulatory issues, particularly around electronic transactions and cybersecurity, have become increasingly important in the region. There is limited institutional/technical capacity in these areas hence they require additional focus and attention, including on opportunities for regional collaboration and knowledge-sharing. 4. USP has taken on the role of lead agency for ICT development in the Pacific Region, as directed by the Region’s ICT ministers and, on that basis, is keen to participate more directly in the Project. On this basis, the USP and the World Bank agreed in principle that a restructure and streamlining of the Project should be considered as follows: Component 1: Regional ICT Capacity-building and Knowledge Management (US$3.5 million). No change to scope, but reallocation of some of the proceeds from original Component 2. NEW Component 2. Cybersecurity Support (US$0.5 million) – a new component that is addressing a key concern/regulatory priority in the region. This will support provision of technical and analytical support for cybersecurity in the Participating Countries, including, inter alia, development of cybersecurity strategies, policies and incident response capabilities, technical support on the establishment computer emergency response teams, regional and international knowledge sharing, and carrying out of research on regional cybersecurity issues. This component will be implemented by USP and the implementation arrangements and procedures associated with the Regional Advisory Services (original Component 2) will be dropped. Component 3. (US$0.5 million) Project Administration is unchanged. However, there has been minimal progress since the project restructuring was completed in May 2018. Risks Systematic Operations Risk-rating Tool Risk Category Rating at Approval Previous Rating Current Rating Political and Governance -- Low Low Macroeconomic -- Low Low Sector Strategies and Policies -- Low Low Technical Design of Project or Program -- Low Low Institutional Capacity for Implementation and Sustainability -- Substantial Substantial Fiduciary -- Moderate Moderate Environment and Social -- Low Low Stakeholders -- Low Low Other -- -- -- Overall -- Low Low Results PDO Indicators by Objectives / Outcomes Impact on Telecom sector of World Bank Technical Assistance (composite score: 1- low impact to 5-hig IN00565701 ►Impact on Telecom sector of World Bank Technical Assistance (composite score: 1- low impact to 5-high impact) (Number, Custom) 1/7/2019 Page 2 of 5 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report P4: Pacific Regional ICT Regulatory Development Project (P148238) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 2.00 2.00 4.00 Date 30-Jul-2014 31-May-2018 31-May-2018 31-Jul-2019 Impact on IT/ITES Sector of World Bank Technical Assistance (composite score: 1 # low impact to 5 # IN00565702 ►Impact on IT/ITES Sector of World Bank Technical Assistance (composite score: 1 # low impact to 5 # high impact) (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 2.00 2.00 4.00 Date 30-Jul-2014 31-May-2018 31-May-2018 31-Jul-2019 Intermediate Results Indicators by Components Regional capacity development and knowledge management IN00619981 ►Establishment and Maintenance of Gender-disaggregated Data on ICT Market Penetration (Yes/No, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value No No No Yes Date 30-Jul-2014 30-Dec-2017 30-Dec-2017 31-Jul-2020 The rural Internet penetration survey conducted in Samoa will provide some gender-disaggregated data on ICT market penetration. However, most countries and operators do not collect gender-disaggregated data on ICT market penetration, so any additional data would have to come form further on the ground Comments: surveys. The project has proposed a substitute Indicator, namely an inventory of gender-specific ICT programs in the Participating Countries, which is needed to avoid needlessly replicating programs. IN00616833 ►REVISED - Establishment and maintenance of an inventory of gender-specific ICT programs in the Participating Countries (Yes/No, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value No No No Yes Date 30-Apr-2018 31-May-2018 31-May-2018 31-Jul-2020 IN00619978 ►NEW: Delivery of a Pacific model and set of tools and templates to assit the development of a National Cyber Security Master Plan. (Yes/No, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value No -- No Yes Date 30-Apr-2018 -- 31-May-2018 31-Jul-2020 IN00565703 ►Establishment and Maintenance of a Knowledge Portal (Yes/No, Custom) 1/7/2019 Page 3 of 5 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report P4: Pacific Regional ICT Regulatory Development Project (P148238) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value Yes Yes Yes Yes Date 30-Jul-2014 31-May-2018 31-May-2018 31-Jul-2020 Regional advisory services/Cybersecurity Support IN00616857 ►NEW: Conducting at least one regional cyber security capacity development workshop per year (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 0.00 3.00 Date 30-Apr-2018 31-May-2018 31-May-2018 31-Jul-2020 IN00565698 ►Collection and Dissemination of Five Working Papers on Priority Regulatory Topics (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 11.00 11.00 5.00 Date 30-Jul-2014 31-May-2018 31-May-2018 31-Jul-2020 IN00565699 ►Completion of Five or More Training Programs with at Least 15 Regulatory Staff Trained per Program per Year (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 5.00 5.00 20.00 Date 30-Jul-2014 31-May-2018 31-May-2018 31-Jul-2020 IN00565704 ►Establishment and Maintenance of Online Website that Provides Access to an Advisory Services Database that Generates 50 or More Hits per Year (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 200.00 Date 30-Jul-2014 31-May-2018 31-May-2018 31-Jul-2020 Indicator to be dropped as original component dropped. Comments: IN00565700 ►Three Regional Knowledge Sharing Events Held per Year (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 6.00 6.00 12.00 Date 30-Jul-2014 31-May-2018 31-May-2018 31-Jul-2020 Data on Financial Performance 1/7/2019 Page 4 of 5 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report P4: Pacific Regional ICT Regulatory Development Project (P148238) Disbursements (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed % Disbursed P148238 IDA-H9820 Effective USD 4.50 4.50 0.00 1.58 2.58 38% Key Dates (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Orig. Closing Date Rev. Closing Date P148238 IDA-H9820 Effective 30-Jul-2014 27-Aug-2014 12-Sep-2014 31-Jul-2019 31-Jul-2020 Cumulative Disbursements Restructuring History Level 2 Approved on 31-May-2018 Related Project(s) There are no related projects. 1/7/2019 Page 5 of 5