ICTs For Gender Socio-Economic Empowerment

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About Global ICT Department: Who we are

Policy / Regulation

Technical Assistance

Public Investments

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A Comprehensive Global Practice … offering a full range of services

Our Vision

“To unleash the power of human capital and give

opportunities to the poor through easy access to

information”

Why ICT?

• ICT is a universal equalizer, enabler & integrator

- Enabling free, equal and one stop access to information, services and opportunities

• ICT is changing the world rapidly– ICT is a transformational technology– Shifting the balance of power: gender inclusion– Empowering human potential women and men

• ICT is a cross-cutting enabler for virtually all other sectors/players: Reformer, social entrepreneur, innovator

• No reform strategy can ignore the role of ICT today– Education, Health, Basic Services delivery– Public Sector Reform, Information society 4

Citizen Expectations: e-Gov Value Added

Country Type of government application

Number of days to process before application

Number of days to process after application

Brazil Registration of 29 documents

Several days 20 30 minutes per document, one day for business licenses

Chile Taxes online 25 days 12 hours

China Online application for 32 business services

2-3 months for business license Several visits to multiple offices for filings

10-15 days for business license Several seconds for routine filing for companies

India, Andhra Pradesh

Valuation of Property

Few days 10 minutes

Land Registration 7-15 days 5 minutes

India, Karnataka Updating Land Registration

1-2 years 30 days for approval, request completed on demand

Obtaining Land Title Certificate

3-30 days 5-30 minutes

India, Gujarat Interstate Check Posts for Trucks

30 minutes 2 minutes

Jamaica Customs Online 2-3 day for brokers to

process entry 3-4 hours

Philippines Customs Online 8 days to release cargo 4 hours – 2 days to release cargo

Singapore Issue of Tax Assessments

12-18 months 3-5 months

Source: Subhash Bhatnagar and Arsala Deane (World Bank, 2003).

Early Evidence of e-Government Value Added

Key Examples of e-Government Impact

• Karnataka, India – Land Registration (Bhoomi)– 20 million land records computerized– Investment of $4.2 million– Savings of $18.3 million in bribes annually

• Korea’s e-Procurement– Investment of $80 million– $2.7 billion in annual savings– All processes fully automated– Corruption eradicated

• Ghana’s Customs (GCNet)– Created as a joint venture company with Société Générale de Surveillance (SGS,

60%), Government (20%), Ghana Shippers Council (10%), and two local banks (5%, each)

– Equity of $5.3 million– 49% increase in customs revenues in first 18 months and reduced clearance

times (from 2 -3 weeks to 1-2 days)

Source: Adapted from Elena Crescia, Presentation at World Bank on ‘Measuring E-Gov impact: The Experience of Sao Paulo, Brazil’, February 9, 2006

Savings from e-Procurement in Sao Paulo, Brazil (2004)

Costs

IT development implementation

$890,000

Data process and integration

$446,927

Training $55,866

Hardware $279,330

Total $1,672,123

Maintenance $534,078 per annum

Savings

Savings in government processes

$34 mill

Savings in government prices (paid 25% less in prices)

$73 mill

Subtotal savings for government

$107 mill

Savings for Private Sector

$35 mill

Total savings: $142 mill

Investment recouped in 5.7 days

World Bank Portfolio: significant investment in ICT

• 64% of Bank projects1 have ICT components• Total ICT investments estimated at about $7.73 billion

 

No. of Projects identified with

ICT

ICT Commitment Amt.

US$M

IBRD/IDA Amount US$M

Total 1,039 7,736 72,124

Portfolio 930 6,198 64,969

Pipeline2 19 467 1,568

Other3 90 1,071 5,587

1: Refers to the total number of projects reviewed (1630) as part of the ICT dimension study – as of Nov 20062: Only includes pipeline projects with clear ICT components identified3: ‘Other’ includes projects other than investment lending (incl. GPP, IDF, GEF, Special funds etc)

World Bank Integrated E-Gov Projects Portfolio

Projects under Implementation:

Tunisia, Sri-Lanka, Ghana, Vietnam, Ethiopia, Rwanda, Kenya, Mongolia, Cambodia, Romania

Country Projects Under Preparation

OECSHorizontal and vertical activities including legal and regulatory framework, standards, interoperability, security, financial management etc.

PakistanEstablishing policy framework, developing innovative PPP models for piloting new applications

MexicoPPPs in e-Government, including study on outsourcing and development of pilot projects

IndiaCapacity building, program management, e-Bharat Fund for implementation of State level e-government applications

Projects under identification

Advanced China, Nepal, Rwanda, Malawi, Morocco, Cameroon, Cape Verde

Initial stage Armenia, Mozambique, Tanzania, DRC, Lesotho, Eritrea

ICT and Women Empowerment

• Women face greater constraint to access ICTs • Lack of education, technical skills, tailored training• Permission and empowerment to seek knowledge• Permission to use a common access center• Permission to get the training, create an account, etc.• Lack of representation in ICT policy making• Low representation in Sciences and Technology• Litteracy – Dropping out of primary school• Last on the list to get a PC, Internet connection & Training in

government-funded computerization programs• Lost opportunity to create content that is adequate and relevant

to local context and needs

Gender Issues in ICT Project Design

• Stakeholder Analysis• Project Identification and Design• Discussion of objectives and outcomes• Project Preparation• Project Implementation• M&E• Lessons Learnt• How to re-use lessons learnt in other projects with a similar

context• Global knowledge, local application/re-invention/adaptation

Gender Indicators

• Access and Use of Modern ICTs• Traditional ICTs• ICT Content• Local Language / context • Employment in ICT sector• Employment in ITES Sector/Industry• Education/Litteracy• Reskilling, Accreditation, International Certification• Participation in National Strategy• ICT regulation/Policy making• Private Sector , Entrepreneurship, Innovation• Patents/Inventions/Licences

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