The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Afghanistan Digital CASA Project (P156894) Afghanistan Digital CASA Project (P156894) SOUTH ASIA | Afghanistan | Digital Development Global Practice | IBRD/IDA | Investment Project Financing | FY 2018 | Seq No: 3 | ARCHIVED on 03-Sep-2019 | ISR38306 | Implementing Agencies: Ministry of Communications and IT (MCIT), Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Key Dates Key Project Dates Bank Approval Date: 28-Mar-2018 Effectiveness Date: 15-May-2018 Planned Mid Term Review Date: 30-Sep-2020 Actual Mid-Term Review Date: Original Closing Date: 31-Mar-2023 Revised Closing Date: 31-Mar-2023 pdoTable Project Development Objectives Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) Digital CASA Program-level PDO: To increase access to more affordable Internet, crowd-in private investment in the ICT sector and improve the participating governments' capacity to deliver digital government services in Central Asia and parts of South Asia, through the development of a regionally integrated digital infrastructure and enabling environment. Digital CASA Afghanistan PDO: To increase access to more affordable Internet, crowd-in private investment in the ICT sector, and improve the government's capacity to deliver digital Government services in Afghanistan, by contributing to the development of a regionally integrated digital infrastructure and enabling environment. Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective? No Components Table Name Regional and Domestic Connectivity:(Cost $30.00 M) e-Government:(Cost $10.00 M) Enabling Environment (Policy and Regulatory Frameworks):(Cost $3.00 M) Project Management and Institutional Strengthening:(Cost $8.00 M) Overall Ratings Name Previous Rating Current Rating Progress towards achievement of PDO Moderately Satisfactory Moderately Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Moderately Satisfactory Moderately Satisfactory Overall Risk Rating Substantial Substantial Implementation Status and Key Decisions Progress towards achieving the PDOs, and implementation progress have been rated as Moderately Satisfactory due to overall slow progress. Disbursements from the IDA grant currently stand at 1.4 percent. The PPG closed on December 31, 2018 and the preparatory activities were migrated to the Project. Disbursements are expected to accelerate by 2nd quarter of FY20. The consultancies totaling $550,000 are ongoing and 9/3/2019 Page 1 of 9 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Afghanistan Digital CASA Project (P156894) seven consultancies totaling $2.47 million are at advanced stages of procurement. Five out of seven of these consultancies are expected to close by December 2019. Progress by Component Component 1  GovNet and purchase of International Bandwidth contract: The contract was put to tender based on the International Competitive Bidding (ICB) process. The evaluation committee finalized the selection. However, the contract is not yet signed due to change in scope of work .Resident international telecom consultant under PIU is in the process of completing many activities included in this consultancy assignment.  e-Government and Connectivity Consultants: Both international consultants are on board. MCIT has promised to expedite the process of hiring two local specialists to work alongside the international consultants. .  The Internet Exchange Consultancy firm: The Internet Exchange Consultancy contract is awarded on August 05, 2019. The consultant is onboard. The consultant will submit their first report on the proposed structure of the National Internet Exchange Point of Afghanistan (NIXA). Component 2  Cloud computing and Disaster Recovery Data Center (DRDC) Consultancy: The Bank has cleared the revised ToR for the feasibility study of Cloud Computing and DRDC. Proposal for ICB consultancy for cloud computing and Disaster Recovery Data Center is already submitted to NPA for issuing REOI and REOI will be published soon.  National Portal and e-Services Consultancy: This activity has not been initiated. MCIT has finalized the ToR and bid documents to put one tender for the implementation of National Portal and simpler e-Services, and another tender for consultancy service of more complex e-Services.e-Government consultant is already preparing national portal and e-services RFP  Cyber Emergency Response Team (CERT): Cyber Security Assessment: The procurement for this activity has been started and the it's in the final evaluation stages. The contract would be signed soon. Component 3  Finalizing the three regulatory procedures: ATRA has approved the regulatory procedures for Interconnection, Quality of Service, and Wholesale Tariff. They have also finalized the right-of-way guidelines. ATRA in coordination with Arazi, municipalities, and Ministry of Transport will further improve the guidelines. The signed copies of these regulatory procedures and RoW guidelines will be shared with the team soon by ATRA. Component 4  PIU Staffing: The PMO is staffed with the key experts. There is are two local technical positions (e-Government and Network Infrastructure Specialists) which needs to be hired soon. The team agreed to speed up the hiring process.  Steering Committee appointment: The Steering Committee has been established. MCIT is closely working with member of the steering committee to hold the first meeting which will be chaired by the MoF Minister. The Project Procurement Strategy for Development (PPSD): The PPSD is finalized. The Bank will proceed with MCIT request for providing Hands-on Expanded Implementation Support (HEIS). The process has been initiated and soon the bank will identify a specialist to support MCIT in procurement processes. The Project Implementation Manual: The operation manual has been reviewed and it is cleared by the Bank. The PMO will use the document for the Implementation of the Digital CASA project. Risks Systematic Operations Risk-rating Tool Risk Category Rating at Approval Previous Rating Current Rating Political and Governance High High High Macroeconomic High High High Sector Strategies and Policies Substantial Substantial Substantial Technical Design of Project or Program Substantial Substantial Substantial Institutional Capacity for Implementation and Sustainability High High High Fiduciary Substantial Substantial Substantial Environment and Social Moderate Moderate Moderate 9/3/2019 Page 2 of 9 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Afghanistan Digital CASA Project (P156894) Stakeholders High High High Other Substantial Substantial Substantial Overall Substantial Substantial Substantial Results PDO Indicators by Objectives / Outcomes Increase access to more affordable Internet IN00736432 ►People provided with access to the Internet (Number, Corporate) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 7,800,000.00 7,800,000.00 7,800,000.00 12,000,000.00 Date 29-Dec-2017 25-Jan-2019 25-Jan-2019 31-Mar-2023 IN00736446 People provided with access to the Internet - Female (Number, Corporate Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 IN00736447 People provided with access to the Internet (Percentage, Custom Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 22.50 22.50 22.50 35.00 IN00736448 ►International Internet Bandwidth per Capita (Kbps) (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 1.20 1.20 1.20 10.00 Date 29-Dec-2017 25-Jan-2019 25-Jan-2019 31-Mar-2023 IN00736449 ►Average retail price for 1 GB, prepaid, mobile data package (Amount(USD), Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 1.40 1.40 1.40 0.65 Date 29-Dec-2017 25-Jan-2019 25-Jan-2019 31-Mar-2023 Crowd-in private investment in the ICT sector IN00736433 ►Private sector investments committed through the Project (in millions) (Amount(USD), Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target 9/3/2019 Page 3 of 9 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Afghanistan Digital CASA Project (P156894) Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 30.00 Date 29-Dec-2017 25-Jan-2019 25-Jan-2019 31-Mar-2023 IN00736434 ►Private sector investments commited through the project (millions) (Amount(USD), Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 30.00 Date 28-Mar-2018 25-Jan-2019 25-Jan-2019 31-Mar-2023 Improve the Government's capacity to deliver digital Government services in Afghanistan IN00736435 ►Number of e-Services and Applications Utilizing the Shared Services Platform (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 25.00 Date 29-Dec-2017 25-Jan-2019 25-Jan-2019 31-Mar-2023 Overall Comments PDO The team will update the progress for the PDO results indicators during the upcoming mission in September 2019. Intermediate Results Indicators by Components Regional and Domestic Connectivity IN00736453 ►Length of fiber optic network (Kilometers, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 4,700.00 4,700.00 4,700.00 6,200.00 Date 29-Dec-2017 25-Jan-2019 25-Jan-2019 31-Mar-2023 IN00736455 ►Number of cross-border fiber-optic links (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 8.00 8.00 8.00 10.00 Date 29-Dec-2017 25-Jan-2019 25-Jan-2019 31-Mar-2023 IN00736458 ►International Internet Bandwidth Pre-Purchased by Government (Gbps) (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target 9/3/2019 Page 4 of 9 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Afghanistan Digital CASA Project (P156894) Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 20.00 Date 29-Dec-2017 25-Jan-2019 25-Jan-2019 31-Mar-2023 IN00736463 ►Wholesale Transit Pricing per Mbps (Amount(USD), Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 25.00 25.00 25.00 10.00 Date 29-Dec-2017 25-Jan-2019 25-Jan-2019 31-Mar-2023 IN00736466 ►IXP Operational (Yes/No, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value No No No Yes Date 29-Dec-2017 25-Jan-2019 25-Jan-2019 31-Mar-2023 IN00736470 ►Number of institutions and Government agencies connected to the Government Network (GovNet) (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 6.00 6.00 6.00 340.00 Date 29-Dec-2017 25-Jan-2019 25-Jan-2019 31-Mar-2023 e-Government IN00736452 ►Number of Government agencies using the G-Cloud Shared Infrastructure (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 20.00 Date 29-Dec-2017 25-Jan-2019 25-Jan-2019 31-Mar-2023 IN00736454 ►Number of national portal visitors per year (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 4,000,000.00 Date 29-Dec-2017 25-Jan-2019 25-Jan-2019 31-Mar-2023 IN00736459 ►Number of e-services developed under the project (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 4.00 Date 29-Dec-2017 25-Jan-2019 25-Jan-2019 31-Mar-2023 IN00736462 9/3/2019 Page 5 of 9 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Afghanistan Digital CASA Project (P156894) ►Number of online transactions per year under e-services developed by the project (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 2,000,000.00 Date 29-Dec-2017 25-Jan-2019 25-Jan-2019 31-Mar-2023 IN00736467 ►Bidding documents for the development of e-services incorporates specific provisions to train female staff (Yes/No, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value No No No Yes Date 29-Dec-2017 25-Jan-2019 25-Jan-2019 31-Mar-2023 Enabling Environment (Policy and Regulatory Frameworks) IN00736451 ►Tariff regulation issued (Yes/No, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value No No No Yes Date 29-Dec-2017 25-Jan-2019 25-Jan-2019 31-Mar-2023 IN00736456 ►Qualityof Service (QoS) Regulation Issued (Yes/No, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value No No No Yes Date 29-Dec-2017 25-Jan-2019 25-Jan-2019 31-Mar-2023 IN00736460 ►Interconnection regulation issued (Yes/No, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value No No No Yes Date 29-Dec-2017 25-Jan-2019 25-Jan-2019 31-Mar-2023 IN00736464 ►Allocation of 4G spectrum (Yes/No, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value No No No Yes Date 29-Dec-2017 25-Jan-2019 25-Jan-2019 31-Mar-2023 IN00736468 ►National Broadband Policy prepared and submitted for approval (Yes/No, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target 9/3/2019 Page 6 of 9 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Afghanistan Digital CASA Project (P156894) Value No No No Yes Date 29-Dec-2017 25-Jan-2019 25-Jan-2019 31-Mar-2023 Project Management and Institutional Strengthening IN00736450 ►Number of MCIT and ATRA officials trained (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 500.00 Date 29-Dec-2017 25-Jan-2019 25-Jan-2019 31-Mar-2023 IN00736457 of which percent female (Percentage, Custom Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 30.00 IN00736461 ►Users report satisfaction with the services (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 50.00 Date 29-Dec-2017 25-Jan-2019 25-Jan-2019 31-Mar-2023 IN00736465 Users report satisfaction with the services (Component 1: Connectivity) (Percentage, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 50.00 Date 29-Dec-2017 25-Jan-2019 25-Jan-2019 31-Mar-2023 IN00736469 Users report satisfaction with the services (Component 2: e-Government) (Percentage, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 50.00 Date 29-Dec-2017 25-Jan-2019 25-Jan-2019 31-Mar-2023 IN00736471 ►Grievances addressed within stipulated time (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 80.00 Date 29-Dec-2017 25-Jan-2019 25-Jan-2019 31-Mar-2023 Overall Comments IR 9/3/2019 Page 7 of 9 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Afghanistan Digital CASA Project (P156894) The team will update the progress for the intermediate results indicators during the upcoming mission in September 2019. Data on Financial Performance Disbursements (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed % Disbursed P156894 IDA-D2820 Effective USD 51.00 51.00 0.00 0.67 48.05 1.4% Key Dates (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Orig. Closing Date Rev. Closing Date P156894 IDA-D2820 Effective 28-Mar-2018 10-Apr-2018 15-May-2018 31-Mar-2023 31-Mar-2023 Cumulative Disbursements 9/3/2019 Page 8 of 9 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Afghanistan Digital CASA Project (P156894) Restructuring History There has been no restructuring to date. Related Project(s) There are no related projects. 9/3/2019 Page 9 of 9