ABOUT PROJECT

Bring Mongolia’s digital government to the next phase of a whole-of-government approach for digitalization, expands the scope to include the development of a digital economy for the country’s economic diversification and competitiveness, and for digital-enabled jobs and growth.

LEGAL STATUS

The Parliament of Mongolia approved a law on Smart Government II Project Financial Agreement between Mongolia and International Development Association on January 10, 2023.

 


DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE

The Project Development Objective (PDO) of this Project is to improve the quality and efficiency of online public services to citizens and businesses, and to increase digital skills and digital-enabled jobs in Mongolia.


TIMELINE:

2023-2027


FINANCING:

International Development Association credit ($40.7 million)


IMPLEMENTING AGENCY:

Ministry of Digital Development, Innovation and Communications (management&coordination)


BENEFICIARY AGENCIES:
  • Ministry of Digital Development, Innovation and Communications
  • Cabinet Secretariat of Government of Mongolia
  • Ministry of Economy and Development
  • Ministry of Finance, State Procurement Agency
  • Ministry of Environment and Climate change
  • Independent Authority Against Corruption
  • General Authority for  State Registration

COMPONENTS

COMPONENTS
COMPONENT 1: Enabling Environment for Digital Transformation

  • 1.1 Strengthen Policies and Regulations for Digital Transformation
  • 1.2 Change and Stakeholder Management for the Project’s Digital Government Investments
  • 1.3 Promote Online Engagement/Participation of Citizens

COMPONENT 2: Transforming Digital Government
  • 2.1 Improve Usability of Digital Public Services and Provide Strategic Services;
  • 2.2 Upgrade GoM’s National and Disaster Recovery Data Centers;
  • Investment support to establish an Innovation Support Program;
  • 2.3 Set up a Cybersecurity Incidence Response Team and Strengthen Security of State Registration Data;

COMPONENT 3: Growing the Digital Economy
  • 3.1 Digital Skills Training for Civil Servants and Citizens;
  • 3.2 Digital-enabled Jobs for 3,000 Youths;
  • 3.3 Support Small and Medium Enterprises to Adopt Digital Solutions.

COMPONENT 4: Project Management Support
COMPONENT 5: Contingent Emergency Response


OUTCOME
Digital-enabled Jobs
  • Create 3,000 digital-enabled jobs for youths (especially women) and support Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) to adopt digital solutions to improve their productivity, competitiveness, and operational resiliency.

INCREASED DIGITAL SKILLS
  • Increased Digital Skills Training for Government and Citizens.

Cost-efficiency savings
  • Cost-efficiency savings from use of the shared cloud computing platform by GoM agencies.

  • IMPROVE ONLINE PUBLIC SERVICES
    • Improve the quality and efficiency of online public services to citizens and businesses