Regional : SASEC Information Highway
The objective of the project preparatory (PP) TA is to help SASEC countries prepare an investment project that will (i) establish robust data interchange capacity between all four SASEC members with reduced cost and an increase in reliability and competition, replacing some microwave facilities and providing efficient access, with redundancy, to submarine cables for Nepal and Bhutan, and also reduce the dependency on satellite, enhanced local peering and reduction of latency; (ii) establish village networks for SASEC regional village communities to enable rural ICT development consistent with the Millennium Development Goals; and (iii) establish a regional ICT training and research center to provide a focal point for teaching, research, professional development and industry and government advice.
Project Details
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Project Officer
Nishimura, Taku
South Asia Department
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Project Name | SASEC Information Highway | ||||
Project Number | 40054-012 | ||||
Country / Economy | Regional |
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Project Status | Closed | ||||
Project Type / Modality of Assistance | Technical Assistance |
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Strategic Agendas | Inclusive economic growth Regional integration |
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Drivers of Change | Governance and capacity development Partnerships |
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Sector / Subsector | Information and communication technology / ICT industries and ICT-enabled services - ICT infrastructure - ICT strategy and policy, and capacity development |
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Gender | No gender elements | ||||
Description | The objective of the project preparatory (PP) TA is to help SASEC countries prepare an investment project that will (i) establish robust data interchange capacity between all four SASEC members with reduced cost and an increase in reliability and competition, replacing some microwave facilities and providing efficient access, with redundancy, to submarine cables for Nepal and Bhutan, and also reduce the dependency on satellite, enhanced local peering and reduction of latency; (ii) establish village networks for SASEC regional village communities to enable rural ICT development consistent with the Millennium Development Goals; and (iii) establish a regional ICT training and research center to provide a focal point for teaching, research, professional development and industry and government advice. The TA outputs will include (i) an investment plan for the SASEC regional exchange including in-country gateways and cross-border access links together with applicable peering arrangements and organizational model for operating the regional exchange; (ii) an investment plan for establishing village networks over SASEC countries including its operational design; (iii) an investment plan for establishing a regional research and training center including its mandate and organizational set-up and a business model to operate it on a financially self-sustainable manner; and (iv) a feasibility assessment of the integrated investment project package. |
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Geographical Location | Regional |
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Environment | B |
Involuntary Resettlement | C |
Indigenous Peoples | C |
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Consulting Services | The TA will require international consulting services of 12 person-months and national consulting services of 43 person-months engaged from an international firm in association with national firms in each SASEC country using the biodata technical proposal procedures based on the quality- and cost-based selection method in accordance with ADB?s Guidelines on the Use of Consultants. The international consultants will be (i) an ICT sector policy specialist (5 person-months), (ii) an ICT network specialist (5 person-months), and (iii) a telecenter specialist (2 person-months). The national consultants will be (i) four ICT technical specialist (5 person-months in India and 4 person-months in other countries), (ii) four telecenter specialists (2 person-months in each country), (iii) a project economists (3 person-months in India), (iv) a financial specialist (3 person-months in India), (v) four social development specialists (2 person-months in each country), and (vi) four environmental specialists (1 person-month in each country). |
Responsible ADB Officer | Nishimura, Taku |
Responsible ADB Department | South Asia Department |
Responsible ADB Division | Transport and Communications Division, SARD |
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Asian Development Bank |
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Concept Clearance | 11 Aug 2006 |
Fact Finding | 20 Sep 2006 to 20 Sep 2006 |
MRM | - |
Approval | 01 Dec 2006 |
Last Review Mission | - |
PDS Creation Date | 06 Dec 2007 |
Last PDS Update | 17 Oct 2008 |
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Approval | Signing Date | Effectivity Date | Closing | ||
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01 Dec 2006 | - | 01 Dec 2006 | 30 Jun 2007 | 31 Dec 2008 | 31 Mar 2009 |
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ADB | Cofinancing | Counterpart | Total | Date | Amount | |||
Gov | Beneficiaries | Project Sponsor | Others | |||||
0.00 | 500,000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 500,000.00 | 17 Jun 2022 | 453,394.35 |
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Title | Document Type | Document Date |
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Preparing the South Asia Subregional Economic Cooperation (SASEC) Information Highway Project | Consultants' Reports | Nov 2007 |
Preparing the South Asia Subregional Economic Cooperation Information Highway Project (Financed by the Government of the Republic of Korea) | Technical Assistance Reports | Nov 2006 |
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