Uzbekistan : Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in Basic Education
The Project will improve the quality, relevance and equitable access of basic education for all students, including students in poor and remote areas. The outcome of the Project is to improve learning through ICT use in priority subject areas in grades 5-9 in project schools with a pro-poor focus. The Project comprises four components: (i) establishment of school clusters for ICT; (ii) strengthening teacher and staff development for ICT; (iii) learning materials development; and (iv) capacity building and management support.
Project Details
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Project Officer
Prina, Manuela
Central and West Asia Department
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Country/Economy
Uzbekistan -
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Sector
- Education
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| Project Name | Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in Basic Education | ||||
| Project Number | 37698-012 | ||||
| Country / Economy | Uzbekistan |
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| Project Status | Closed | ||||
| Project Type / Modality of Assistance | Technical Assistance |
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| Strategic Agendas | Inclusive economic growth |
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| Drivers of Change | Gender Equity and Mainstreaming Knowledge solutions |
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| Sector / Subsector | Education / Pre-primary and primary |
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| Gender | Some gender elements | ||||
| Description | The Project will improve the quality, relevance and equitable access of basic education for all students, including students in poor and remote areas. The outcome of the Project is to improve learning through ICT use in priority subject areas in grades 5-9 in project schools with a pro-poor focus. The Project comprises four components: (i) establishment of school clusters for ICT; (ii) strengthening teacher and staff development for ICT; (iii) learning materials development; and (iv) capacity building and management support. | ||||
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| Environment | C |
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| Consulting Services | The TA will require 43 person-months (pm) of consulting services, consisting of 17 pm of international consultants and 26 pm of domestic consultants. The international consultants will have expertise including that in ICT strategy in basic education, integrating ICT in learning and teaching including curriculum and content development, capacity building (teaching and management), institutional development, financial sustainability, hardware and support, and economic and financial analysis. A firm of international consultants in association with domestic consultants will be engaged in accordance with ADB's Guidelines on the Use of Consultants. |
| Responsible ADB Officer | Prina, Manuela |
| Responsible ADB Department | Central and West Asia Department |
| Responsible ADB Division | Public Management, Financial Sector and Trade Division, CWRD |
| Executing Agencies |
Ministry of Public Education R. Aklidinov 5,Mustakillik Maydoni Tashkent 700008 Ministry of Public Education Mustakilik Maidony, 5 Tashkent 700078 Republic of Uzbekistan |
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| Concept Clearance | 09 Mar 2004 |
| Fact Finding | 12 Oct 2004 to 29 Oct 2004 |
| MRM | - |
| Approval | 17 Dec 2004 |
| Last Review Mission | - |
| PDS Creation Date | 24 Aug 2006 |
| Last PDS Update | 31 Jan 2007 |
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| Approval | Signing Date | Effectivity Date | Closing | ||
| Original | Revised | Actual | |||
| 17 Dec 2004 | 12 Feb 2005 | 12 Feb 2005 | 28 Feb 2006 | 28 Feb 2007 | 11 Jul 2007 |
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| ADB | Cofinancing | Counterpart | Total | Date | Amount | |||
| Gov | Beneficiaries | Project Sponsor | Others | |||||
| 600,000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 600,000.00 | 17 Jun 2022 | 551,930.57 |
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| Title | Document Type | Document Date |
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| Preparing the Information and Communications Technology in Basic Education Project | Technical Assistance Reports | Dec 2004 |
| ICT in Basic Education Project Feasibility Study | Consultants' Reports | May 2005 |
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Evaluation Documents See also: Independent Evaluation
| Title | Document Type | Document Date |
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| Uzbekistan: Information and Communications Technology in Basic Education Project | Validations of Project Completion Reports | Dec 2013 |
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