Regional : Assessing Impact of Digitalization on Business Resilience and Consumer Welfare during COVID-19 Pandemic
The knowledge and support technical assistance (TA) will support research on role of online platforms in fostering micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) resilience, competitiveness and consumer welfare in ADB's developing member countries (DMCs) in the context of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic.
Project Details
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Project Officer
Elhan-Kayalar, Yesim M.
Economic Research and Development Impact Department
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Country/Economy
Regional -
Sector
- Industry and trade
| Project Name | Assessing Impact of Digitalization on Business Resilience and Consumer Welfare during COVID-19 Pandemic | ||||||||
| Project Number | 54403-001 | ||||||||
| Country / Economy | Regional Indonesia Mongolia Philippines |
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| Project Status | Active | ||||||||
| Project Type / Modality of Assistance | Technical Assistance |
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| Operational Priorities | OP1: Addressing remaining poverty and reducing inequalities OP2: Accelerating progress in gender equality OP3: Tackling climate change, building climate and disaster resilience, and enhancing environmental sustainability OP6: Strengthening governance and institutional capacity OP7: Fostering regional cooperation and integration |
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| Sector / Subsector |
Industry and trade / Industry and trade sector development - Small and medium enterprise development Information and communication technology / ICT industries and ICT-enabled services |
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| Gender | Some gender elements | ||||||||
| Description | The knowledge and support technical assistance (TA) will support research on role of online platforms in fostering micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) resilience, competitiveness and consumer welfare in ADB's developing member countries (DMCs) in the context of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. | ||||||||
| Project Rationale and Linkage to Country/Regional Strategy | The TA is in line with Strategy 2030 goals (i.e., promoting innovative technologies and strengthening knowledge services), and the digital technology opportunities integrated in ADB's transformative agenda. | ||||||||
| Impact | MSME resilience and consumer welfare during shocks (such as the COVID-19 pandemic) enhanced |
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| Project Outcome | |
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| Description of Outcome | DMCs'' understanding of optimal policy responses to shocks improved |
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| Implementation Progress | |
| Description of Project Outputs | Research outputs based on Alibaba data shared with DMCs Research outputs based on GoJek, Grab data shared with DMCs |
| Status of Implementation Progress (Outputs, Activities, and Issues) | |
| Geographical Location | Indonesia - Nation-wide; Mongolia - Nation-wide; Philippines - Nation-wide |
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| Involuntary Resettlement | |
| Indigenous Peoples | |
| Stakeholder Communication, Participation, and Consultation | |
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| Responsible ADB Officer | Elhan-Kayalar, Yesim M. |
| Responsible ADB Department | Economic Research and Development Impact Department |
| Responsible ADB Division | Office of the Chief Economist and Director General, ERDI (EROD) |
| Executing Agencies |
Asian Development Bank |
| Timetable | |
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| Concept Clearance | 19 Nov 2020 |
| Fact Finding | 30 Sep 2020 to 30 Sep 2020 |
| MRM | - |
| Approval | 13 Apr 2021 |
| Last Review Mission | - |
| Last PDS Update | 14 Apr 2021 |
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| Approval | Signing Date | Effectivity Date | Closing | ||
| Original | Revised | Actual | |||
| 13 Apr 2021 | - | 13 Apr 2021 | 30 Apr 2023 | 13 Apr 2025 | - |
| Financing Plan/TA Utilization | Cumulative Disbursements | |||||||
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| ADB | Cofinancing | Counterpart | Total | Date | Amount | |||
| Gov | Beneficiaries | Project Sponsor | Others | |||||
| 100,000.00 | 500,000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 600,000.00 | 05 May 2023 | 198,986.30 |
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| Title | Document Type | Document Date |
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| Assessing Impact of Digitalization on Business Resilience and Consumer Welfare during COVID-19 Pandemic: Technical Assistance Report | Technical Assistance Reports | Apr 2021 |
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Tenders
| Tender Title | Type | Status | Posting Date | Deadline |
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| Research Associate | Individual - Consulting | Closed | ||
| Writer/Editor | Individual - Consulting | Closed | ||
| Assessing Impact of Digitalization on Business Resilience and Consumer Welfare during COVID-19 Pandemic | Individual - Consulting | Closed | ||
| Assessing Impact of Digitalization on Business Resilience and Consumer Welfare during COVID-19 Pandemic | Individual - Consulting | Closed | ||
| Administrative Support | Individual - Consulting | Closed | ||
| Data Scientist Package | Individual - Consulting | Closed |
Contracts Awarded
| Contract Title | Approval Number | Contract Date | Contractor | Address | Executing Agency | Total Contract Amount (US$) | Contract Amount Financed by ADB (US$) |
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| RDTA | Technical Assistance 6728 | 16 Aug 2021 | SMERU Research Institute (The) | Jl. Cikini Raya No. 10A Jakarta, DKI Jakarta 10330 Indonesia | Asian Development Bank | 190,309.00 | — |
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