Mongolia : e-Government and Digital Transformation
The knowledge and support technical assistance (TA) will aid in Mongolia's digital transformation and support the Government of Mongolia's "digital nation" plan by building capacity at the Ministry of Digital Development and Communications (MDDC). The TA will help (i) reengineer business processes to improve the delivery of digital government services; (ii) strengthen the government's ability to respond to cybersecurity threats; and (iii) facilitate stakeholders' adaption to digitalization to improve government services and productivity. The TA is aligned with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) country partnership strategy for Mongolia for 2021-2024.
Project Details
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Project Officer
Hodge, Matthew W.
Sectors Group
Request for information -
Country/Economy
Mongolia -
Sector
- Public sector management
- Project Name
- e-Government and Digital Transformation
- Project Number
- 55211-001
- Country / Economy
- Mongolia
- Project Status
- Active
- Project Type / Modality of Assistance
- Technical Assistance
- Source of Funding / Amount
TA 10021-MON: e-Government and Digital Transformation Source Amount Technical Assistance Special Fund US$ 1.00 million - Operational Priorities
- OP1: Addressing remaining poverty and reducing inequalities
- OP2: Accelerating progress in gender equality
- OP4: Making cities more livable
- OP6: Strengthening governance and institutional capacity
- OP7: Fostering regional cooperation and integration
- 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 - ICT strategy and policy, and capacity development
Public sector management / Public administration
- Gender
- Some gender elements
- Description
- The knowledge and support technical assistance (TA) will aid in Mongolia's digital transformation and support the Government of Mongolia's "digital nation" plan by building capacity at the Ministry of Digital Development and Communications (MDDC). The TA will help (i) reengineer business processes to improve the delivery of digital government services; (ii) strengthen the government's ability to respond to cybersecurity threats; and (iii) facilitate stakeholders' adaption to digitalization to improve government services and productivity. The TA is aligned with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) country partnership strategy for Mongolia for 2021-2024.
- Project Rationale and Linkage to Country/Regional Strategy
- The TA is aligned with ADB's Strategy 2030. It complements regional cooperation initiatives on digital transformation, such as the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) Digital Strategy 2030 and CAREC Integrated Trade Agenda 2030. Experience and lessons from this TA will be shared at regional knowledge events. Past ADB TA projects for digital transformation offer useful lessons on the importance of conducting diagnostic studies, leveraging strategic knowledge partnerships, pilot-testing innovative technologies for potential scale-up, and engaging stakeholders from the start. In Mongolia, policy coherence, development partner coordination to build on each other's platforms, capacity-building, and a user-friendly system were underscored to ensure sustainability of TA's outcomes.
- Impact
Effective and efficient e-governance for a digital era increased
Cybersecurity strengthened
Government services digitalized and public sector productivity supported
Project Outcome
- Description of Outcome
Digitalization of government services and enabling environment for a digital economy enhanced
- Progress Toward Outcome
- Through the Ministry of Digital Development and Communications (MDDC), the Government of Mongolia remains committed to improve its digital transformation.
Implementation Progress
- Description of Project Outputs
Public sector business processes improved
Capacity to respond to digital security threats strengthened
Knowledge on adaption to digitalization in public institutions enhanced
- Status of Implementation Progress (Outputs, Activities, and Issues)
As of 14 September 2023, the following activities were completed under the TA:
(i) Engagement of a resource person who provided technical services and organizational logistics support to MDDC for the coordination and delivery of a series of high-level forums and events during the ICT Forum and Ministers Meeting at the ICT Expo 2023: Mindgolia.
(ii) Ongoing engagement of the TA coordinator who will provide overall TA management, coordination, and logistics support to relevant agencies for effective organization of capacity building activities; facilitate communication between consultants, participating governments, and ADB; and monitor and prepare progress report on deliverables. The CSRN was posted on 14 May 2023 and contract negotiations is in progress.
(iii) Ongoing engagement of a consulting firm for the business process reengineering for e-business platform. The single-stage request for proposal was posted on 8 September 2023 and deadline to receive proposals is on 29 September 2023.
- Geographical Location
- Nation-wide
Summary of Environmental and Social Aspects
- Environmental Aspects
- Involuntary Resettlement
- Indigenous Peoples
Stakeholder Communication, Participation, and Consultation
- During Project Design
- Design of the TA considered ADB's previous engagement with various ministries and agencies in Mongolia through projects with ICT- and system upgrade components, as well as TA projects to accelerate digital transformation and digital trade.
- During Project Implementation
- TA implementation will involve close coordination MDDC, with other ministries and agencies under ADB's ongoing initiatives, and with other development partners to create synergies and ensure coherence.
Business Opportunities
- Procurement
- ADB will engage the consultants and carry out procurement following the ADB Procurement Policy (2017, as amended from time to time) and its associated project administration instructions and/or staff instructions.
Contact
- Responsible ADB Officer
- Hodge, Matthew W.
- Responsible ADB Department
- Sectors Group
- Responsible ADB Division
- Public Sector Management and Governance Sector Office (SG-PSMG)
- Executing Agencies
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Ministry of Digital Development and Communications
Timetable
- Concept Clearance
- 18 Jul 2022
- Fact Finding
- 17 Aug 2022 to 17 Aug 2022
- MRM
- -
- Approval
- 08 Dec 2022
- Last Review Mission
- -
- Last PDS Update
- 20 Sep 2023
Funding
TA 10021-MON
| Approval | Signing Date | Effectivity Date | Closing | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Original | Revised | Actual | |||
| 08 Dec 2022 | 19 Dec 2022 | 19 Dec 2022 | 31 Dec 2025 | - | - |
| ADB | Cofinancing | Counterpart | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gov | Beneficiaries | Project Sponsor | Others | |||
| 1,000,000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1,000,000.00 |
| Date | Amount |
|---|---|
| 12 Aug 2024 | 458,040.63 |
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| Title | Document Type | Document Date |
|---|---|---|
| e-Government and Digital Transformation: Technical Assistance Report | Technical Assistance Reports | Dec 2022 |
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Tenders
| Tender Title | Type | Status | Posting Date | Deadline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strategic Blueprint: Investing in Mongolia's ICT Future | Firm - Consulting | Closed | ||
| Communication and Outreach Expert | Individual - Consulting | Closed | ||
| Business Process Reengineering for E-business Platform | Firm - Consulting | Closed | ||
| TA Implementation Coordinator | 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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| Capacity Development Technical Assistance | Technical Assistance 10021 | 27 Oct 2023 | Golab (MONGOLIA) in association with HumanAI Technologies PTE. LTD. (SINGAPORE) | City Tower 1501, Sukhbaatar District, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia | Ministry of Digital Development and Communications | 397,835.00 | — |
Procurement Plan
None currently available.