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ICT and Aid Effectiveness: The Experience of the Development Gateway Carlos A. Primo Braga Director, Informatics Program Information Solutions Group The World Bank High-Level Forum on Harmonization February 24-25, 2003 Rome, Italy The Challenge of Coordination Outline International Cooperation in ICT for Development The Development Gateway Foundation The Development Gateway Portal and Aid Effectiveness - Transparency and coordination (AiDA and dgMarket) Knowledge sharing: communities of practice/interest and international aid Capacity building: the role of country gateways Monitoring and evaluation (e.g., MDGs) International Cooperation in ICT for Development  Recent efforts of donor coordination - G8 Dot Force - UN-ICT Task Force  Knowledge sharing, data coordination and monitoring - exchange of best practices in KM/ICT for development (e.g.,Global Knowledge Partnership) - joint databases (e.g., AiDA/Development Gateway) - MDGs (UNDP, World Bank, IMF, etc.)  Policy coordination - OECD, e-ASEAN, NEPAD, e-ANDEAN, etc.  Support for pilot initiatives - infoDev, UNDP, UNESCO, ITU, etc. - G8’s led efforts (local content, education, e-government…)  Public-private partnerships - WEF, Development Gateway Foundation The Development Gateway Foundation The Development Gateway Portal The Development Gateway Portal Portal traffic, 2002 – A year of growth Dec 01 to Dec 02 Growth Increase, in page views 1,800,000 1,600,000 1,400,000 1,200,000 1,000,000 800,000 600,000 400,000 200,000 0 A typical day on the site: • 5,000 unique visitors generate 10,000 sessions • • • • • Pages of the site viewed 60,000 times 130 new members join the community 20 companies sign up for dgMarket alerts 600 searches performed in AiDA Content accessed 2,000 times A growing community 40,000 35,000 30,000 25,000 20,000 15,000 10,000 5,000 0 Ju ly Au gu Se st pt em be r O ct ob er No ve m De be r ce m be r De ce m be Ja r nu a Fe ry br ua ry M ar ch Ap ril M ay Ju ne Ju ly Au Se gus t pt em be r O ct o No ber ve m De be r ce m be r De ce m be Ja r nu a Fe ry br ua ry M ar ch Ap ril M ay Ju ne Page views Visitor sessions Unique visitors Members 345% 278% 269% 794% The Development Gateway Portal AiDA Largest source of public information on development activities  Offers access to 410,246 current and past development activities from a range of donors  Information organized by country, sector, funding organization, activity status, or date  Potential to reduce duplication of efforts and enables better-informed decisions by offering a picture of past, previous, and upcoming projects in a country or sector The bottom line: better coordination, standards for information sharing, more effective aid Understanding user needs 45% OECD-DAC/AiDA case study in Mali improves our understanding of NGO needs. NGOs will use data to help them modify and adapt their projects. 80% consult electronic sources for detailed descriptions, project location and funding as well as evaluations. 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% OUI 40% 35% 30% 25% 20% 15% 10% 5% 0% Internet 43% CD ROM Papier 37% 20% 72% 28% NON Customized AiDA views Customized AiDA views for UN ICT Task Force and DFID. Both demonstrate how AiDA content can be leveraged to meet the needs of different audiences. This service enables organizations to provide access to information in their sites and avoid large investments in building their own infrastructure. Trade Capacity Building window AiDA window to OECD-WTO Trade Capacity Building database provide complementary view with additional metadata and tools to analyze data. DG provides added value through presentation and reporting tools that enable analysis and provide insight about trade activities. Who is using AiDA and how Urban development specialist used AiDA to prepare background document for discussions between World Bank, UN Habitat, SIDA and DFID on urban assistance. Extracted information for activities in: urban transport, housing finance, upgrading, urban water and sanitation, broad-based municipal infrastructure, municipal management/finance, cadastre mapping, land tenure, reconstruction. Access to information in one place reduced time spent to assemble report with  Overview of activities starting in 2000 and 2001: country, description, donor, loan amount and cost of project,  tables with loan and project amounts by urban sector organization country Who is using AiDA and how Source: JL Jorgenson Water consultant preparing report for Kyoto Summit obtained information from AiDA to map distribution of water projects. AiDA is source for about 80% of information used for this map. The chart presents the number of three types of water projects (water supply and sanitation, water resources and agricultural water resources) against the freshwater resource levels available in each country. The Development Gateway Portal dgMarket Transparency and efficiency in government procurement  Unprecedented access to procurement opportunities for businesses around the world  Provides procurement solutions as a free service  Sets tender information exchange standards  To date, carries about 30,000 current tender notices, with a total contract volume of $200 billion  Summaries of tender notices free to all users and available in nine languages The bottom line: increased transparency and access, more economic opportunities The Development Gateway Portal Development Topics  Diverse resources, viewpoints, and practical knowledge -contributed by users around the world  Increased collaboration and dialogue among a range of different stakeholders  To date, 31 development topics featuring over 22,000 content items, with 35,000 members from 180 countries The bottom line: shared information, communities of practice, partnerships The Development Gateway Portal Aid Effectiveness Topic Page The Development Gateway Portal Country Gateways National initiatives that focus on local development issues  Independently owned and operated partners of the Development Gateway  Built on broad public-private partnerships  Facilitate the effective use of ICT for sustainable development and poverty reduction at the local level  A country-level portal and other online and offline initiatives  To date, 43 Country Gateways in different stages of planning and implementation The bottom line: local knowledge, global reach, shared solutions, capacity building Country Gateways: The Example of Australia Role of Country Gateways In Donor Coordination Case Study – Romania Country Gateway Current Status: - Analyzed donor demand for project data and assessed local data availability - Started developing a demo project information database using AiDA technology and a sample of AiDA records about Romania Next Steps: - Turn the demo into a full scale local project database, based on donors’ user feedback and support - Integrate the project database with other Country Gateway portal components (local dgMarket, NGO database, development content) - Facilitate the two way exchange of data (global/AiDA and country level project data) M&E and Aid Coordination Additional Tools Facilitating coordination among agencies, at country level and at regional level Platforms for monitoring MDGs Aid Harmonization Platform Development Agency Aid Harmonization Site  Answers to the needs of Donors to harmonize operational policies and procedures to reduce transaction costs and improve effectiveness of development assistance Tool to facilitate the harmonization efforts of its subscribed members  Although accessible to the general public, it is collectively owned by its members, who regulate its content and accessibility OECS Secretariat: Aid Coordination Page Afghanistan Reconstruction Gateway A partnership of the Development Gateway, World Bank and UNDP  A two phased program intended to provide support for donor coordination in the Reconstruction of Afghanistan Phase 1 – Aid Coordination Knowledge-base Phase 2 – Aid Coordination System (lifecycle)  Integrates structured information of donor programs on the ground with “soft” unstructured information: Needs assessments Sector strategies Project Documents & Progress Reports Donor Profiles ARG - Aid Coordination Knowledgebase Government Inputs Donor & NGO Inputs Needs Data Unique id $$1 V1 V3 V3 V3 Donor Pledge Table Meta-Data ensures Tight Integration Needs Assessments Assistance Strategy National Dev. Framework  …. Program Documents Allocated/Planned Data Unique id $$1 V1 V3 V3 V3 Sector Strategy Implementation Strategy  ….. Project Documents Execution Data Unique id $$1 V1 V3 V3 V3 Progress Reports Evaluation Reports Procurement Documents DAD DG Platform ARG - Aid Coordination System (Phase II) ARG Collaborative Workspace ARG Afghanistan GIS Portal Monitoring & Evaluation Data Feedback Loop Afghanistan Reconstruction Gateway Development Indicators Audit Reports Management Reports Sector Team Inputs DG Platform Implementation Inputs Project Coordination Platform Millennium Project Team • An Intranet to facilitate communication within and across the MDG 10 Project Team Task Forces • Task Force members can be in different locations and prefer to use the Internet for collaboration and sharing documents • The Gateway developed an intranet with collaboration tools including view news, events, Task Force documents, a reference library archives of the email discussion group • Documents posted on the Task Force Homepage are password protected and can only be viewed by members of that Task Force Monitoring Policies for achieving the MDGs The Global Monitoring Platform   Created in response to request from the Development Committee in cooperation with partners Focus on two main facets of a development strategy: (a) creating a good investment climate—macro and trade policies, public sector governance, private sector and infrastructure policies; (b) empowering and investing in poor people—human capital development, social protection, inclusion; plus the environment    The platform can provide a framework for benchmarking performance of developing and developed countries It can assist improving the effectiveness of relevant policies affecting the MDGs Currently, work is underway in the identification of relevant policies and the most effective activities, for each target Final Remarks  ICT: Not a “silver bullet” for aid coordination, but it can enable useful tools to advance this agenda;  The experience of the Development Gateway underscores: The importance of leadership and long-term commitment; The advantages of standard setting in a networked environment; The critical role of trust among stakeholders; The importance of complementing donor coordinated efforts with investments in capacity building that support ownership of systems at country level. Contact … more information More information – Development Gateway Foundation www.dgfoundation.org Development Gateway Portal www.developmentgateway.org