ICT as an Enabler of Transformation in Ethiopia

Over the last two decades, Ethiopia has achieved remarkable progress toward social and economic indicators. Analytical evidence shows that development projects with a significant information and communication technology (ICT) component have a highe...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Lixi, Marc, Dahan, Mariana
Format:	Other Infrastructure Study
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:	ACCESS TARIFF ACCESS TO CAPITAL ACCESS TO INFORMATION ACTION PLAN ADSL AFFORDABLE ACCESS AGENTS ANIMATION APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT BACK-OFFICE BACKBONE BACKBONE NETWORKS BANDWIDTH BASIC BROADBAND BROADCASTING BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT BUSINESS ENVIRONMENTS BUSINESS MODEL BUSINESS MODELS BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES BUSINESS PROCESS BUSINESS PROCESS OUTSOURCING BUSINESS SYSTEMS BUSINESSES CALL CENTERS CAPABILITIES CAPACITY BUILDING CAPACITY-BUILDING CATALYTIC ROLE CELLPHONE CITIES COLLABORATION COMMERCE COMMODITY COMMUNICATION SKILLS COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS COMMUNITIES COMMUNITY ACCESS COMPETITION LAW COMPETITIVENESS COMPONENTS COMPUTERS COMPUTING CONNECTIVITY CONTENT DEVELOPMENT CONTENT PRODUCTION COST CONTROL CUSTOM CUSTOMER SEGMENTS DATA ENTRY DATABASE CREATION DIGITAL DIGITAL DIVIDE DIGITAL MEDIUM DIGITAL SIGNATURE DISTANCE EDUCATION DVD E-COMMERCE E-COMMERCE DEVELOPMENT E-GOVERNMENT E-SERVICES ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ELECTRICITY EMBEDDED SYSTEMS ENABLING ENVIRONMENT ENGINEERING ENGINEERS ENTERTAINMENT ENTREPRENEURIAL SKILLS EQUIPMENT FIBER OPTICS FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FINANCIAL PRODUCTS FINANCIAL RESOURCES FINANCIAL SERVICES FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT FOREIGN INVESTMENT GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS GLOBAL COMPETITIVENESS GLOBAL ECONOMY GLOBAL MARKET GOVERNMENT ENTITIES GOVERNMENT OFFICE GOVERNMENT SERVICES GROWTH CYCLE GROWTH PATH HACKING HIGH-SPEED HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS HUMAN RESOURCE HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT ICT IMAGE IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION INFORMATION SERVICES INFORMATION SOCIETY INFORMATION SYSTEMS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES INFRASTRUCTURE ACCESS INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT INFRASTRUCTURE MANAGEMENT INNOVATION INNOVATIONS INSTALLATION INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORKS INSTRUCTION INSURANCE SYSTEM INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS INTERFACE INTERNATIONAL BEST PRACTICES INTERNET ACCESS INTEROPERABILITY INVENTORY IP IT SERVICES IT SPENDING KNOWLEDGE BASE KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER LEARNING LEGAL FRAMEWORK LITERACY LITERACY RATE MANUFACTURING MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY MARKET INFORMATION MARKETPLACES MEDIA MEDIUM ENTERPRISES MOBILE APPLICATION MOBILE APPLICATIONS MOBILE DEVICES MOBILE PHONE MOBILE PHONES MOBILE SERVICES NETWORK ANALYSIS NETWORK TRAFFIC NETWORKING NEW TECHNOLOGIES OFFICE OPERATIONS ONE-STOP SHOP OPEN GOVERNMENT OPEN MARKET OUTSOURCING PC PCS PDF PENETRATION RATES PHYSICAL GOODS PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE POLICY FORMULATION PORTALS POSITIVE EXTERNALITIES PPPS PRIVACY PRIVATE INVESTMENT PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT PRODUCTIVITY PROGRAMS PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION QUALITY OF SERVICE R&AMP;D RADIO RADIO FREQUENCY RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT REGULATORY FRAMEWORKS RELIABILITY RELIABLE TECHNOLOGIES RESULT RESULTS RFID RURAL DIGITAL DIVIDE SATELLITE SEARCH SENSORS SERVER SERVICE DELIVERY SERVICES TO CITIZENS SERVICES TO USERS SILOS SITES SOFTWARE DEVELOPERS SUPPLY CHAIN SYSTEMS INTEGRATION TAGGING TAX INCENTIVES TELECENTERS TELECOM TELECOM INFRASTRUCTURE TELECOM SECTOR TELECOM SERVICES TELECOMMUNICATION TELECOMMUNICATIONS TELECOMS TELEMEDICINE TELEVISION TIME PERIOD UNIQUE IDENTIFIERS USER USER EXPERIENCE USES VIDEO WEB WEBSITE WIRELESS WWW
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/01/19794698/ict-enabler-transformation-ethiopia http://hdl.handle.net/10986/20076

Description
Summary:	Over the last two decades, Ethiopia has achieved remarkable progress toward social and economic indicators. Analytical evidence shows that development projects with a significant information and communication technology (ICT) component have a higher potential to achieve greater outcomes on the ground than the ones not supported by ICT. This is why the Government of Ethiopia sees ICT within the broader context of its socioeconomic development objectives and believes that it should take advantage of today's most innovative and reliable technologies to accelerate the rate of economic growth and alleviate poverty in the country. The Government of Ethiopia has requested the ICT sector unit of the World Bank to prepare a comprehensive report on how ICT can be used to achieve a true transformation of the Ethiopian economy and society. Therefore, this report explores how ICT can be leveraged to foster the development of an ICT-enabled industry and the private sector in general, to enhance public sector performance, to develop the agriculture and health sectors, and finally how all these efforts can lead to the emergence of an open innovation ecosystem. This report takes stock of current and recently-launched ICT initiatives in Ethiopia and develops sector-specific recommendations based on international best practices that help leverage the transformative power of ICT to improve the social and economic well-being of citizens and achieve rapid and sustainable socioeconomic development. The report explores following topics: background in chapter one, presents fostering the development of ICT-enabled industry and the private sector in chapter two. Chapter three deals with enhancing the performance of the public sector. Chapter four is developing the health sector. Chapter five deals with agricultural and rural development. Chapter six helps in creating an open innovation ecosystem; and chapter seven presents recommendations for ICT-enabled transformation in Ethiopia.

ICT as an Enabler of Transformation in Ethiopia

Similar Items