Digital Federated States of Micronesia Project

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The objective of the Digital Federated States of Micronesia Project for Micronesia is to expand access to the internet, promote private sector investment in digital services, and establish the critical foundations for digital government services and the digital economy in the Recipient’s territory. The Project has four components. 1. National Digital Connectivity Infrastructure component will support the development of climate and disaster resilient national digital connectivity infrastructure. The activities are designed to maximize benefits for public institutions, private sector businesses and to leverage the private sector to address bottlenecks within different parts of the digital connectivity value chain which have the largest impact on costs, competitiveness and reliability of internet connectivity, including in remote underserved areas and on outer islands. 2. Digital Government Platform component will support a program of activities designed to develop the Recipient’s National and State governments’ digital capabilities. It will finance a range of interventions and investments beginning with the development and implementation of a nationwide Digital Government Strategic Framework (DGSF). 3. Enabling Environment for Digital Government and Digital Economy component will support the carrying out a program of activities designed to strengthen the Recipient’s enabling environment for digital government and the digital economy. It will also provide ongoing support to traditional regulatory priorities for the telecommunications sector, particularly to promote investment, technological innovation and evolution, and the long-term interests of users of digital services. 4. Project Management component will support (a) the Project Implementation Unit (PIU) on management and implementation of the Project, including financing of training and operating costs and (b) the Central Implementation Unit (CIU) with regard to preparatory and implementation activities related to the Project, as well as other projects financed by Bank, including financing of training and operating costs.