LB: Mobile Internet Ecosystem Project (MIEP)

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The objective of the Mobile Internet Ecosystem Project for Lebanon is to strengthen innovation and entrepreneurship in the Lebanese mobile Internet ecosystem. This project will include the following components: the first component is skills development and attraction of talent, this component targets the community of entrepreneurs, software developers and university graduates, and its main goals are to attract a sufficient number of members of these communities to the mobile internet industry, and to provide these communities with sufficient skills, capacity, and knowledge to develop mobile internet start-up projects; the second component is strengthening and growth of the mobile internet industry; the third component is enhancement of mobile internet enabling environment, this will assess Lebanon's competitive position in Information Communication Technologies (ICT) enabled industries to evaluate the potential of the country to use mobile Internet and other ICT platforms to increase its competitive position within the region and internationally; and the last component is project management, finances data collection on indicators to measure project progress and results and strengthens the Financial and Procurement Management Team's (FPMT) management capabilities.