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ICT Human Resources Development

The project is a component of the national ICT Policy Implementation Strategy and targeted at developing the human capacities in new technologies. The objective is to create ICT for development specialists, aware of possibilities of new technologies in reducing poverty and in developing the processes of public administration.

Intended outputs are:

  1. Definition of training packages for educating trainers, civil society trainees and public servants with various technical backgrounds.
  2. Training of ICT specialists (teachers).
  3. Web portal elaborated with relevant and up-to-date information about ICTs for development practitioners;
  4. 25 trainers, 500 certified students (ICT for Development operators) and 1000 public servants successfully trained.

Three training institutions will be established to ensure even geographic distribution of access to training and two additional existing public administration training institutions will be chosen to deliver training packages.

Donor Project Number: 00013710 - MOZ/02/002

Mozambique Budget Project Number: 00039087

Donor: UNDP

Project Internet Link: www.infopol.gov.mz

Duration: 01.01.2006 – 30.06.2008

Project Status: Ongoing

Funding Type: Grant off Budget (for 2007) Project

Total Project Funding: US $ 1.498.000

Total Committed (UN Core Funding): US $ 1.498.000

Total Disbursed: US $ 799.137

Total Disbursed until end of 2004: US $ 0

Undisbursed: US $ 698.863

Partners/Donors:

  • Partner name: Italy
  • Committed funds (up to date): US $ 1.498.000
  • Donor Project Number: 7985

Disbursements to Date (Year):

Quarter 1

2007

Quarter 2

2007

Quarter 3

2007

Quarter 4

2007

Total 2007

299.137

300.000

200.000

300.000

1.099.137

UNDP Contact: John Ngahu

Telephone: +258 21 481 404

Email: john.ngahu@undp.org

DAC Codes and Sector: 11110 Education policy and administrative management

Government Counterpart: Institutions and Agencies

Location:

Cabo Delgado (Cidade de Pemba)

Zambézia (Cidade de Quelimane)

MDG's:

  • Goal 1: Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
    Target 1: Halve, between 1990 and 2015, the proportion of people whose income is less than one dollar a day
  • Goal 8: Develop a Global Partnership for Development
    Target 18: In co-operation with the private sector, make available the benefits of new technologies, especially information and communications

Comments: The project is fully funded by Italy. Up to 2006 Italy was responsible for reporting disbursements. As from 2007 UNDP is responsible for reporting on disbursements.

Last Update: 15.08.2007

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