Regional: SASEC Information Highway Project (Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal)
This project aims to make ICT more accessible, affordable, inclusive, sustainable, and useful to remote and rural communities, entrepreneurs, and research and training institutes in all SASEC countries. It will deliver and facilitate modern broadband information, communication, and knowledge services within and across borders to governments, businesses, research institutes, and rural and remote communities. It is expected to help the SASEC countries improve their productivity and efficiency and participate fully in the global information economy.
| PROJECT DETAILS | ||
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Commitment Date Funding Type Country Sector Status Total Cost |
15 Dec 2008 Loan/Grant Regional ICT Closed $19.80 million | |
| KEY OUTPUTS |
SASEC Regional ICT Network with fiber optic network connecting the SASEC countries SASEC Village Network comprising of community e-centers, village portals, and knowledge database systems, and in-country agreements for transfer and operation SASEC Research and Training Network with university-based research and training centers in each SASEC country, a business linkage challenge fund, and online and off-line research and training programs |
| FINANCING |
$4.7 million (Asian Development Fund - Grant for Bhutan) $5 million (Asian Development Fund - Grant for Nepal) $2.87 million (Asian Development Fund - Loan for Bangladesh) $1.2 million (Government of Bhutan) $2.2 million (Government of Nepal) $1.1 million (Government of Bangladesh) $2.73 million (Government of India) |
