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Digital Development Partnership Annual Review 2020 : Responding to the COVID-19 Crisis (English)

15 Jul 2024

The COVID-19 pandemic presented countries with unprecedented challenges this year, spurring widespread shutdowns, school and business closures, and job losses. Countries are facing an unprecedented economic downturn. Digital technologies have become a critical lifeline for people coping with social distancing. Digital Development Partnership (DDP) remained a key vehicle to deliver assistance and help countries respond quickly to the pandemic. In the midst of the crisis, DDP was able to use the program levers to channel support to where it is needed most and escalate solutions for the most vulnerable. The partnership continued to draw on experience and knowledge across sectors and regions to provide policy advice to our client countries and facilitate exchange of ideas and best practices. Throughout the past year, DDP continued to build strong partnerships with both public and private sectors. In March, Google joined DDP, bringing the number of private sector partners to three (GSMA and Microsoft were founding partners) and the total number of partners to 12. DDP's footprint in International Development Association (IDA) countries - as well as countries affected by fragile, conflict, and violence (FCV) - continued to expand. The teams are currently working with 50 plus client countries, most of which are in Africa - an expansion from around 25 active client relationships two years ago. The authors are also actively growing our portfolio in Latin America and the Caribbean, and Southeast Asia regions.
rule of law e-government digital government private sector development ict infrastructure world digitization digital economy strategy public sector management business enabling environment innovation and technology policy regulation and competition policy personal and property rights other transportation public administration - information and communications technologies other information and communications technologies judicial and other dispute resolution mechanisms ict services digital finance delivery channels incl. e-services legal institutions for a market economy

Authors

World Bank

Disclosure Date
2024/07/15
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
Doc Name
Digital Development Partnership Annual Review 2020 : Responding to the COVID-19 Crisis
Pages
70
Product Line
Global Programs and Partnerships
Published in
United States of America
Rel Proj ID
1W-Digital Development Partnership (Ddp)-1467541 -- P159980
Series Name
DDP Annual Review;
TF No/Name
TF0A4455-DDP Program Management
Unit Owning
Director Digital Transformation (DDTDR)
Version Type
Final
Volume No
1

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