Lixi, MarcDahan, Mariana2014-09-112014-09-112014-01https://hdl.handle.net/10986/20076Over the last two decades, Ethiopia has achieved remarkable progress toward social and economic indicators. Analytical evidence shows that development projects with a significant information and communication technology (ICT) component have a higher potential to achieve greater outcomes on the ground than the ones not supported by ICT. This is why the Government of Ethiopia sees ICT within the broader context of its socioeconomic development objectives and believes that it should take advantage of today's most innovative and reliable technologies to accelerate the rate of economic growth and alleviate poverty in the country. The Government of Ethiopia has requested the ICT sector unit of the World Bank to prepare a comprehensive report on how ICT can be used to achieve a true transformation of the Ethiopian economy and society. Therefore, this report explores how ICT can be leveraged to foster the development of an ICT-enabled industry and the private sector in general, to enhance public sector performance, to develop the agriculture and health sectors, and finally how all these efforts can lead to the emergence of an open innovation ecosystem. This report takes stock of current and recently-launched ICT initiatives in Ethiopia and develops sector-specific recommendations based on international best practices that help leverage the transformative power of ICT to improve the social and economic well-being of citizens and achieve rapid and sustainable socioeconomic development. The report explores following topics: background in chapter one, presents fostering the development of ICT-enabled industry and the private sector in chapter two. Chapter three deals with enhancing the performance of the public sector. Chapter four is developing the health sector. Chapter five deals with agricultural and rural development. Chapter six helps in creating an open innovation ecosystem; and chapter seven presents recommendations for ICT-enabled transformation in Ethiopia.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOACCESS TARIFFACCESS TO CAPITALACCESS TO INFORMATIONACTION PLANADSLAFFORDABLE ACCESSAGENTSANIMATIONAPPLICATION DEVELOPMENTBACK-OFFICEBACKBONEBACKBONE NETWORKSBANDWIDTHBASICBROADBANDBROADCASTINGBUSINESS ENVIRONMENTBUSINESS ENVIRONMENTSBUSINESS MODELBUSINESS MODELSBUSINESS OPPORTUNITIESBUSINESS PROCESSBUSINESS PROCESS OUTSOURCINGBUSINESS SYSTEMSBUSINESSESCALL CENTERSCAPABILITIESCAPACITY BUILDINGCAPACITY-BUILDINGCATALYTIC ROLECELLPHONECITIESCOLLABORATIONCOMMERCECOMMODITYCOMMUNICATION SKILLSCOMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIESCOMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGYCOMMUNICATIONS NETWORKSCOMMUNITIESCOMMUNITY ACCESSCOMPETITION LAWCOMPETITIVENESSCOMPONENTSCOMPUTERSCOMPUTINGCONNECTIVITYCONTENT DEVELOPMENTCONTENT PRODUCTIONCOST CONTROLCUSTOMCUSTOMER SEGMENTSDATA ENTRYDATABASE CREATIONDIGITALDIGITAL DIVIDEDIGITAL MEDIUMDIGITAL SIGNATUREDISTANCE EDUCATIONDVDE-COMMERCEE-COMMERCE DEVELOPMENTE-GOVERNMENTE-SERVICESECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTELECTRICITYEMBEDDED SYSTEMSENABLING ENVIRONMENTENGINEERINGENGINEERSENTERTAINMENTENTREPRENEURIAL SKILLSEQUIPMENTFIBER OPTICSFINANCIAL INSTITUTIONSFINANCIAL PRODUCTSFINANCIAL RESOURCESFINANCIAL SERVICESFOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENTFOREIGN INVESTMENTGEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMSGLOBAL COMPETITIVENESSGLOBAL ECONOMYGLOBAL MARKETGOVERNMENT ENTITIESGOVERNMENT OFFICEGOVERNMENT SERVICESGROWTH CYCLEGROWTH PATHHACKINGHIGH-SPEEDHIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONSHUMAN RESOURCEHUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENTICTIMAGEIMPLEMENTATION STRATEGYINDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONINFORMATION SERVICESINFORMATION SOCIETYINFORMATION SYSTEMSINFORMATION TECHNOLOGIESINFRASTRUCTURE ACCESSINFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENTINFRASTRUCTURE MANAGEMENTINNOVATIONINNOVATIONSINSTALLATIONINSTITUTIONAL CAPACITYINSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORKINSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORKSINSTRUCTIONINSURANCE SYSTEMINTELLECTUAL PROPERTYINTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTSINTERFACEINTERNATIONAL BEST PRACTICESINTERNET ACCESSINTEROPERABILITYINVENTORYIPIT SERVICESIT SPENDINGKNOWLEDGE BASEKNOWLEDGE TRANSFERLEARNINGLEGAL FRAMEWORKLITERACYLITERACY RATEMANUFACTURINGMANUFACTURING INDUSTRYMARKET INFORMATIONMARKETPLACESMEDIAMEDIUM ENTERPRISESMOBILE APPLICATIONMOBILE APPLICATIONSMOBILE DEVICESMOBILE PHONEMOBILE PHONESMOBILE SERVICESNETWORK ANALYSISNETWORK TRAFFICNETWORKINGNEW TECHNOLOGIESOFFICE OPERATIONSONE-STOP SHOPOPEN GOVERNMENTOPEN MARKETOUTSOURCINGPCPCSPDFPENETRATION RATESPHYSICAL GOODSPHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTUREPOLICY FORMULATIONPORTALSPOSITIVE EXTERNALITIESPPPSPRIVACYPRIVATE INVESTMENTPRIVATE PARTNERSHIPSPRIVATE SECTORPRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENTPRODUCTIVITYPROGRAMSPUBLIC ADMINISTRATIONQUALITY OF SERVICER&DRADIORADIO FREQUENCYRADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATIONREGULATORY ENVIRONMENTREGULATORY FRAMEWORKSRELIABILITYRELIABLE TECHNOLOGIESRESULTRESULTSRFIDRURAL DIGITAL DIVIDESATELLITESEARCHSENSORSSERVERSERVICE DELIVERYSERVICES TO CITIZENSSERVICES TO USERSSILOSSITESSOFTWARE DEVELOPERSSUPPLY CHAINSYSTEMS INTEGRATIONTAGGINGTAX INCENTIVESTELECENTERSTELECOMTELECOM INFRASTRUCTURETELECOM SECTORTELECOM SERVICESTELECOMMUNICATIONTELECOMMUNICATIONSTELECOMSTELEMEDICINETELEVISIONTIME PERIODUNIQUE IDENTIFIERSUSERUSER EXPERIENCEUSESVIDEOWEBWEBSITEWIRELESSWWW10.1596/20076