Informatics and Social Action Funds in SubSaharan Africa
The note outlines the impact of three of the largest Bank-assisted social action funds in Sub-Saharan Africa, and the role the informatics component of each of these funds (Ethiopia, Malawi, and Zambia), played in the dynamics of project implementa...
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| Language: | English |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2012
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/1999/05/1089529/informatics-social-action-funds-sub-saharan-africa http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9866 |
| Summary: | The note outlines the impact of three of
the largest Bank-assisted social action funds in Sub-Saharan
Africa, and the role the informatics component of each of
these funds (Ethiopia, Malawi, and Zambia), played in the
dynamics of project implementation. Lessons highlight the
significance of informatics as a development tool,
particularly in the design, and implementation of social
funds. However, due to the diverse geographical nature of
these social action funds, technical expertise was spread
too thin at the regional levels, contributing to ineffective
results in information technology, consequently with
increased costs in time, and resources. |
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