[{"bbox": [120, 107, 1147, 188], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Development of a conducive regulatory environment for innovative entrepreneurship. In particular the development of E-government tools, such as Government Electronic Payment Gateway, Bank of Tanzania Digital Programming Interfaces, E-Trade Taxation, Anti-Fraud Systems;"}, {"bbox": [120, 189, 934, 216], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Budget allocation and financing of broadband expansion and fibre optic deployment;"}, {"bbox": [120, 217, 1092, 244], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Deployment of broadband backbone and connection to the public offices, schools and health facilities;"}, {"bbox": [120, 245, 1147, 298], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Trainings to improve e-skills, including data protection and cybersecurity, in particular in rural areas and for women and youth."}, {"bbox": [120, 299, 1147, 353], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Support a human capital programme for decent jobs in the sector, including adequate training for technicians, and attention to the working conditions in companies emerging on this platform."}, {"bbox": [84, 359, 356, 386], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## SO 3 – Digital Trade Support"}, {"bbox": [84, 391, 665, 419], "category": "Text", "text": "The following indicative activities, under output 3.1, consist in:"}, {"bbox": [120, 420, 892, 447], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Development of e-payments and e-commerce also in rural areas and for women;"}, {"bbox": [120, 448, 1147, 501], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Integration of Tanzania Instant Payments System, including the enablement and harmonisation of EAC trade framework; and develop Innovation Hubs and Fintech Observatory."}, {"bbox": [84, 507, 483, 533], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### Technical assistance (common to all 3 SO):"}, {"bbox": [84, 534, 667, 561], "category": "Text", "text": "The following indicative activities, under outputs 1.3 consist in:"}, {"bbox": [120, 562, 1147, 616], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Technical cooperation in the domains of e-government, connectivity, e-gender digital divide/gap and digital trade support;"}, {"bbox": [120, 617, 1147, 671], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Coordination with existing and upcoming initiatives by the Government and other DPs (e.g. EU-UNDP-funded Innovation programme²⁴, World Bank, UNCDF)."}, {"bbox": [87, 687, 297, 719], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 3.3. Mainstreaming"}, {"bbox": [84, 733, 528, 760], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### Environmental Protection & Climate Change"}, {"bbox": [84, 760, 1147, 892], "category": "Text", "text": "Environmental Assessment - The targeted sector is not considered environmentally sensitive and therefore a Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) is not required²⁵. Environmental Impact - The action can be classified as Category B (not requiring an EIA, but for which environment aspects will be addressed during design). Climate Risk – The action is no or low risk (no need for further assessment). However during design the climate change implications will be assessed along with the environment aspects."}, {"bbox": [84, 924, 624, 951], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### Gender equality and empowerment of women and girls"}, {"bbox": [84, 950, 1147, 1083], "category": "Text", "text": "As per OECD Gender DAC codes identified in section 1.1, this action is labelled as G1. A budget support indicator (e.g. on skills development) may specifically address the gender divide. See also § 3.4 on lessons learnt on the natural positive discrimination of digitalisation in terms of gender. The present action will be developed simultaneously with the one on gender, equally part of the annual action plan 2021, considering, in particular, the sixth priority of the European Gender Action Plan 2021-25 on green recovery and digital transformation."}, {"bbox": [84, 1114, 230, 1141], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### Human Rights"}, {"bbox": [84, 1141, 1147, 1405], "category": "Text", "text": "Tanzania is a party to the most important international conventions on human rights and has a national legislation providing for the protection of human rights. Despite the letter of the law, in the last years, respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms faced restrictions. The situation has improved after the accession to power of the incumbent President who has given clear instructions to leave more space to freedom of expression and to respect for human rights. As for the way this action will contribute to consolidating human rights see also the paragraph below on Democracy. Expansion of connectivity, improved e-services and digital skills/awareness, will contribute to reduce the digital divide across societal categories and geographic dimensions, providing new tools for inclusive and equitable growth and overall improvement of human rights, including for women, youth and people with disabilities. The Action will respect the 5 working principles of the Human Right based approach: i) respect of all rights, ii) participation, iii) transparency, iv) accountability and v) non-discrimination."}, {"bbox": [84, 1438, 180, 1465], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### Disability"}, {"bbox": [84, 1464, 1147, 1518], "category": "Text", "text": "As per OECD Disability DAC codes identified in section 1.1, this action is labelled as D1. This implies that the action is relevant to improve the rights of people with disability (see above human rights section)."}, {"bbox": [72, 1593, 1073, 1619], "category": "Footnote", "text": "²⁴ https://info.undp.org/docs/pdc/Documents/TZA/Funguo%20ProDoc_submitted%20to%20Program%20Board%20Jan%202021.pdf"}, {"bbox": [72, 1618, 1108, 1664], "category": "Footnote", "text": "²⁵ https://europa.eu/capacity4dev/public-environment-climate/documents/new-guidelines-integrating-environment-and-climate-change-eu-international-cooperation-0"}, {"bbox": [1041, 1664, 1158, 1688], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 12 of 24"}]