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Decision-making processes of adherence of authorities to the Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations 2030 Agenda will be promoted, complemented by coordination efforts among cooperation partners.</td></tr><tr><td>External environment</td><td>A possible worsening of the COVID-19 pandemic, or natural disasters</td><td>Medium</td><td>Low</td><td>By focusing on the digital sector, it is possible to take advantage of innovations (existing or emerging) that will help mitigate the consequences of these risks by reducing the limitations of the physical separation between people, the distance created by the inability to travel, etc. All activities will be designed in such a way that they can be switched easily to less in-person and more on-line modalities.</td></tr></table>"}, {"bbox": [93, 605, 246, 628], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## Lessons Learnt"}, {"bbox": [93, 630, 1131, 737], "category": "Text", "text": "This will be the first fully-fledged EU-funded action in Mozambique in the digitalisation sector. Past actions, especially in the field of governance and institutional capacity building, have used technology as an enabler, focusing on mainstreaming ICT in the areas of gender-based violence, agriculture, rule of law and good governance. Some of the lessons learned are:"}, {"bbox": [132, 738, 1130, 791], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Digitalisation needs to be an inclusive process that also takes into account women's and girls' specific needs, challenges and potential;"}, {"bbox": [132, 791, 1130, 844], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Institutions (Government, Development Partners, Civil Society Organisations, etc.) need orientation as to how to make digital solutions accessible for persons with disabilities;"}, {"bbox": [132, 845, 927, 871], "category": "List-item", "text": "* There is lack of internal digital expertise and capabilities within public institutions;"}, {"bbox": [132, 872, 1130, 951], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Failure of companies to comply with the rules of origin in the digitalisation field (mainly due to the fact that IT products are mainly produced in non-eligible countries) lead to systematic cancelation of procurement processes to comply with EU procedures;"}, {"bbox": [132, 952, 569, 978], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Risks of corruption in IT contracts are high."}, {"bbox": [93, 1004, 812, 1030], "category": "Text", "text": "Some lessons learned from Implementing Partners show that it is important to:"}, {"bbox": [132, 1031, 936, 1057], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Support digital skills, especially for women and girls to close the gender digital gap;"}, {"bbox": [132, 1058, 1130, 1111], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Support tech-hubs and incubators and accelerators to provide mentorships for young women and men who devise competitive business models, but lack opportunities to get the adequate financial boost;"}, {"bbox": [132, 1112, 1130, 1191], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Support projects that help bring technologies to SMEs and individuals to sell or improve their products, internal processes and complementary services, especially in partnership with private sector entities interested in making the business environment more dynamic;"}, {"bbox": [132, 1192, 938, 1218], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Strengthen the administrative (and digital) capacities of key ministries and agencies;"}, {"bbox": [132, 1219, 1130, 1324], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Assist the Government of Mozambique to improve its enabling legal and regulatory framework, while also equipping the public administration with minimum internal network (GOVNET, supported mainly by Italy), when possible with the support of European universities (such as the Italian ones mentioned in Section 2.2) and public specialised agencies (such as the Italian Agency for the Digital Transformation);"}, {"bbox": [132, 1325, 1130, 1403], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Ensure that actions taken to accelerate change are coordinated and government agencies and stakeholders (e.g. ecosystem builders, civil society, academia, private sector) are engaged and empowered in such actions;"}, {"bbox": [132, 1404, 1130, 1483], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Provide direct finance to Government institutions tasked with ICT (and employment creation) regulatory, technical implementation and supervision roles (e.g. INAGE), in order to get a more active participation and genuine ownership of the development processes."}, {"bbox": [132, 1484, 1130, 1563], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Raise awareness among decision-makers, along with preliminary and comprehensive training of vocational trainers and other service providers around disability issues and inclusion is fundamental to the success of inclusive skills transfer and employment-creation programmes;"}, {"bbox": [132, 1564, 1130, 1643], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Organise proper consultations with organisations and federations of associations of persons with disabilities ensuring their meaningful participation and the subsequent increased impact of interventions. Digital applications can make a substantial difference in the inclusion of persons with disabilities."}, {"bbox": [1027, 1680, 1142, 1704], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 13 of 27"}]