[{"bbox": [87, 153, 399, 183], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 3.5 The Intervention Logic"}, {"bbox": [96, 199, 1160, 428], "category": "Text", "text": "The underlying intervention logic for this Action is that the expected impact of the Action is to contribute to sustainable socio-economic development in the Philippines through more effective responses to natural disasters, climate change and environmental challenges with the help of digital connectivity. Moreover, the Action supports the Philippines in their efforts to become a regional hub for digital connectivity. The desired impact is achieved through three-fold approach by a) connecting the Philippines and Europe via a high-speed secure bandwidth link (via Specific Objective 1), b) allowing faster and more reliable access to crucial data to improve adaptation and crisis responses (via Specific Objective 2), and c) by creating better environment for 5G roll-out in the country and ensuring appropriate cybersecurity measures through policy and capacity building support (via Specific Objective 3)."}, {"bbox": [96, 445, 1160, 587], "category": "Text", "text": "The Action will be closely linked to the operationalisation of the Copernicus national mirror site established under the Copernicus Philippines; it will create the links to timely and efficiently deliver the data; it will complement training efforts under the Copernicus Philippines for the national and local authorities to process and use the information services; and it will improve the national content delivery network to improve the speed of data delivery and security within the country."}, {"bbox": [96, 605, 1160, 764], "category": "Text", "text": "The intervention logic for specific objective 1 is that through enhanced digital connectivity within the Philippines and between Europe and the Philippines, building on the Copernicus programme, the EU intends to address the national digital divide and further integrate the Philippines into the global digital ecosystem. In this context, and aligned with the EU long term strategic goals for the Philippines and wider ASEAN region, the Team Europe Initiative on Digital Connectivity is closely intertwined with other on-going initiatives, such as the EU-ASEAN Sustainable Connectivity Package, and the CopPhil Programme."}, {"bbox": [96, 790, 1160, 960], "category": "Text", "text": "The number of casualties and economic impact of natural disasters remains high in the Philippines. To increase the level of preparedness and the efficiency of the response of Philippines' authorities it is necessary to better forecast and evaluate the extent and magnitude of natural phenomena, and to inform timely and accurately local authorities of the occurrence of these events. Therefore the underlying intervention logic for specific objective 2 is that both the economic impact and the number of casualties due to natural disasters would be reduced if the level of preparedness and the efficiency of the response of Philippines' authorities would increase."}, {"bbox": [96, 979, 1160, 1263], "category": "Text", "text": "On the other hand, for digital technology and solutions to be applied meaningfully and optimally it is important to strengthen the enabling environment and regulatory governance for digital connectivity systems and technology while addressing the need to reinforce cybersecurity resilience. For specific objective 3 the intervention logic consists of two interlinked parts: while the 5G roll-out is necessary to improve access to the internet and data traffic including Copernicus data, it comes with unique risks and challenges in terms of security threats thus making adequate cybersecurity measures a crucial part of the objective. The intervention logic behind specific objective 3 is therefore that improving the regulatory and policy framework and building capacity of the public administration to control and secure the network will create a better environment for a successful 5G roll-out in the Philippines, including the use of research data under objectives 1 and 2. Additionally, supporting 5G roll-out and cybersecurity contributes also to the digital transformation of the country as a whole."}, {"bbox": [1027, 1681, 1144, 1706], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 22 of 35"}]