GSMA 2021-2024
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The initiative aims to provide renewed support to GSMA of a total of SEK 29.3 million for 3.5 years (April 2021 - October 2024). Sida's support is integrated into a broader partnership between FCDO and GSMA entitled "Inclusion, Innovation and Scale". The goal of the initiative is for digitalisation's actors and stakeholders to develop or support inclusive, su...
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The initiative aims to provide renewed support to GSMA of a total of SEK 29.3 million for 3.5 years (April 2021 - October 2024). Sida's support is integrated into a broader partnership between FCDO and GSMA entitled "Inclusion, Innovation and Scale". The goal of the initiative is for digitalisation's actors and stakeholders to develop or support inclusive, sustainable digital solutions that are innovative and / or reach scale. The effort includes support for four different components: "Connected Women"; "Connected Societies"; "Sustainability" and "Central Insights Unit". Most of Sida's support will go to Connected Women (approximately 45% of the total budget) which aims to contribute to digital and financial inclusion of women. Connected Societies, with the goal of contributing to digital inclusion and innovation, accounts for the second largest share (28%). The sustainability component, which aims to strengthen the sustainability work of mobile operators, will be reduced in the renewed phase to 10% of the total budget, as the support will be phased out over a year. The phasing out is justified in short by the fact that this part of the effort is judged to have achieved the intended catalytic goals and the relevance of the component is less clear today compared to 2017. The Central Insights Unit is a new part of Sida's support. It accounts for 8% of the budget and strengthens the effort's focus on innovation and the possibilities with new technology in a development context. Sida has the opportunity to present ideas and wishes to GSMA about what would be relevant to focus on under this new component. Finally, approximately 7% of the budget is allocated to monitoring and evaluation, which is considered relevant as learning is central to the effort. In addition, a discussion has been initiated between Sida and GSMA about possibly later in 2021, following an additional decision, also entering with financing (tentatively around SEK 10 million) for a call through GSMA's innovation fund with a focus on climate. However, the effort in its current form does not include support for the Innovation Fund. Sida preliminarily assesses that GSMA has the approach to innovation, the networks and the experience required to successfully operate an innovation fund without having a market disruption. The intention is thus, following the conclusion of an agreement on support for the partnership, to continue the dialogue with GSMA and FCDO on a possible support also for the Innovation Fund's call with a focus on climate, which plans to be launched in November 2021. FCDO's total contribution to the partnership amounts to GBP 38 million (October 2019 - March 2024), which includes components in addition to those supported by Sida. NORAD has also earmarked a small amount of support (GBP 1 million) for specific activities in digital skills under the Connected Society component. The Sustainability component does not receive a grant from any other donor other than Sida, but GSMA does contribute approximately 30% of the component's financing. For the parts that are co-financed between Sida and other donors, the total budget amounts to just over SEK 156 million. Sida's share in the components that Sida is part of thus corresponds to around 18% of total financing.
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Sida har genom stödet till GSMAs program Connected Women under det gångna året bidragit till att ytterligare 10 miljoner kvinnor nåtts av mobilt internet och mobila betalningstjänster, till följd av att GSMAs medlemmar (mobiloperatörer) åtagit sig och genomfört aktiviteter för att accelerera digital och finansiell inkludering av kvinnor. Totalt har programmet sedan start 2017 lett till att 55 miljoner kvinnor nåtts av digitala tjänster. Sidas stöd till GSMAs program Connected Society har bidragit till att GSMAs verktyg för ökade digitala färdigheter, Mobile Internet Skills Training Toolkit (MISTT) har skalats upp av GSMAs intressenter. Utbildningsverktyget har använts för att träna/utbilda 50 miljoner människor i 27 länder i syfte att höja digitala färdigheter. Under stödet till GSMAs Central Insights Unit har Sida under året bidragit till en studie om Mobile Big Data for Urban Climate Resilience. Stödet till GSMAs Innovationsfond och utlysningen med fokus på klimatresiliens och klimatanpassning, vilken lanserades vid COP26, har lett till över 531 inkomna ansökningar från 62 länder, varav en slutlig lista på 13 projekt har valts ut och genomgår kontrakteringsfas. Bland lärdomar som GSMA lyfter fram från året är det särskilt oroande att enligt 2021 års Mobile Gender Gap Report (publicerad av GSMA i juni 2022) så ökar den digitala ojämlikheten mellan män och kvinnor för första gången sedan 2017 då GSMA började mäta och publicera rapporten. Mer om detta finns att läsa i Mobile Gender Gap Report 2021. Risken för utebliven finansiering från givare lyfts av GSMA i sin riskredovisning. Samma risk lyftes av Sida i beredningen som en fråga att bevaka och föra dialog om. Frågan bör fortsatt bevakas av Sida. Sida bedömer mot bakgrund av informationen i den mottagna årsrapporten att insatsen levererar resultat i enlighet med avtalade mål och planerade aktiviteter. Samarbetet mellan GSMA och Sida har under året fungerat mycket väl och Sida har fått löpande information om insatsens utveckling
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