FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK (ESMF)

This document is an Environmental and Social Management Framework (ESMF) for the “Rwanda Digital Acceleration Project (P173373)”. The proposed project is designed to accelerate countrywide digital transformation, as well as facilitate Rwanda’s integration in the emerging regional digital market. The project will expand digital adoption, bringing more Rwandans online by addressing the major barriers that dampen demand for digital services and spearheading a series of interventions that promote digital inclusion. The project will also enable Rwanda to leverage critical enabling digital platforms and data-driven solutions to improve the efficiency of public service delivery and expand the adoption of digitally-enabled services. Finally, the project will also increase Rwanda’s capacity to support digitally-enabled innovation and productivity-gains, by strengthening the local digital innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem, supporting tech firms to move from start-ups to growth and the adoption of digital technologies in key sectors.