National Symbols of Nepal

Some Famous Sites of Nepal

Chitwan National Park Mount EverestRam Janaki Temple

COUNTRY PROFILE

2018 Projection• Total 29.6 Millions•Female: 15 Millions•Male :14.6 Millions

Urban: 19.6 MillionsRural: 10 Millions

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COUNTRY PROFILEICT Facts and Figures

• ICT Development Index:140 (ITU, 2017)• Network Readiness Index:118 (World Economic Forum,2017)• 7.4% of Household have fixed Telephone line connection (2011 census)• Fixed Broadband (Wired) # 10.31• Fixed Broadband (Wireless) # 1.04• Mobile Broadband 39.80 • Total Broadband (%) 51.15• Mobile Penetration 130.89 • Internet Penetration 65%• Internet (With E-mail) Service (no of License issue) 96• Internet (With Email) Service in Rural Area (no of License issue) 5# 1 Connection equal to 4.88 subscribers for fixed broadband (Source : cbs.gov.np)

Nepal's Position in UN e-Government Development Index (2018)

Global Rank 117(out of 193)135 in 2017

Constitutional Provision

Major Legal & Policy Provisions� Constitution of Nepal, 2072� Long Term Information & Communication Policy, 2059� Telecom Policy, 2060 (& its amendment 2069)� Wireless Broadband Master Plan, 2069� Broadband Policy, 2071� ICT Policy, 2072� Electronic Transaction Act, 2063 and Regulation, 2064� Radio Frequency Policy for Telecom service(Distribution & Pricing), 2069 [ & its

with Amendment 2073]� Telecommunication Act, 2053� Telecommunications Regulation, 2054� Bylaws, Directives & Guidelines

ICT/Telecom for Cross-Connecting Issue

• Implementation of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and their 169 targets

• 14th National Plan[073/74-075/76] of Nepal recognizes SDGs from 2016 to 2030

• 13th National Plan of Nepal: Uplift Nepal[2070/71-2072/073] to Developing Country by 2079 from LDC

• Every 10% increase in data Tele-density increases the GDP of a state by 2-3%

• The major issues of mobile broadband are SMaRT - Spectrum, Market Place, Regulatory and Technology

Technological Evolution- International Trends

• Technology evolved upto 5th Generation from 1980s

• Worldwide, 8.1 B Mobile Connections (111%), World Population being 7.3 B

• 4.9 B Unique Mobile Subscribers (67%) • Data Rate evolved from 9.6 kpbs to

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• BB of speed of 512 Kbps and 10 Mbps in Urban areas

• 45% of the Household access for BB access by 2018

• Opportunity for Selection of BB Operator in Urban areas

• DOFN in 75 DHQs by 2018• 1500 e-VDCs by 2018• BB Access in Schools, Hospitals/Healthpost, VDCs

by 2020

• Additional Spectrum BW allocation identified by the WRC-2016 by 2018

• Preliminary Broadband Price to be lowered to 5% of GDP per capita

• E-Centres in each VDCs by 2020• Broadband Service in each Gov Hospitals

and 80% of the health post by 2020• Broadband service in each Gov

Institutions of the Districts by 2020 and promotion of e-Gov activities through web-based online system

ICT Policy, 2015

Key Policy Focus Areas

Other Related Provisions

Government Policy and activities in ICT for FY 2075/076� To assure accessibility of every citizen in IT.� To convert Public administration, industry sector, public and privet service, record,

statistics and financial transaction on ICT.� To assure every citizen can access government services through digital medium.� To develop citizen right mobile apps and use it.� Increase use of ICT in education, health, energy, tourism, agriculture, infrastructure,

connectivity and finance.� High speed internet facilities will be available in community, school, community

hospital.� Use of ICT in all kinds of monitoring mechanism.� Connect all government agency through IT network in order to provide services

common people. � Convert every services of government in digital.

Digital Nepal Framework Unlocking Nepal’s Growth Potential

Eight Domains and Eighty Digital Initiatives

Under the Digital Nepalframework, eight sectors –agriculture, health, education,urban infrastructure energy,tourism, finance, andconnectivity – have beenidentified based on closeengagement with stakeholders.

Agriculture1) eHaat Bazaar 2) Precision Agriculture3) Agriculture Tools Sharing4) Digital Payment of Subsidies 5) Specialty Food Program 6) Digitalization of Land Records 7) Smart Irrigation Project8) Education and Training Programs

for Farmers 9) State of the Art Knowledge Centers

Healthcare10) National Digital Healthcare

Program11) High Speed Internet Access12) Next Generation Digital Facilities 13) EMR 14) Health Procurement and

Distribution Solution 15) Mobile Health Units 16) eMaternal Care17) Drones for Medical Emergencies 18) Centralized Telemedicine Centre

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Contd..Education19) Smart Classrooms 20) OLE Nepal 2.0 21) Online Learning Platform22) Rent-a-Laptop Program 23) GSM Mapping 24) Centralized Admission System 25) Biometric Attendance and CCTV

Cameras 26) Co-creation Hubs 27) Mobile Learning Centers in Rural

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Energy28) Smart Pricing29) Smart Metering30) Smart Grid 31) NEA Official Mobile App 2.0 32) Any Branch Payment 33) Smart Building 34) NEA Field Force Automation 35) NEA Customer Service Portal 36) NEA e-Learning Centre

Contd..Tourism37) Welcome Nepal Website38) Welcome Nepal App39) eVisas40) Multilingual Helpline41) AR / VR 42) Electronic Tour Guides 43) Omni channel Marketing 44) Free Wi-Fi for Tourist Areas 45) Training Programs for Local Guides

Finance46)GPS Tagging of branches47) National Biometric ID Card 48) Gamification of Digital Payments 49) Allow Telecom Operators to offer

Digital Financial Services 50) Digital Payments Campaign

Contd..Urban Infrastructure51) Water ATMs52) Smart Metering53) Pipeline Monitoring 54) Intelligent Waste Management55) Crowd Sourcing for municipal services56) Automated Waste Sorting 57) Connected Public Transport58) Public Transport App 59) Multi-modal Smart Cards 60) Intelligent traffic management61) Intelligent Parking Lot Management 62) Intelligent Toll Booths 63) National Disaster Management System 64) Ride Sharing 65) Disaster Management Training

Connectivity66) Internet - A Fundamental Right 67) Availability of Spectrum 68) Take lead in 5G 69) Fiber Broadband Network 70) High Speed Connectivity for Government Establishments 71) Nepal Cyber Security Centre 72) SEZ for IT sector 73) Government of Nepal App 74) eGovernance 2.0 75) Paperless Government 76) Kathmandu Digital Hub 77) Public Wi-Fi Hotspots 78) Digitally Streamlined PPP Platform 79) Digital Literacy Training 80) Government eLearning Platform

MAJOR IT SYSTEMS� Integrated Tax System (ITS)� E-Custom � Single Window industry, commerce,

business, company, registration� E- Procurement System� Passport Management System (MRP)� Land Records Management System� Mobile App for Local bodies

� Driving License Management System� Election Management System� Public Key Infrastructure� Integrated Financial Management

Information System� Treasury Single Account� GIDC and DR � Drug Management System� E-Attendance System� Centralize Dashboard� Centralize Inventory Management

System� Digital Content

CURRENT IT PROJECTS

� Digital for all citizen� Pilot phase has been started� Covers basic setup and distribution of 117 thousands Smart National ID Cards(Union civil servants and pachthar

district)� Expect to be completed by 2018� After successful completion of pilot� Estimated that by April 2019 all citizen (16 and above 16) will have national ID

� About 50 Government information system 91 Government agencies are hosted in Government Cloud system. Now it is running well.

1. National Identification System

2. Government Cloud

CURRENT IT PROJECTS

� Establishment of ICT service Center in rural areas� Will be a Center of e-Service access, digital content access and other ICT facilities� Currently 45 centers are in operation and all will be upgraded as Integrated Information

Service Center by this fiscal year as pilot projects.

� Local Government and Federal Government's election mandates.� Budget allocated for feasibility study of smart cities in each province.

� Project is in initial stage of implementation.� Single window System under Development .� Estimated implementation date by end of 2018 .

3. Establishment of e-Village Centers

4. Smart Cities

5. Single window System for Trade Facilitations

CURRENT IT PROJECTS

� Established and estimated date of implementation by end of 2018.

� Project to provide backhaul connectivity to district headquarters in first phase and to village level in second phase by 2020.

� IMMI Software/Online Visa application software.

6. National Payment Gateway

7. National Information Highway

8. Central Immigration Control System

CURRENT IT PROJECTS

� In each Province one smart school will be going to setup by this fiscal year.� Establishment of Computer Lab in each community school.� Development of digital accessories for class 4 to 12 .

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