ULAN BATOR, June 7 (Xinhua) -- Mongolia will improve its online public services for citizens and businesses, boost digital skills training, and increase digital-enabled jobs with a sizable credit from the World Bank, local media reported Tuesday.
The 40.7 million-U.S.-dollar credit, approved by the World Bank Board of Executive Directors, aims to improve Mongolia's legal and regulatory environment for building trust and cybersecurity in the use of digital technologies, through the Smart Government II Project, a statement of the bank was quoted as saying.
The project is also expected to enable the development of public services, shared use of cloud computing, and cybersecurity services in the public sector, the statement added.
For the digital economy, the project will provide skills and literacy training to 13,000 civil servants and citizens, create 3,000 new digital jobs for youth and women, and help digitalize 2,000 small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to improve their competitiveness and resilience in the global economy.
"It is important that all Mongolian citizens and businesses be able to benefit from the global digital transformation and their country's digital development efforts," said Andrei Mikhnev, World Bank country manager for Mongolia.
"It will help SMEs -- especially those owned or led by women -- increase their competitiveness in the global digital market and build their resilience for future crises," he said. ■