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Information and Communications Technology Sectoral Analysis : Nepal.
World Bank Open Knowledge Repository (formerly "World Bank E-Library Publications") Available online
View online- Format:
- Book
- Government document
- Author/Creator:
- World Bank Group.
- Series:
- Other Infrastructure Study.
- World Bank e-Library.
- Other Infrastructure Study
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Access to Finance.
- Business Environment.
- Finance and Financial Sector Development.
- ICT Economics.
- Information and Communication Technologies.
- Information Technology.
- Private Sector Development.
- Local Subjects:
- Access to Finance.
- Business Environment.
- Finance and Financial Sector Development.
- ICT Economics.
- Information and Communication Technologies.
- Information Technology.
- Private Sector Development.
- Other Title:
- Information and Communications Technology Sectoral Analysis
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C. : The World Bank, 2018.
- System Details:
- data file
- Summary:
- Nepal's information and communications technology (ICT) services are nascent, informal and centered in Kathmandu. The supply of skilled manpower is not well-oriented to the needs of ICT firms. Similar to other sectors, Nepal's ICT sector also faces severe cross-cutting business climate challenges, the most critical relating to institutions and infrastructure. Limited access to finance and excessive barriers to foreign investment and foreign-exchange transactions also hamper the ICT sector. Reform efforts should focus on improving access to skills, infrastructure and finance, together with regulatory simplification. The education sector reforms are required to increase the pool of skilled manpower for the ICT sector. This report provides recommendations on key horizontal and cross-cutting challenges that are essential to develop the ICT sector in Nepal. Furthermore, it provides a strategic segment analysis applicable to a small number of niche ICT firms that can develop specialized software and services in focused sectors such as tourism and mountaineering.
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