Digital Divide Country Profile · Asia

Mongolia

Closing the digital divide, expanding meaningful connectivity, and advancing digital education and workforce participation.

National digital inclusion context

A portfolio-based view of access, capability, and outcomes.

This profile organizes the initiatives directly connected to Mongolia in the global research inventory. It follows the study's country-profile framework: national context, broadband infrastructure, inclusion practices, education and workforce connections, implementation actors, and intended contribution.

The documented portfolio emphasizes Fiber / Fixed Broadband Infrastructure, Backbone / Backhaul / Middle-Mile Infrastructure, Satellite Infrastructure, Fiber/Fiber Optic, VSAT. The profile treats infrastructure, affordability, capability, institutions, support, and outcomes as an interconnected system.

Portfolio pattern

What the documented response contains.

Counts reflect source-workbook tags. One initiative may appear in multiple infrastructure or technology categories.

Infrastructure and access

Fiber / Fixed Broadband Infrastructure3
Backbone / Backhaul / Middle-Mile Infrastructure2
Satellite Infrastructure2
Data Center / Cloud Infrastructure1
Digital Public Infrastructure1

Specific technologies

Fiber/Fiber Optic3
VSAT2
Wi-Fi2
Cloud Computing1

Intervention classification

Neither explicitly identified13
Infrastructure and Specific Technology4

Education and workforce

Connectivity becomes consequential through participation.

10 initiatives explicitly connect to education, K–12, or college/university contexts, and 2 connect to workforce development. Other investments may enable these outcomes indirectly.

Access

Networks, service availability, devices, and connection quality.

Capability

Skills, confidence, accessibility, navigation, and support.

Participation

Education, work, health, government, and civic opportunity.

Sustainability

Governance, operations, maintenance, funding, and learning.

Project and initiative portfolio

17 documented records

Every directly tagged record is shown with details and supporting URLs preserved from the research workbook.

Regional digital transformation pilot

Darkhan-Uul Exemplary Digital Province Pilot

Active / pilot hub · Darkhan-Uul Province

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Status / periodActive / pilot hubLocationDarkhan-Uul ProvincePopulationProvincial residents and rural communitiesOrganizationsDarkhan-Uul provincial administration; Government of Mongolia; UN partnersFundingPilot hub for central region

Demonstrates faster accessible public services and digital-literacy support at provincial scale.

Activities and approach: Pilot digital province; e-services; skills programming.

Education

School-based digital skills and connectivity support

Digital Community Information Workers (DCIWs) School Network

Active · Schools in target provinces and Ulaanbaatar

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Status / periodActiveLocationSchools in target provinces and UlaanbaatarPopulationStudents, teachers, parents, communitiesOrganizationsSchools; UN programme partners; Giga (UNICEF-ITU)Funding2024 orientation: 60 teachers from 30 schools; year-long training

Uses trained school-based community workers to strengthen digital skills, connectivity, safe use, and family support.

Activities and approach: School DCIW network; digital literacy curriculum; parent training; connectivity support.

EducationK–12Workforce

Digital government service platform

e-Mongolia

Active · Nationwide

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Status / periodActiveLocationNationwidePopulationCitizens including nomadic communitiesOrganizationsGovernment of MongoliaFundingNationwide platform

Delivers public services digitally to communities across Mongolia and expands inclusion in government services.

Activities and approach: Online public services; digital platform access.

Rural telecom and broadband expansion

Information and Communications Infrastructure Development Project

2006–2013 era / completed · Rural Mongolia

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Status / period2006–2013 era / completedLocationRural MongoliaPopulationRural population, schools and users in remote soum centersOrganizationsGovernment of Mongolia; Communications Regulatory Commission; World Bank

Used output-based incentives to expand affordable telecommunications and internet services in sparsely populated rural areas.

Activities and approach: Rural wireless; Wi-Fi; VSAT/fiber backhaul; operator subsidies; public internet access.

Fiber / Fixed Broadband InfrastructureSatellite InfrastructureBackbone / Backhaul / Middle-Mile InfrastructureLast-Mile / Access Infrastructure

EducationK–12

Digital inclusion, skills, and e-government

Joint Programme on Strengthening Digital e-Mongolia Services and Communities

Active · Darkhan-Uul, Khentii, Dornod, and Ulaanbaatar

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Status / periodActiveLocationDarkhan-Uul, Khentii, Dornod, and UlaanbaatarPopulationMarginalized communities, rural residents, public servants, womenOrganizationsMongolia Ministry of Digital Development, Innovation and Communications; UN RCO; UNDP; UNICEFFundingTarget at least 3,000 Mongolians, half women; 12 master trainers; 300 public servants including 150 women

Expands digital literacy and access to e-government services through government-UN collaboration.

Activities and approach: Training; service access; regional implementation; digital inclusion strategy.

Education

Digital government access kiosks

KhurDan Digital Service Kiosks

Rolling out · Nationwide / e-Mongolia service points

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Status / periodRolling outLocationNationwide / e-Mongolia service pointsPopulationResidents with limited access to online public servicesOrganizationsGovernment of Mongolia; e-MongoliaFundingKiosks being rolled out

Brings faster and more accessible e-government services closer to communities.

Activities and approach: Digital service kiosks.

Mobile digital skills outreach

Mobile Digital Literacy Unit

In development · Communities outside fixed training sites

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Status / periodIn developmentLocationCommunities outside fixed training sitesPopulationRural and underserved communitiesOrganizationsGovernment and UN programme partnersFundingMobile unit under development

Brings digital-literacy support directly to communities that may not reach permanent facilities.

Activities and approach: Mobile training/outreach unit.

Education

Community digital skills facility

Mongolia Digital Training Facility (DTF)

Being established · Darkhan-Uul Province

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Status / periodBeing establishedLocationDarkhan-Uul ProvincePopulationUnderserved rural residentsOrganizationsProvincial administration; UN programme partnersFundingFirst Digital Training Facility in Mongolia

Creates a permanent place for basic digital skills training in underserved rural areas.

Activities and approach: Digital-skills training facility; local resource commitment.

Education

Rural public broadband

Rural Broadband to 34 Soum Centers

Completed component of ICT Infrastructure Development Project · 34 prime district (soum) centers

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Status / periodCompleted component of ICT Infrastructure Development ProjectLocation34 prime district (soum) centersPopulationRural residents, schools and local businessesOrganizationsGovernment of Mongolia; CRC/ICTPA; World Bank; Japan

Brought broadband internet to remote district centers at tariffs comparable with Ulaanbaatar and connected schools at discounted rates.

Activities and approach: Wi-Fi access; VSAT or fiber backhaul; public internet cafés; discounted school connections.

Fiber / Fixed Broadband InfrastructureSatellite InfrastructureBackbone / Backhaul / Middle-Mile InfrastructureFiber/Fiber Optic

EducationK–12

Digital skills inclusion

Smart Government II – Digital Skills for 13,000 Citizens and Civil Servants

2022–ongoing · Nationwide

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Status / period2022–ongoingLocationNationwidePopulation13,000 citizens and civil servantsOrganizationsGovernment of Mongolia; World Bank

Builds digital literacy and practical skills so people can meaningfully use connected services.

Activities and approach: Digital literacy and skills training

Education

Cybersecurity / trusted digital access

Smart Government II – Public-Sector Cybersecurity Services

2022–ongoing · Nationwide

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Status / period2022–ongoingLocationNationwidePopulationGovernment and citizensOrganizationsGovernment of Mongolia; World Bank

Builds cybersecurity services needed for safe and reliable use of online public services.

Activities and approach: Cybersecurity services

Rural Internet accessibility

Smart Government II – Rural Telecommunications Pilot

2026 pilot · Selected soums and baghs

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Status / period2026 pilotLocationSelected soums and baghsPopulationRural residents and public institutionsOrganizationsMinistry of Digital Development; World Bank

Tests interventions to improve rural telecommunications and Internet accessibility.

Activities and approach: Rural connectivity pilot

Digital public infrastructure

Smart Government II – Shared Government Cloud

2022–ongoing · Nationwide

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Status / period2022–ongoingLocationNationwidePopulationGovernment agencies and citizensOrganizationsGovernment of Mongolia; World Bank

Expands shared cloud computing to improve availability and efficiency of digital services.

Activities and approach: Shared cloud

Data Center / Cloud InfrastructureDigital Public InfrastructureCloud Computing

Business digital inclusion

Smart Government II – SME Digitalization for 2,000 Firms

2022–ongoing · Nationwide

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Status / period2022–ongoingLocationNationwidePopulation2,000 SMEsOrganizationsGovernment of Mongolia; World Bank

Helps smaller businesses adopt digital tools and participate in the digital economy.

Activities and approach: SME digitization support

Digital public services, skills and digital jobs

Smart Government II Project

2023–2027 · Nationwide

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Status / period2023–2027LocationNationwidePopulationCitizens, businesses, youth, women, civil servants and SMEsOrganizationsMinistry of Digital Development, Innovation and Communications; World Bank

Improves usability of online public services, digital skills and digitally enabled jobs; recent implementation work also examines rural telecom and fiber expansion.

Activities and approach: Digital service standards; cloud; cybersecurity; skills; SME digitization; rural telecom/fiber studies.

Fiber / Fixed Broadband InfrastructureFiber/Fiber Optic

EducationWorkforce

Digital government and service access

SMART Government Project

2014–2022 / completed · National

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Status / period2014–2022 / completedLocationNationalPopulationCitizens and businesses, including remote users of public servicesOrganizationsGovernment of Mongolia; World Bank

Established core platforms such as e-Mongolia, disaster recovery and open data that make services accessible online beyond urban service centers.

Activities and approach: e-Mongolia; disaster recovery center; enterprise architecture; open data; e-property registration.

Digital inclusion and skills

Strengthening Digital E-Mongolia Services and Communities (DEMOSC)

Jun 2024–Jun 2025 / completed · Darkhan-Uul, Dornod, Khentii and underserved Ulaanbaatar areas

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Status / periodJun 2024–Jun 2025 / completedLocationDarkhan-Uul, Dornod, Khentii and underserved Ulaanbaatar areasPopulationMarginalized and underserved communitiesOrganizationsGovernment of Mongolia; UNDP; UNICEF; Joint SDG Fund

Improved access to e-government services and digital skills for marginalized communities, directly targeting participation gaps.

Activities and approach: Community support; e-service access; digital-skills training; inclusive service delivery.

Education

Evidence boundary

Read the portfolio as a starting point, not a final verdict.

Project records document interventions and intended contributions; they do not alone prove nationwide coverage, causal impact, or durable closure.

Profiles will deepen as national statistics, policy documents, evaluations, and implementation evidence are incorporated. Source links allow inspection of underlying evidence.

Evidence and contextProfile Sources

These sources support the country-level demographic, geographic, and connectivity context. Sources tied to individual projects remain with their project records and are not repeated here.

Central Intelligence Agency. (n.d.). Mongolia. The World Factbook. Retrieved September 26, 2026, from https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/mongolia/
International Telecommunication Union. (n.d.). ITU DataHub: Country ICT data. Retrieved September 26, 2026, from https://datahub.itu.int/
World Bank. (n.d.). Individuals using the Internet (% of population): Mongolia. World Development Indicators. Retrieved September 26, 2026, from https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/IT.NET.USER.ZS?locations=MN
World Bank. (n.d.). Population, total: Mongolia. World Development Indicators. Retrieved September 26, 2026, from https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.POP.TOTL?locations=MN

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