SO-2.1 · Rehabilitate core energy, water and transport infrastructure
National connectivity & support services
Smart lighting and signals on the Damascus–Daraa highway, the government fibre backbone between Damascus and Homs, census preparation, and the unified government contact centre with the AI assistant.
Initiative weighted progress
54.1%
Σ each project’s contribution × its actual progress, over the shares that count
Linked projects’ progress
54.1%
Σ contribution × progress, projects only
Contributions assigned
100%
Complete and approved
Primary projects’ budget
SYP9.1B
4 primary projects
Linked projects and their contributions
Strategy management approves each share; every change is kept in the initiative’s history
| Project | Link | Contribution | Actual progress | Contribution × progress | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Damascus–Daraa Highway (Southern M5) — Lighting & Smart Signals PRJ-2026-013 | Primary | 30% | 79% | 23.7% | |
| Government Fibre Backbone — Damascus–Homs Segment PRJ-2026-018 | Primary | 35% | 55% | 19.3% | |
| Population & Housing Census Preparation — Phase 1 PRJ-2026-022 | Primary | 15% | 2% | 0.3% | |
| Unified Government Contact Centre & AI Assistant PRJ-2026-024Left out — proposed | Primary | 20% | 0% | — |
Linked projects’ progress
Σ (contribution × progress) = 43.3% points ÷ shares counted 80% = 54.1%
Initiative progress
The initiative runs wholly through its projects, so its progress is theirs: 54.1%
A proposed or cancelled project, or one with no approved share, is left out; a suspended one follows the rule set on the project weight model.
Scope, outputs & phases
As approved with the initiative: what is in scope, what it delivers, and its delivery phases on the timeline.
Scope
Smart lighting and signals on the Damascus–Daraa highway, the government fibre backbone between Damascus and Homs, census preparation, and the unified government contact centre with the AI assistant.
Outputs
- 1,200 lighting poles and cameras on the southern highway
- The Damascus–Homs government backbone
- Maps and tablets for the census field offices
- The unified government contact centre
Delivery phases
Lighting and backbone
2025-02-16 — 2027-03-05
Census preparation
2026-08-02 — 2028-03-31
Contact centre & AI assistant
2027-01-03 — 2028-12-31
Today · 2026-10-28
Impact KPIs & benefits
Measured apart from delivery progress: an initiative can be well advanced with no impact yet, and the other way round
Impact KPIs
The strategic KPIs the initiative moves
Actual 73Target 85%Attained 86%
Actual 48Target 60facilitiesAttained 80%
Benefits
Benefits registered for its projects, planned vs realised
No benefits registered for these projects yet; they are recorded at closure and handover.
These KPIs and benefits do not enter the weighted progress above, and progress does not enter them.
Three separate measures
An example from this initiative: Government Fibre Backbone — Damascus–Homs Segment
1Deliverable weight in the project
38.0%
Weight of «Civil works» among its deliverables
Deliverable weights add up to 100% inside the project; it progresses as they are accepted.
See where it comes from2Project weight in the portfolio
11.3%
Its relative weight in Reconstruction & Infrastructure Portfolio
Set by the project weight model; it feeds portfolio progress: relative weight × actual progress.
See where it comes from3Contribution to the initiative
35%
Its contribution to «National connectivity & support services»
Approved by strategy management; it feeds this initiative’s progress only.
Each is set in its own place and moves neither of the others: changing a deliverable’s weight touches neither the project’s portfolio weight nor its contribution.
Risks, obstacles & deviations
The initiative’s own risks and obstacles, the highest open risks of its projects, and the budget and schedule deviation.
- Eng. George HaddadEng. George HaddadDirector, Data Centres & Government NetworkP-024george.haddad@psa.gov.sy
Possible riskMediumOpen
The contact-centre project is not yet in the 2027 investment plan
Response: Put it to the 2027 annual work plan approval
Highest risks of the linked projectsRisk register
- 12Late link-up of the Daraa traffic control room with the smart signalsPRJ-2026-013
- 12City councils objecting to digging in built-up neighbourhoodsPRJ-2026-018
- 9Quantity gaps in lighting poles and cameras between drawings and sitePRJ-2026-013
- 9Higher reinstatement costs after network trenchingPRJ-2026-018
Deviation
Budget: projects total SYP 9.1B against the estimate SYP 9.3B
Schedule: last project ends 2028-12-31 against the initiative end 2028-12-31
Approval & change log
This item’s definition as approved in the plan version in force, and every change request on it with the old and proposed values and the decision.
No change requests on this item since the plan was approved.