Figure 2: NICI Framework 1.3.1. NICI I (NICI-2005 Plan) Goal: To build the foundation and create an enabling environment for ICT development by putting in place the required institutional framework and policies in order to transform Rwanda into a knowledge-based society. Outcome: NICI I evaluation revealed that Rwanda had made progress in achieving the planned goals by building the requisite foundation for ICT development. NICI I, implemented between 2001 and 2005, focused on the following: The 8 Pillars of NICI- 2005 1. ICT in Education 2. Facilitating Government Administration and Service Delivery 3. ICT Infrastructure Development 4. Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) Drive in ICTs 5. Legal, Regulatory, Institutional Provisions and Standards 6. Deployment and Spread of ICTs in the Community 7. Developing and Facilitating the Private Sector 8. Human Resource Development Figure 3: NICI I Framework Page 15 of 85   © No part of this document can be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means - electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise - without the permission of Rwanda Ministry in charge of ICT in the Office of the President.