Nigeria; and by the end of 2017, 50% of internet-enabled devices used within Nigeria will be made in Nigeria. 7.10.1 Objectives i. To promote and support the local design and manufacture of ICT hardware; ii. To establish appropriate standards for the production of efficient and costeffective hardware; and iii. To significantly increase the number of Nigerians that own ICT hardware/devices. 7.10.2 Strategies The Government will: i. Encourage the establishment and expansion of domestic capacity to produce hardware for the ICT sector; ii. Encourage the local design and manufacture of ICT hardware that conforms to global standards; iii. Promote the diffusion of ICT knowledge for optimal use of hardware; iv. Facilitate low cost, individual ownership or access to computers for every Nigerian; v. Ensure rapid indigenization and domestication of high technology ICT products and services; vi. Encourage joint ventures between Nigerian and foreign enterprises towards the production of ICT equipment; vii. Encourage the patronage of locally manufactured ICT products; viii. Encourage research and development of appropriate ICT devices for the physically challenged to enable them enjoy the benefits of the ICT revolution in the country; ix. Encourage manufacturers to set up factories for the manufacture of Set Top Boxes that are required for the transition from analogue to digital broadcasting by 2014; and x. Provide incentives to encourage Foreign Direct Investment for local manufacturing. !"#$%&"'()*+(,%'$-.(/(0120( ( ( ,"34(5;(