7.13.2 Objectives i. To drive the development and update of ICT plans across all sectors of the Nigerian economy; and ii. To encourage and promote effective use of ICT in Governance within every sector and program, including: • Agriculture • Education • Finance • Health • Justice Administration • Oil and gas • Power • Small & Medium Sized enterprises • Solid minerals • Sports • Trade and Commerce • Transport • Youth Development 7.13.3 Strategies The Government will: i. Promote mechanisms for interfacing between its sectors and tiers to drive the development of ICT plans; ii. Develop a sector-specific timetable to facilitate timely and organized production of sector-specific plans, working with the relevant sectors and tiers of government; and iii. Ensure that by the end of 2015, all sectors would have developed (where non existent), or updated their ICT Development Plans that are aligned to this National ICT Policy Document. 7.14 Research, Development, and Innovation Research, Development, and Innovation (RDI) is a strategic imperative for the attainment of sustainable development and competitiveness. Research is necessary for the technological development of the nation and for reaping the enormous !"#$%&"'()*+(,%'$-.(/(0120( ( ( ,"34(65(