4. Monitoring and Evaluation While there are M&E specialists in RDB/ICT and Ministry of ICT since 2008, detailed recommendations to improve the M&E structure of the NICI II implementation, which were offered by consultants working on the EDPRS and subsequently picked up in the NICI II MTR, were not instituted. Feedback from NICI II evaluation clearly pointed out the importance of structured M&E to capture real outcomes of the NICI initiatives. The evaluation also pointed to the fact that a coordinated M&E approach between RDB/ICT and MINICT is essential under NICI III. Key Recommendations for NICI III Improve NICI Governance structure • Improve the efficiency and effectiveness of public institutions in implementing national ICT programs. • Facilitate the monitoring and evaluation of ICT program based on socio-economic impact factor assessment. • Streamline information sharing and knowledge management by decreasing the transaction costs between government institutions and agencies through transparent reporting framework. • Strengthen the coordination of public-private partnerships initiatives. • Promote the adoption and dissemination of best project management practices in implementing national ICT planned actions. Page 80 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.