TABLE OF CONTENTS
Item
Page
FOREWORD ................................................................................................ii
PREFACE ................................................................................................... iii
LIST OF ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS .................................................... iv
GLOSSARY OF TERMS ................................................................................. v
1.
INTRODUCTION .............................................................................. 1
1.1.
Background .................................................................................... 1
1.2.
LINKAGES WITH OTHER RELATED POLICIES ....................................... 3
1.3.
Problem DEFINITION ....................................................................... 4
1.4.
PURPOSE OF THE POLICY ................................................................. 5
2.
BROAD POLICY DIRECTION .............................................................. 6
2.1.
OVERAL POLICY GOAL ..................................................................... 6
2.2.
OVERAL POLICY OUTCOMES ............................................................. 6
2.3.
OVERAL POLICY OBJECTIVES............................................................ 7
3.
POLICY PRIORITY AREAS ................................................................. 7
3.1.
STRATEGIC ICT LEADERSHIP............................................................ 8
3.2.
HUMAN CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT ....................................................... 8
3.3.
E-GOVERNMENT SERVICES .............................................................. 9
3.4.
ICT IN INDUSTRIES ......................................................................... 9
3.5.
ICT INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT ............................................. 10
3.6.
ICT IN THE PRIORITY GROWTH sectors ............................................ 11
3.7.
responsive ICT LEGAL, REGULATORY AND INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK
.................................................................................................. 11
3.8.
PROMOTING NATIONAL SECURITY .................................................. 12
3.9.
INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION...................................................... 12
3.10.
UNIVERSAL ACCESS OF ICT AND ICT RELATED SERVICES.................. 13
4.
implementation strategy ................................................................ 14
4.1.
INSTUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS....................................................... 14
4.2.
Obligations, responsibilities and performance accountability of MITA ... 15
4.3.
IMPLEMENTATION PLAN ................................................................. 17
4.4.
MONITORING AND EVALUATION ..................................................... 17
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