• Develop partnerships with stakeholders to facilitate the acquisition of ICTs for all education institutions. • Facilitate the provision of distance learning applications through ICT’s to ensure academic and training programmes are available nationally. • Encourage the National Library to be equipped with appropriate ICT tools and resources. • Integrate ICTs in mainstream educational curricula as well as other literacy programmes and provide for equitable access for students at all levels. • Develop special ICT training programmes for disabled persons, youth and women. • Set up mechanisms that promote collaboration between industry and training institutions so as to build appropriate human resources capacity. • Promote twinning of training institutions in Lesotho with those outside the country so as to enhance skills transfer. • Work with private industry to establish initiatives and programmes aimed at improving and upgrading the technical skills of existing employees. ICT Policy for Lesotho 31