2 Appointment of Task Force on Information and Communication Technology. Information and Communication Technology Act, No. 27 of 2003 3. (1) In order to ensure the proper implementation of the Information and communication Technology Policy formulated under section 2, within Sri Lanka, the Cabinet of Ministers shall appoint a Task Force on Information and Communication Technology (hereinafter referred to as the “Task Force”) consisting of not more than twenty members. One of the members so appointed shall be appointed as the Chairman of the Task Force. (2) The members of the Task Force shall be chosen from among persons who have expertise in the fields of information and communication technology, telecommunications, law, business and finance. Functions of the Task Force. 4. The functions of the Task Force shall be— (a) to prepare an action plan in accordance with the National Policy on Information and Communication Technology ; (b) to co-ordinate the implementation of the National Policy on Information and Communication Technology and the action plan in both the government sector and the private sector and facilitate the implementation of the same ; (c) to supervise the implementation of the National Policy on Information and Communication Technology and the action plan and where necessary issue directions from time to time to the implementing agencies ; (d) to draw up plans identifying the manner in which Information and Communication Technology can be made popular within Sri Lanka ; (e) to identify, develop and cause to be adopted standards of international renown for human resources development, products, services, markets and transactions in their application to the field of Information and Communication Technology ; and (f) recommend where necessary the making of regulations to give effect to the provisions of the Act.

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