Executive Summary
T
his Policy expresses a commitment of the Government of Vanuatu to
maximise the contribution, efficiency and effectiveness of information
and communication technologies (ICTs) in achieving the National Vision
of “A Just, Educated, Healthy and Wealthy Vanuatu” thereby empowering
and benefiting every citizen and resident of Vanuatu. This document will serve as
a tool for an effective coordination of efforts of all of the various stakeholders towards achieving this commitment.
The Government has identified the following priority areas for this National
ICT Policy:
1 Access to ICTs in Education;
2 Access to ICT Infrastructure and Devices;
3 E-Government;
4 Integration of ICTs into Sectoral Policies;
5 Building Trust (Mitigating Risks and Threats related to the ICT
Development);
6 Locally Relevant Content;
7 Capacity Building; and
8 Platform for Multi-Stakeholder and Multi-Sector Coordination and
Collaboration.
The Government has also outlined a set of approaches and principles, which, in its
opinion, should enhance success of achieving individual Priorities as well as the
overall objective of this Policy, in particular by: (a) facilitating synergies among
different strategies to achieve Priorities set out in this document as well as other
national developmental objectives; (b) building on previous achievements; and (c)
employing most affordable, efficient and effective solutions. Such approaches and
principles specifically include:
1 Multi-Stakeholder and Multi-Sector Collaboration;
2 Pragmatic Approach;
3 Private, in particular Locally-Based, Sector Driven Development;
4 Sustainable Best Practice ICT Sector Governance;
5 Fair and Effective Competition and Enhancement of Economies of Scale;
6 “Squeezing-the-Assets” and “Thinking-of-a-Greater-Good”;
7 Kick-Starting Sustainable Development;
8 Subsidiarity and Stakeholder Ownership and Drive;
9 Policy as a Process;
10 Integration into the Work as Usual;
11 Socially Inclusive and Equitable Development;
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National Information and Communication Technology Policy