4 5 The FAIDP also recognizes a role for communities to own and drive initiatives. “International and regional institutions, including international financial institutions, have a key role in integrating the use of ICTs in the development process and making available necessary resources for building the Information Society and for the evaluation of the progress made.” In addition to the specific stakeholders mentioned above, the Government notes the significance of such stakeholders as development partners, academia and users. The Government further recognises the importance of such locally relevant stakeholders as churches and custom chiefs, which work closely with the civil society and communities on the socio-economic development, in particular in relation to social and cultural aspects of such development. Ultimately and importantly, success of any developmental effort relies on the input of every citizen and resident of Vanuatu. The Government will therefore make efforts to engage the public-at-large in the policy development and implementation process, and, on the other hand, will expect an active participation of every citizen and resident in this undertaking. Furthermore, the Government recognizes that ICTs both enable development of other sectors, and are dependent (especially in relation to the energy sector) on them. The ICT development needs to recognize such interlinkages. Pacific ICT Ministers in their Tonga meeting of 2009 also acknowledged “the need for a strategic approach to the development and use of these technologies that recognizes the important role of the private sector and the value of building synergies with developments in other sectors, including health, education and energy”. Therefore the Government endorses a multi-sector approach in the development of ICTs. Ultimately and importantly, success of any developmental effort relies on the input of every citizen and resident of Vanuatu. The Government will therefore make efforts to engage the public-at-large.” The multi-stakeholder (and multi-sector) approach has been instrumental in the development of the Vanuatu’s ICT sector so far. The Government reaffirms its commitment to such an approach. It fully accepts “the concept of ‘many partners, one team’ in progressing a more coordinated and coherent approach to ICT development”, as endorsed by the Pacific ICT Ministers’ Tonga Declaration of 2010. The Government believes that an effective implementation of its role in this framework of a multi-stakeholder cooperation requires the Government to generally follow best-practice procedural principles, including: (a) transparency; (b) stakeholder involvement; (c) clear procedures; (d) planning; and (e) accountability. Therefore it will, wherever feasible, conduct public consultations and actively seek input from relevant stakeholders. It will also aim to base its activities on, preferably, rolling multi-annual, work plans; measure them against Approaches and Principles 27