Figure 9. Policy Development-Implementation Process Design Feedback Implementation measurable; attainable; relevant; and time-bound57) indicators, supported by an appropriate statistical and reporting framework, and would provide continuous feedback that would be used to improve progress towards achieving objectives of this Policy. The Government recognises that not every policy intervention will be successful. It will use the policy development and implementation mechanism, as described above, to identify and accept failures, note lessons learned and discontinue support for unsuccessful policy interventions, unless there is a strong potential that a substantial redesign could provide significant improvements. Integration into the Work as Usual As noted above, the Government believes that ICTs should not be an end in themselves, but should support activities of stakeholders in all spheres of the socioeconomic development. To achieve that, ICT-related policy development and implementation need to be an integral part of policy making and implementation in respective sector policy areas. ICT-related policies should not constitute standalone and isolated policy activities, detached from overall objectives in respective sectors. Similarly, ICT development activities, including policy development and implementation, should, wherever possible, utilise existing institutional, political, policy, public administration, custom-based, community, religious, civil society as well as similar frameworks and structures. Stakeholder and community engagement should, wherever possible, be conducted through existing community systems (e.g., chiefly system, religious communities and institutions, school committees), rather than creating ICT-specific frameworks. In the context above, the Government will aim to ensure that ICT development objectives and activities are fully integrated into and support implementation of corporate and business plans of respective Ministries, Government Departments, Constitutional and Statutory Entities; are led by respective bodies, and are supported by their general budgets. The Government recognises that specific 57 United Nations Joint Inspection Union (2004). Report: Implementation of Results-Based Management in the United Nations Organizations. Approaches and Principles 49

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