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(e)
deliberate measure to spread and increase public access to the Internet;
Implement a deliberate and countrywide programme to attract community,
civil society and private sector participation to install basic communication
Services around community centres such as schools, clinics and traditional leaders
palaces;
(f)
Make it mandatory for telephone
(fixed and/or wireless) service
providers to provide toll-free service to not-for-profit agencies supporting
community initiatives in areas such as education, HIV/AIDS and counselling
services across the country;
(g)
Create a regulatory and licensing framework that provides special
incentives especially for youths and women in the establishment of ICT services
in rural and underserved areas across the country
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6.3.3 OBJECTIVES
a)
To promote cost-effective last-mile technologies for providing access to
commercial and public information services by communities (including the
disadvantaged and physically challenged) especially in rural and underserved
areas;
b)
To create easily accessible, affordable and innovative ICT public access
points;
c)
To support local and indigenous content development as well as applications
targeting the capturing and dissemination of local and indigenous
knowledge, content and information resources as well as the promotion of
Zambian languages and cultural heritage;
d)
To facilitate the participation of youths and women in ICTs particularly in
media and content development initiatives;
e)
To address gender-based inequalities and instituting gender-sensitive
measures to encourage the active participation of women in national
and community-based ICT initiatives; and
f)
To use proprietary, free and open source software in content development
taking into account the appropriateness of the software category.
6.3.4 STRATEGIES
a)
Reduce tax and tariffs on end-user consumer ICT products (consumer
electronics such as computers, radios, TV, phone handsets etc) and services;
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