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Click Here & Upgrade PDF Complete Expanded Features Unlimited Pages Documents (c) To provide information to people living with life-threatening diseases, Particularly HIV/AIDS; (d) To support research directed at addressing medical, social and economic aspects of the HIV/AIDS pandemic and other diseases; (e) To facilitate the development, deployment and implementation of health information, management and decision support systems and facilities aimed at improving the planning, management and administration functions as part of effective and efficient health service delivery. 6.9.4 STRATEGIES a) Develop an appropriate National Health Management Information System; b) Facilitate connectivity and access to communication services in health institutions to support healthcare delivery; c) Develop appropriate ICT infrastructure at all levels of the healthcare system to support the collection, use, management and dissemination of health care information; d) Promote and encourage ICT training and skills development among healthcare professionals; e) Deploy ICTs to support education and awareness initiatives aimed at combating major national health threats such as HIV/AIDS, malaria, and other infectious diseases. 6.10 PROMOTING THE INTEGRATION OF ICT IN TOURISM, ENVIRONMENT & NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT Travel and tourism as a sector constitutes one of the economic pillars of global trade; this includes both wildlife and non-wildlife based tourism. Over the recent past, Zambia has positioned herself well in the global tourism market. By its very nature, the tourism sector is well suited for the integration and application of ICTs, which potentially can enhance marketing of tourism products and services; increase the efficiency and effectiveness of transactions and service delivery as well as providing Zambian enterprises with access to international tourism markets. However, largescale ICT projects may impact negatively on the environment, natural resources and heritage. Therefore, protection and conservation measures need to be taken into account alongside the developments in ICT. 44

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National ICT Policy of Zambia

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Zambia

Type of Document (for States): Strategy Documents: Other Strategy Documents

Topics

Cyber Crime
Cyber Terrorism
Cybersecurity Awareness
Data Protection
Economy and Finance
Gender
Human & Digital Rights
International Cooperation
National Cyber Defense
Public-Private Partnership
Sustainable Development

United Nations Regional Group

African States

Issuing Body

Ministry of Transport and Communications of Zambia

Summary

Outlines 13 pillars:

Attaining sufficient and world-class human resource capacity in critical and relevant ICT skills required for developing and driving Zambia’s information and knowledge-based society and economy;
Integrating ICTs into the education system and developing the nation’s Research and Development (R&D) capacity to support, facilitate and contribute to the development of key sectors of the economy including the development of appropriate local ICT products and services;
Promoting widespread public access to information through appropriate traditional and new technology solutions based on relevant local content while promoting cultural heritage;
Developing a competitive local ICT industry supported by a clear policy roadmap, as well as a fair and transparent regulatory framework and pro-investor market conditions resulting in the effective participation of the private sector in value-adding, export-oriented services, which will serve as the main engine for accelerating the development of the local economy;
Increasing access and promoting widespread deployment of ICT services through the expansion of the nation’s telecommunications backbone infrastructure covering the whole country;
Improving public sector management as well as efficient and effective delivery of public goods and services through the implementation of E-Government systems;
Promoting Zambia’s full and effective participation in national, regional and global trade through E-Commerce services and facilities;
Improving productivity as well as competitiveness of the agricultural sector through the use of ICTs in the planning, implementation, monitoring and the information delivery process;
Improving access to quality healthcare as close to the family as possible through the deployment and exploitation of ICTs and other modern technologies;
Integrating ICTs into the development of the tourism industry and facilitating conservation of Zambia’s natural resources and heritage as well as protecting the environment;
Using ICTs as an instrument to bring issues relating to youth and women into all aspects of the economy and society, as well as empowering youths and women through opportunities created by the implementation of ICT projects and programmes in the country;
Developing appropriate institutional, legal and regulatory system in order to support the development of a competitive local ICT sector based on convergence principles, which will be supported by fair, predictable, and transparent legal and regulatory frameworks; and
Safeguarding national, institutional and individual security concerns to support the development, deployment and effective use of ICTs within the Zambian economy and society at large.

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Year Published: 2006

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English

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