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Click Here & Upgrade PDF Complete Expanded Features Unlimited Pages Documents CHAPTER 6 GOALS, OBJECTIVES AND STRATEGY 6.1 PROMOTING HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT Human and intellectual capital is the most important resource of any given country in the quest for sustainable social and economic development. It is recognized that the development of critical human resource is key to facilitating and accelerating the development of an information society. It is also acknowledged that the extent to which Zambia will benefit from the advances and the opportunities of the emerging information society will largely depend on the country s capacity to develop and harness the available human resource to support national development. Zambia, like most developing countries needs to develop and deploy the required human resources in key areas in order to transform the economy into a predominantly information and knowledge-based society. 6.1.1 POLICY GOAL To attain sufficient and world-class human resource capacity in critical and relevant ICT skills required for developing and driving Zambia s information and knowledgebased society and economy. 6.1.2 COMMITMENTS In order to achieve the above goal, Government shall:(a) Facilitate the creation of Centres of Excellence for training/education in Electronic Engineering (Telecommunications), Computer Science/Information Technology, Media/Information Science etc; (b) Facilitate the implementation of a comprehensive human resource development programme targeting critical skill areas across key sectors of the economy in order to accelerate the development of Zambia s information society and economy; (c) Mainstream youth and gender issues in human resource development activities. 6.1.3 OBJECTIVES a) To increase the institutional capacity in terms of infrastructure and human resource in public and private colleges/ universities that offer ICT courses; b) To increase annual enrolment and output of students in key professional skills areas such as telecommunications/electronics engineering, computer science, media/information sciences etc; 25

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Zambia

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

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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

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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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