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Click Here & Upgrade PDF Complete Expanded Features Unlimited Pages Documents CHAPTER 8 IMPLEMENTATION STRAGEGY AND PLANS An integrated and cross-sectoral policy such as this one requires focused and coordinated implementation in order to achieve positive results. Therefore, an Implementation Strategy for all sectors with special focus on the 13 pillars of the policy shall be developed. All sectors shall draw their ICT policies and implementation plans from this policy under the coordination of the Department of Communications by ensuring synchronisation with national planning and budgeting cycles; and will be consolidated into The National ICT Implementation Plan , with sub-plans for implementation on a priority basis covering the short, medium and long-term periods. In developing the Implementation Plans, various models shall be evaluated. However, the SUNRISE model shall guide the development and implementation of the national and sector plans. The SUNRISE model is expanded as follows; S U N R I S E Special ICT Programmes, Development of Incentives and Policy instruments Universal Human Resource Development Programme National ICT Applications such as E-Government, Telemedicine etc Resource (Technical and Financial) Mobilisation and Deployment Integrated ICT (Public Sector Computerisation) Programme Standards, Practices and Guidelines for ICT deployment and exploitation Enabling Legal/Regulatory and Institutional Framework In order to facilitate ownership of the National ICT Policy implementation process, sector-specific ICT policies and implementation plans shall dovetail into the national policy framework and incorporate the following as a minimum; a) b) c) d) e) f) Vision statement for Ministry/Agency set within the context of the National ICT Policy Broad strategies to be pursed by the Ministry/Agency toward the realisation often the sector vision on ICTs; Specific sector goals, objectives and strategies including security measures aimed at facilitating the operations and activities of the sector/agencies; Clear statement of commitments of the sector/Ministry/Agency with respect to mainstreaming ICTs; Identify ICT activities based on the SUNRISE model that will contribute to improved service delivery in the sector; Indicate mechanisms or Monitoring and Evaluation based on sound sector Indicators. 64

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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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