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(a)
Security of government, public and private networks and communications
systems in general; and in particular those systems carrying sensitive and
critical data/information of great value to Government, businesses and
individuals;
(b)
Protection of networks and information systems to guard against various types of
malicious crimes and unauthorised access; safeguarding against undermining
consumer confidence in online services including those based on E-Commerce,
E-Government and E-Health systems;
(c)
Privacy of individuals, businesses and Government arising from connectivity
to local, national and global networks.
2.14 POLICY IMPLEMENTATION
Some of the issues that have contributed to the low ICT uptake and penetration in the
country are lack of coordination and leadership in creating the vision for the sector.
However, the initiative to develop this policy is the biggest step in creating a clear
roadmap/vision for the sector.
Therefore, the success of all the commitments and provisions of this policy depend on how
well the implementation will be coordinated. The requirements include sustainable
and effective institutional framework, coordination and resource mobilisation. Other
challenges include;
(a)
Leadership of the national ICT portfolio; and the visibility of the National
Champion for ICTs among the public;
(b)
Capacity for Policy formulation/development at various levels of society;
(c)
Institutional framework and capacity for policy implementation at national,
provincial and district levels;
(d)
Developing clear roles and responsibilities of various stakeholders;
(e)
Mainstreaming of ICTs by Cooperating Partners in country programmes; and
reflection of ICT commitment in national budgets;
(f)
Inadequate and ineffective legal and regulatory framework;
(g)
Inadequate capacity to undertake ICT investment promotion/campaigns at
national, regional and international levels.
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