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Click Here & Upgrade PDF Complete Expanded Features Unlimited Pages Documents 6.8.4 STRATEGIES a) Create an integrated agricultural information system on agro-technologies and techniques, pricing and market information for all agro products in order to provide strategic information for farmers, government authorities, and other stakeholders at national, provincial and district levels; b) Undertake intensive ICT awareness campaigns for all types of farmers in the use of traditional and new ICT tools at all levels; c) Intensify the use of Radio and TV programmes and integrate new technologies as a means to reach extension workers and farmers alike; d) Develop weather and agro-meteorology early warning systems to support agricultural production and predict as well as prevent disasters; e) Develop incentives for deployment of affordable ICT solutions to support rural connectivity of farmers especially those within the catchments of existing ICT infrastructure; f) Develop and promote ICT skills development among agricultural extension workers and farmers; g) Develop database systems and applications including Geographical Information Systems (GIS) to support agricultural input resource management as well as to support land and water resource management, environmental monitoring and impact assessment; crop yield assessment and livestock management among others; h) Increase HIV/AIDS awareness using ICT tools as one of the strategies to maintain the required manpower in the agricultural sector; i) Develop a monitoring and evaluation system for the conservation and sustainable utilisation of natural resources in the agricultural production process; j) Promote two-way information dissemination to support the physical and socio-economic planning processes in the agricultural system. 6.9 PROMOTING THE INTEGRATION OF ICT IN HEALTHCARE DELIVERY The performance of the health delivery system has over the years been affected by communication problems mainly due to distances between health delivery points and administrative centres. This has affected delivery of drugs, messages and data collection/dissemination. Another dimension is the recent exodus of experienced and 42

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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.

Source Link 1: https://thezambian.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/04/Zambia-Information-and-Communication-Technology-Policy.pdf

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Year Published: 2006

Document Language(s)

English

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