A Visioning workshop was conducted by recommendations from the National ICT the Consulting Team in early April 2011 Strategy was also presented to GOB’s CEO with key stakeholders from GOB, the Caucus in the third week of May 2011 for private sector and civil society to develop the Vision, Mission and Strategic Outcomes for the Belize National ICT Strategy. The team also conducted a two day Strategy Development workshop in late April 2011 with the same key stakeholders to develop National Strategies designed to accomplish the Strategic Outcomes identified in the Visioning workshop held earlier. As well, the team shared a draft of the Belize eReadiness Assessment and Benchmarking reports produced by the team for input and feedback from the key stakeholders and to enlighten the Strategy Development process. input and feedback. As well, a Cabinet Paper based on the findings and recommendations from the National ICT Strategy was prepared and presented by Minister John Saldivar to GOB’s Executive Cabinet and to the Prime Minister for endorsement and approval. An The first draft of the National ICT Strategy official Launch of the National Strategy was was presented to the MPS and GOB’s ICT then Task Force in the middle of May 2011. A implementation of the Strategy. presentation of the Belize ICT National Strategy findings conducted to kick off the and 22

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