MAJOR OBJECTIVES The achievement of these goals will come about by addressing seven major objectives over the period. These objectives are the heart of the strategy and have been aligned with the outcomes identified to ensure that important and critical elements of national development are addressed. • eInclusion – Bringing the benefit of driving the adoption and usage of ICT ICTs in into all segments of the • to create disadvantaged due to education, age, advantage at the gender, income, disabilities, ethnicity, country levels • business competitive business and eHealth – Significantly improving the eGovernment – Significantly improve delivery of primary and secondary the government health care through the infusion of through the usage of ICTs, to meet the ICTs in the health care system, and evolving needs of the people of Belize empowering better life choices by and create a safe society citizens, especially the vulnerable, Open performance ICT – enables of Creating a vibrant, including the children and youth, the and open poor, elderly, especially those in industry that remote rural communities by enabling availability and access to health information and telecommunication the services empowered by ICTs. accessibility of quality and affordable telecommunication • of operations competitive • dimensions population, including people who are and/or those living in remote regions . • all services to • E-heritage – Protecting and preserving consumers and fostering social and Belize’s natural resources heritage economic benefits to the country. through ICT enabled management, ICT In Education – Infusing all aspects outreach of the education systems with ICTs for Belizeans and visitors to preserve improved delivery and learning, and protect and develop Belize’s natural access to education by all resources. and education to all ICT Business & Industry – Creating a well developed ICT services sector and Belize ICT National Strategy 42