society representatives, and NGO’s in security services and the threat of increasing Belize (see Appendix A for the list of competition at a blinding rate to our participants). It builds on the successes businesses. from across Belize and other countries in leveraging ICTs for national development. Significant gains are currently being made by public and private sector organizations, academia and civil society in utilizing ICT for improved efficiencies. effectiveness However the and need to accelerate development in all areas has never been more urgent than now as Belize faces challenges and opportunities of increased global competition, the need for economic diversification, rapidly evolving citizens’ needs, ever increasing demands on health, education and Driven by the overall national development outcomes identified in Horizon 2030, the National ICT Strategy identifies the National ICT Outcomes needed for accelerated development, the two major Goals that will be focused on, the six strategic Imperatives that must be addressed and the six major Programs and Initiatives/Projects twenty eight recommended for implementation that will be executed over the five year period of the Strategy. A snapshot of the interconnected components of the strategy is presented in Figure 1: Figure 1 – Interconnected Components of the Strategy Belize ICT National Strategy 6