disabilities,ethnicity, • and/or living in remote regions; people of Belize and create a safe Job Creation through local ICT Industry society. Development – Creating at least Each 5,000 Programs and Projects (Initiatives) that will be new jobs through the major objective consists of key implemented with relentless passion. The six development of the local ICT Industry; • ICTs, to meet the evolving needs of the those - key Programs are identified below with Significantly improve the performance details of the Projects/Initiatives in the body of government through the usage of of the strategy. Acclerating eGovernment OBJECTIVE PROGRAMS Open ICT Enhancing and Harmonizing the National Telecommunication Infrastructure ICT in Education Developing ICT in Education ICT for e-Commerce Developing ICT for e-Commerce e-Inclusion Connect Belize: Bridging the Digital Divide Job Creation Through Local ICT Industry Creating Jobs Through the Development of the Local ICT Industry Acclerating eGovernment Modernizing the Public Sector Using ICT ICT government in building out infrastructure, in Strategy is outlined as a planned and developing Belize’s human resources, in collaborative Public/Private providing jobs and in taking on development partnerships will be pursued as the modus activities. Integral to the implementation operandi of strategy implementation. The process will be: Implementation of the approach. National role of the international development and funding communities will also be actively • private sector, foreign investors and its promoted, particularly in terms of the international partners) the commitment transfer of information, benchmarking and keeping abreast of developments in the sector. GOB’s leadership and (along with the of resources; • Smart partnerships with key sectors from private sector, civil GOB will encourage the private sector, civil investors society and international development development agencies; and the society, foreign international agencies working in Belize to partner with Belize ICT National Strategy 8

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