PROGRAMMES AND PROJECTS THE MILTON CATO MEMORAL HOSPITAL The initiatives to be pursued by St. Vincent and the Grenadines in the next few years are organised as Programmes and Projects (Actions), which when executed well will enable the successful achievement of the defined Vision and the attainment of the desired outcomes. It is expected that the Programmes and Projects will be implemented and managed using a standard project management framework. A project management approach will ensure that the Plan has the greatest possible chance of success as it allows activities to be properly planned, and effectively monitored and controlled, during delivery. Another practical way of looking at ICT proposals which will facilitate the citizen’s level of understanding of benefits, promote usage, and still be consistent with the ICT abbreviation is INFRASTRUCTURE, CONTENT, and TRAINING. This practical approach highlights the need for a modern, robust, nation-wide Infrastructure and connectivity which allows the private sector’s and citizen’s access to ICT and an adequate government-owned backbone to facilitate efficient, cost effective communication across the public administration. Appropriate Content covers all the various egovernment and other applications which are used or have been specially designed and crafted for the local context. It also includes the Training in ICT at all levels in schools, communities, and the public service for the creation of enlightened users, technicians and knowledge workers; and the promotion and adoption of these services by the business sector. THE STUBBS POLYCLINIC & OTHER The Programmes and Projects identified to be completed during the period 2010 – 2015 are summarised by sectors in Table 8 below. It must be noted that some of these projects are currently being planned or are at some stage of implementation. The National ICT Plan aims to embrace current initiatives and projects, and to bring them into a collective framework such that they can be reviewed and managed as a national portfolio, rather than, as unrelated or separate initiatives. This portfolio approach allows better prioritisation and resource allocation at a national level, and allows synergies and dependencies to be taken into account to maximise the benefits of ICT to the country. A more goal and success oriented definition of ICT which should guide is: INNOVATION, CONNECTIVITY and TRANSFORMATION Projects and Programmes P a g e | 61