Mandated to, inter alia:

• Coordinate, promote and monitor information technology developments in the country within the context of national social and economic development;
• Identify and advise Government on all matters of information technology development, utilisation, usability, accessibility and deployment including networking, systems development, information technology security, training and support;
• Set, monitor and regulate standards for information technology planning, acquisition, implementation, delivery, support, organisation, sustenance, disposal, risk management, data protection, security and contingency planning.