ongoing operation for service delivery.
Public awareness, testing and rollout.
Pilot project evaluation and strategy review.
G. ICT for Peace and Unity
140. The Government perceives a vital role for ICT to support the reconciliation, sense
of national unity, peace, and law and order to which the Government is committed.
ICT Objective 4
Promote reconciliation, national unity, peace, law and order, and access to justice
throughout Solomon Islands by innovative use of ICT.
Promotim rekonsiliation, nasinol uniti, pis, loa an oda, an akses go lo jestis eniwea lo
Solomon aelans bae iusim ict.
Issues
141. Within the Fundamental Reform Programme set out by the Government in the
Policy Strategy and Translation, a specific policy objective is “pursue peaceful coexistence, national unity, reconciliation and other acceptance programmes.”46 The
National Development Strategy identifies the rule of law and justice as “basic
human rights and fundamental preconditions for a well-functioning market
economy,”47 and aims to eliminate violence against women, 48 and “reduc[e] crime
and the fear of crime through improved management,” among other strategies.49
142. The Government foresees that ICT have an important role to play in promoting
reconciliation, national unity, peace, law and order and access to justice. The power
of ICT to facilitate fast and low-cost communication throughout Solomon Islands,
bringing Solomon Islanders into closer contact and communication, is strongly
conducive to reconciliation, national unity and peace. In addition, ICT have a vital
role to play in protecting, preserving and promoting music and the creative arts,
which can in turn empower communities across Solomon Islands.
46
Democratic Coalition for Change Government Policy Strategy and Translation (Office of the Prime Minister and
Cabinet, 2015) p 12.
47
Solomon Islands Government National Development Strategy 2011 - 2020 p 42.
48
Ibid, p 16.
49
Ibid, p 45.
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