PART ONE A. 1. Vision and Mission The Solomon Islands Government has the following ICT Vision for Solomon Islands ICT Vision: A peaceful, united and progressive Solomon Islands communicating and informed by technologies open to all 2. This vision reflects a view of ICT as contributing to achievement of the Government’s Policy Strategy and Translation and national development goals for Solomon Islands. In particular, the Government identifies in this National ICT Policy ICT Objectives that are key to the DCCG Policy Statement vision of a “ Peaceful, United and Progressive Country of Solomon Islands.”2 3. The Solomon Islands Government adopts as its Mission in relation to ICT: ICT Mission: To make information and communications technologies available, affordable and accessible to all in Solomon Islands, To enable equal participation by all in the social, cultural, economic and Political life of Solomon Islands. 4. This National ICT Policy is premised on the twin themes of access to ICT and participation in the life of the nation. 2 Democratic Coalition for Change Government Policy Statement (Office of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, January 2015) para 5.0. Page | 7 Solomon Islands National ICT Policy