• Health professionals at public health facilities will receive access and training to utilize the enhanced Health Management Information System to provide better quality healthcare for citizens and residents • The ICT sector will become established as an industry contributing to the GDP of St. Lucia • Businesses will be encouraged to adopt ICT to enhance productivity and service offerings; while government will provide an enabling environment through appropriate legislation and policy to support this uptake • Government services will be conveniently accessible to all, through the use of modern technologies such as the mobile telephone, Internet and multimedia kiosks. It will also provide the structure and governance needed to manage ICT development at a national level, and develop the policies and frameworks to support its growth • The Agricultural sector will be supported by a robust and integrated Agricultural Information System that will promote diversification, better farm management and expanded export capabilities • Communities will have adequate access to ICT and will utilise these to promote community involvement and entrepreneurial development • National security and the administration of justice will be improved by better information sharing and improved business processes across all required and authorised agencies An initial estimate of US$22 million will be required to implement the Plan over the next five years. Government has already begun to seek funding for some of the initiatives and will continue to focus on allocating funds and establishing partnership arrangements, locally and internationally, to obtain the resources required. Over the coming months, a few key projects called “Quick Wins” will be implemented to help build momentum for the Strategy. St. Lucia’s National ICT Strategy makes provisions for all, from the elderly to the differently‐ abled, from students to communities, from small businesses to farmers and those in other industrial sectors, to name a few. Skills development and access to information are key themes throughout the Plan, which provides a pathway to an information‐based society. Government services will be accessed online, tourists will be able to book an entire vacation using the tourism portal, schools will be able to share information and resources over reliable networks, communities will have the facilities required to keep their youth occupied in a productive manner and provides services for businesses and other community residents. [3]