3 POLICY OBJECTIVES The broad policy objectives of the National ICT Policy are detailed below by the areas of focus: 2.1 ICT Infrastructure ‐ To provide universal access to electronic information and communications. 2.2 Education ‐ To foster the use of ICT in education to develop human capacity, enhance competitiveness, modernize the teaching and learning environment, facilitate equity of access, and to develop individuals who are capable of functioning effectively in a technologically driven society. 2.3 Health ‐ To enable greater equity in the allocation and use of health care resources by exploiting ICT‐enabled mechanisms to promote quality health care delivery and management. 2.4 Community Development and Social Services ‐ To improve the quality of life and social well being of the community through various programmes that would enable the use of ICT for future challenges and technological advancement. 2.5 Business ‐ To promote economic development through the use of ICT and ICT professionals. 2.6 Agriculture ‐ To enable effective and efficient supply chain management (from production to sales and marketing) through the use of ICT and thereby promote the economic viability and sustainability of agricultural related activities. 2.7 Government ‐ To establish a suitable institutional framework within the Public Sector to facilitate the adoption of a common ICT infrastructure and architecture within government and promote ICT as a driver for social advancement and economic growth. And, to strengthen national security through the smart and strategic use of ICT to securely share information among authorised officials, and to improve internal administration and operations. 2.8 Tourism ‐ To improve the overall coordination of the marketing and other tourism management functions, through the use of ICT and thereby enable the sustainable development of the sector. v