CHAPTER FOUR THE 14 PILLARS OF THE ICT4AD POLICY -- DEFINING THE POLICY PRIORITY AREAS AND FOCUS Policy Commitments and Measures to Facilitate the Process of Transforming Ghana into a Predominately Information-rich and Knowledgebased Society and Economy To facilitate the process of transforming Ghana into a predominantly information-rich and knowledgebased society and economy, the following priority areas constituting the 14 pillars of the ICT4AD Policy shall be targeted: • Accelerated Human Resource Development • Promoting ICTs in Education – The Deployment and Exploitation of ICTs in Education • Facilitating Government Administration and Service Delivery – Promoting Electronic Government and Governance • Facilitating the Development of the Private Sector • Developing an Export-Oriented ICT Products and Services Industry • Modernization of Agriculture and the Development of an Agro-Business Industry • Developing a Globally Competitive Value-Added Services Sector --- A Regional Business Service and ICT Hub • Deployment and Spread of ICTs in the Community • Promotion of National Health • Rapid ICT and Enabling Physical Infrastructure Development • Legal, Regulatory, and Institutional Framework Provisions • R&D, Scientific and Industrial Research Capacity Development • Promoting Foreign and Local Direct Investment Drive in ICTs • Facilitating National Security and Law and Order 31