The Government’s role in the ICT sector will be addressed over the next 5 years as outlined below. 1. Strategic leadership and coordination in promoting the use of ICT. To be most effective, this should be driven by the office of the Head of State; 2. Ensuring there is an enabling environment and sufficient backbone infrastructure for the commercial deployment of ICT services. This is the responsibility of the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunication (MoPT) and the regulatory authorities; 3. Providing support for ensuring access is affordable and available to all members of Liberian society; 4. Supporting the adoption of ICT within government, both for internal administration and for transactions with the public and business. This extends to providing connectivity to government institutions, hosting data and supporting the development of relevant e-government applications In recognition that some functions are currently being performed under various institutions, this policy recommends that the following roles are enhanced with relevant changes where necessary to align with the policy’s objectives (see Section 6). Given the dynamic nature of the ICT Industry, this policy will be revisited on an annual basis by a cross-sectoral, inclusive multi stakeholder policy review team assembled by the MoPT. The review would identify new trends and emerging technologies which need oversight by the Ministry and propose modalities for their adoption or regulation. 11