7 Government-wide Network 8 National Research and Education Network availability data hosting services To provide secure Create funding network for e-gov ICT through services national budget To provide Consortium of broadband colleges and access to secondary, universities tertiary educational and research institutions 9 10 11 Human Capacity Development Establish degree programs in ICT disciplines at the state-owned Universities and Colleges Implement e-services To remove inefficiency in government, (i.e. health, commerce and education programs) National Biometric ID To provide a Card System platform for the unique identification of all University of Liberia (UL), W.V.S. Tubman University MFDP, Libtelco Operator(s) An entity so created to implement this program, ISP and LTA Within relevant colleges/tertiary institutions Establish e-gov, e- MACs, health, eChamber of education and e- Commerce, LIBA, commerce other programs Provide funding to achieve this objective MIA MFDP, National Identification Registry (NIR) 7.4 Infrastructure Requirements 7.3.1 A National Fiber Backbone and Metropolitan Area Network Access to National Fiber Backbone and Metro Fiber Area Network and also to Internet Exchange Point on an open-access principle basis provide further opportunity for building a digital Liberia. It supports innovation and service delivery across both the public and private sectors. These infrastructures are enablers that can make possible the building of an information society. While a national Internet Exchange Point is in place, the absence of a national backbone and metro area network threaten further development of the sector. The national backbone and the metro network are capital-intensive. Innovative strategy that relies on PPP is one possible way to address this gap. 7.3.2 National Data Center The National Data Center (NDC) is another core infrastructure for supporting eGovernment. It seeks to consolidate services, applications and infrastructure to provide efficient electronic delivery of Government to Government (G2G), 62