such as health programs; 2. GoL will use the National Universal Access Program to support the construction of ICT infrastructure in areas partially or wholly inaccessible to communication services, which can be used to further promote health program; 3. Ministry of Health will design a national e-Health strategy aligned with the use of ICT that will address the needs of an institutional framework driving health services and programs, including a Health Information System comprising patient data records; 4. The Ministry of Health will ensure that all development partners align their programs with its strategic plan. Silo/unilateral operations by any partner will be discouraged. Building resilient health programs depend on interoperable systems that are scalable. It also requires continuous training and manpower development to meet the growing needs of the public. The ultimate objective of e-health programs and services is to provide high quality and people friendly health services across counties, districts, chiefdoms and villages using a standardized health information system as will be articulated in the national e-health strategy. 5.15.4 E- Education The Ministry of Education (MoE) will adopt an e-Education Policy as a cardinal part of its reform agenda. MoE has situated e-Education at the heart of its strategy to transform the educational sector which remains driven by traditional education instructional practices. The shift from teacher-focused instruction to relying on supervision for the use of ICT platforms to provide educational services is eeducation. Its strength is based on the fact that this generates efficiency in connecting teachers and learners together, facilitating access to quality information to expand the opportunities for learning. While computer literacy and skills to navigate the internet are necessary, e-education requires those skills to be used to access, analyze, integrate and communicate those pieces of information in a clear and logical manner. 5.15.4.1 Strategy for Implementation 1. Ministry of Education will design a national e-Education strategy aligned with the use of ICT that will address the needs of institutional framework driving education services and programs; 2. The Government of Liberia will encourage investment in the National Fiber Backbone as a platform to promote economic services such as e-Education programs; 3. GoL will use the National Universal Access Program to support the construction of ICT infrastructure in areas partially or wholly inaccessible to communication services to promote access and connectivity that can benefit e-education; 4. MoE will develop a new curriculum to capture all the ingredients that go with e-Education; 5. MoE to establish an ICT center of excellence to provide support to teachers; 6. The Commission on Higher Education will require all post-secondary education institutions to develop an e-learning environment that will enable 49

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