partnership projects; 7. Establish autonomy and authority in both administrative budgeting and allocation of Fund resources, without undue political interference or constraints and delays in budgeting and spending; 8. Employ appropriate and trained personnel, with sufficient skills and resources to perform the various essential roles (e.g., finance, market analysis, procurement, project management, monitoring and evaluation, etc.). 6.9 The Role of Government Ownership in Operating Companies 6.9.1 Libtelco As indicated in 6.7 above, the strategy for the future of Libtelco is currently being evaluated. 6.9.2 Cable Consortium Liberia (CCL) The government is currently a partial shareholder in CCL and although it would likely retain a minority share for its own international traffic and for the academic-research sector, it is expected to divest the remainder to existing and new operators. To stimulate healthy competition, operators should be granted access in a nondiscriminatory manner with connectivity to international internet capacity. Options that will be considered include: 1. To create a “Consortium-within-the-Consortium”, for small ISPs 2. To allow small operators to invest directly in CCL. 6.10 Specific Specialized Governments Institutions This national ICT policy must be relevant to all sectors of the economy and society. Understanding how the ICT policy will contribute to advance each government institution’s agenda is critical to ensuring full support and engagement by all institutions. Indeed, the ICT sector is an engine of economic and social development. To ensure full coordination and progress, as indicated above, a cross-Ministerial CIO Council would be established to monitor progress and address any challenge that may be faced through the period of implementation. The following diagram provides a simple illustration of the collaborative nature of this effort, which requires the participation and support of all the government institutions responsible for each of the areas noted. ICT Governing Board National CIO & 57 CIO Council Secretariat