5. Objectives, visions and priorities for the development of NGNs High-speed Internet infrastructure is an important means of communication in a modern economy and one that is indispensable in an information society oriented towards services with high added value. Activities by and between companies, the authorities and education facilities may be performed more effectively through innovative network solutions. Also, citizens can more easily participate in the development of the information society. Information and communication technologies significantly contribute towards increasing the gross domestic product and lead, if used effectively, to increasing productivity. The differences in the performance of economic markets and states can to a significant extent be explained through the investments made into these technologies, and into their research and use. The competitiveness of an information society is founded on the use of modern ICT services, as well as on competence in the creation of digital content and its dissemination through digital media. Investments into communication infrastructure are performed by private entities based on market mechanisms, primarily in regions with high demand potential, while the gap in highspeed Internet access between rural and urban areas widens further. As a consequence of inadequate Internet access – even under a situation of rising demand – less populated areas of the Czech Republic could remain excluded from economic development over the long term. Strategic objectives: 36 a) The building of a sufficiently developed and available full-scale technological base in the form of NGAs enabling high-speed Internet access in the Czech Republic, including in localities that lack this infrastructure and where it cannot be anticipated that it will be built through the action of market mechanisms under commercial conditions. While building, setting conditions in order to enable reaction to the expected substantially higher demands of high speed and latency in real time and with minimum additional costs. b) Facilitating the development of small businesses for the population as well as for the business sector. c) Improving the living and economic conditions for the local population and local businesses through the retention and improvement of the provision of services with added value. d) Improving the availability of supply of modern and advanced digital services and applications, in particular in the areas of communication, entertainment, business, education, health and work from home. e) The creation of reliable high-speed Internet access at reasonable prices. f) Improving competitiveness and employment in rural areas. g) The availability of information and communication technologies with the objective of enabling all citizens to be part of the information society, not only in relation to the local government and public administration36. The Government adopted the Strategic Framework of the Development of Public Administration in the Czech Republic for 2014 -2020 by its Resolution of 27 August 2014 No 680. 32