Each of these Policy Statements will collectively contribute towards Seychelles achieving its National ICT Vision and hence contribute towards the social, economic, cultural and human resource development of the country. 3.1 ICT Infrastructure (i) Promote and encourage the existence of a countrywide reliable and efficient ICT infrastructure which shall have sufficient capacity and network speeds, provide improved connectivity, be cost-effective and adaptive to the needs of the country. (ii) Encourage the private sector to continue their role as an integral part of the development of ICT infrastructure. (iii) Promote competitive markets for ICT service provision. (iv) Promote effective utilisation of all installed ICT infrastructure which shall be so harmonised to contribute to flexibility and redundancy on a national basis. (v) Encourage sharing and co-locating of infrastructure and facilities. (vi) Promote widespread accessibility to ICT services. (vii) Promote and encourage deployment and maintenance of networks that are interoperable on a national basis. (viii) Promote and encourage deployment of infrastructure necessary to allow e-commerce and secure transactions to take place. (ix) Introduce initiatives through which ownership by the public of ICT equipment (e.g. computers) can be increased. ITC Policy for Seychelles National ICT 5