Revised Bhutan ICT Roadmap 4.4 Alignment of ICT Plan ICT   Planning   is   an   essential   tool   for   the   Government   of   Bhutan   to   strategize   development   of   ICT   as   a   key   enabler   for   national   development.   Since   the   creation  of  the  ICT  Roadmap  in  2011,  RGOB  has  gone  forward  to  develop  ICT   Masterplan   in   e-­‐Government,   Education,   Health   and   Tourism   sectors.   Independent   ICT   planning   initiative   was   also   carried   out   in   the   Agriculture   sector.   The  review  recommends:   Transition  ICT  Roadmap  into  National  ICT  Masterplan   The   various   ICT   Masterplans   provide   the   foundation   for   developing   a   national   level  ICT  Masterplan.  The  National  ICT  Masterplan  will  encapsulate  the  various   sectors’  ICT  aspiration  to  form  an  overarching  strategic  ICT  plan.  The  National   ICT   Masterplan   will   define   the   national   direction   in   terms   of   ICT   vision   and   goals.   Aligning   with   the   timeline   of   the   national   Five-­‐Year   Plan,   the   development  of  ICT  Roadmap  should  thereby  transition  into  the  development   of   a   National   ICT   Masterplan   by   middle   of   2018.   Output   from   the   national   masterplan   would   form   the   basis   of   ICT   programmes   in   the   12th   Five-­‐Year   Plan.         © 2015. IDA INTERNATIONAL. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL.