The specific indicators and corresponding individual rankings on which Belize’s 2012 NRI position is based on, are: E-Government Readiness Assessment Indicators World Economic Forum (WEF) 2012 Global Information Technology Report (GITR) Indicator Country Ranking/142 Laws relating to ICT 124 Government procurement of advance technology 125 Government prioritisation of ICT 136 Importance of ICT to Government Vision 139 Government Online Service Index 116 Impact of ICT on access to basic service 121 ICT use and Government efficiency 133 E-Participation Index 94 Firm-level technology absorption 129 Individuals using Internet 101 Extent of business Internet use 81 Government use of ICT 137 In arriving at the policy intervention areas and the strategies to be employed to advance Belize to a state of ICT readiness and one conducive to the application of emerging models of E-Government, the CTU in formulating its recommendations has sought to address these very basic and fundamental deficiencies in the E-Government ecosystem and enabling environment. The Strategic Interventions listed in the following section are geared at directly tackling these weaknesses. 3. STRATEGIC INTERVENTION AREAS In order to guide the Central Information Technology Office (CITO) of Belize, which is the Government’s technology arm, in developing appropriate E-Government frameworks that support achievement of the goals set out in various national development plans and strategies, including Horizon 2030 and Government’s Medium Term Development Strategy 2010-2013, and bridge the gaps identified during the consultancy engagements as stated above, the Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU) has designed this E-Government Policy, Strategy and Plan of Action. It contains the first three of five components in a holistic national programme to leverage information and communication technology (ICT) frameworks as a means of helping to catapult Belize to its next dimension of development. The five components of this holistic national programme are: 8