(c) coordinate the representation of The Gambia with States, and regional and international organisations, unions, and commissions concerned with information and communications, and, in collaboration with the Authority, and other stakeholders, safeguard The Gambia’s interest before those bodies; (d) implement information and communications policies and plans in relation to the development of information and communications and in the interest of the creation and development of the information society, in particular by(i) encouraging the setting of advanced education and training programmes in information and communications, including the use of the Internet, electronic commerce, and electronic transactions (ii) promoting public awareness of the importance of the role of information and communications to the overall economic and social development and advancement of The Gambia, and (iii) promoting the advancement of research and development in the areas of information and communications and information technology; (e) provide the necessary facilities to allow the Authority and designated members of the Armed Forces and security services to prepare(i) the National Plan for Frequency Assignment and the National Register of Frequencies, and (ii) procedures for the coordination among the members so as to ensure the optimal use of the radio frequencies and 29