NATIONAL STRATEGY FOR INFORMATION SOCIETY DEVELOPMENT AND ACTION PLAN 20 For achieving an efficient infrastructure development, the following standards referring to the ICT-operations domain have to be adopted: ISO 12207, ISO 9126, ISO 9294, ISO 1335-5, ISO 15288, ISO17799, ISO 9001-2000. Besides of the introduction of standards, which will contribute towards common understanding between actors in the process of infrastructure development and utilisation, it is necessary to create technical-terminology vocabularies referring to the domain of information-communication technology. Long-term activities Providing funds necessary for continuous infrastructure development and building, on a state level, as well as for international network interconnection. Long-term activities are to be coordinated with the activities and tasks of the Government regarding the EU approximation. Given that these are complex tasks, a serious and responsible approach is necessary towards creation of solutions. All investors performing works related to construction of infrastructure (road, railway, pipeline etc.) and facilities are obliged to provide physical space for setting up an electronic communication infrastructure. Introduction of mechanisms for encouraging a corporate social responsibility while building the communication infrastructure, whereby priority shall be given to projects that foresee construction of infrastructure near institutions of public interest (kindergartens, schools, hospitals, libraries, pension institutions etc.). The legislation should not be considered as obstacle for development and introduction of new technologies; it is necessary to reduce the gap between the regulation and the new trends in technology, as well as greater flexibility of the legal framework in terms of adopting secondary legislation which will provide faster introduction of new technologies. Responsible Authorities The main stakeholders and responsible authorities for infrastructure development would be the following: • • • • • • • • • • • • • Government of the Republic of Macedonia; MARNET; Ministry of Transport and Communications; Ministry of Interior; Ministry of Defence; Ministry of Education and Science; Ministry of Environment and Physical Planning; Scientific institutes; Universities; Information Society Agency; Electronic Communications Agency; Private sector; MASIT. NATIONAL STRATEGY FOR INFORMATION SOCIETY DEVELOPMENT AND ACTION PLAN

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