Beyond ICT literacy, shaping an information and learning culture ..................................................................37
Community Access Points ..................................................................................................................................39
Promote the systematic use of ICT by organisations of the cultural sector .......................................................40
Harnessing ICT for making everyday life easier................................................................................................41
ICT in Schools....................................................................................................................................................42
MODERNIZING GOVERNMENT AND DELIVERING CITIZEN SERVICES ..............................................49
ICT USE BY GOVERNMENT AND E-GOVERNMENT INITIATIVES ...............................................................................49
EXPANDING SKN’S INTERNET PRESENCE ................................................................................................................49
GOVERNMENT AS A CATALYST AND EXAMPLE OF BEST PRACTICES .........................................................................50
GOVERNMENT ICT POLICY .....................................................................................................................................51
LEVERAGING ICT FOR ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, THROUGH PUBLIC-PRIVATE
PARTNERSHIPS ......................................................................................................................................................56
NATIONAL ECONOMY AND PRIVATE SECTOR ..........................................................................................................56
BUSINESS COMPETITIVENESS AND DEVELOPMENT ..................................................................................................57
Promoting and supporting initiatives of the enterprises towards ICT use.........................................................57
FINANCIAL SERVICES ..............................................................................................................................................60
Switching progressively toward electronic payments and financial transactions..............................................60
CONCLUSION………………………………………………………………………………………………………62
APPENDIX A............................................................................................................................................................... I
BIBLIOGRAPHY .......................................................................................................................................................... I
APPENDIX B..............................................................................................................................................................II
PARTICIPANTS (ATTENDEES) OF THE NATIONAL ICT STRATEGY WORKSHOP .......................................................... II
APPENDIX C............................................................................................................................................................ III
MAP OF ST KITTS AND NEVIS ..................................................................................................................................III
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