National ICT Strategic Plan Government of St Kitts and Nevis Nevis the following factors are essential: x A long-term permanent commitment x A thorough re-engineering of existing processes x A cultural change ICT in St Kitts and Nevis The GSTK&N, private sector and other stakeholders in the nation's development share a common belief that ICT can provide the foundation whereby a society can be built with equitable distribution of opportunity and knowledge. They also believe that it is a key determinant of the competitive advantage of nations. This belief has resulted in a shared vision for St Kitts and Nevis and has produced an initiative that will use Information and Communications Technology to further develop the economy of Saint Kitts and Nevis. This paper seeks to present the composite ICT initiative and also to set out a national ICT roadmap which is comprehensive and overarching. This National ICT Strategic Plan if carefully followed and implemented will allow the GSTK&N to achieve its aforementioned goal of cementing ICT as one of the leading sectors of the economy. It is an outgrowth of several preliminary assessments that were prepared by international organizations as well as a series of consultations with the major stakeholders. The process that was utilized is as follows: a) Desk research into several prior reports that are listed below: x St Kitts and Nevis ICT Assessment by the CARANA Corporation 17-22 March 2002 x A Rainbow Technology for a Rainbow People: E-Business Capacity Development for the CARICOM, Alwyn Didar Singh, for the Commonwealth Fund for Technical Cooperation, September 2001 (Includes all member states of the OECS) Ministry of Finance, Sustainable Development, Information and Technology November, 2006 2