National Information and Communications Technology Policy sustainable deployment of ICT applications. Value Added Services (VAS) and other electronic and mobile services such as mobile banking, health, agriculture, require these resources, which if not managed properly, go to waste. While the need for these resources increases in the private sector, the demands from the government are also increasing to facilitate implementation of electronic services. To strengthen management of numbering and protection of country codes, the Government has established a sound legal and regulatory framework, and TCRA is responsible for management of these resources on behalf of the Government. Protection of dot tz ccTLD received high attention of the industry, which led to establishment of the Tanzania Network Information Centre (tzNIC) in 2006. This effort helped to raise the interest of local institutions to using the dot tz ccTLD, which is the national symbol of our country in the cyber world. Despite these initiatives, there are no explicit policy frameworks to effectively promote the use of these resources and the dot tz ccTLD is not recognized as the national symbol in the cyber world. 3.3.2.1 Policy Objective To enhance efficiency and transparency in the management and utilization of scarce ICT resources for sustainable ICT industry 3.3.2.2 Policy Statement The Government shall:i) Ensure ICT resources are allocated on a fair, transparent and nondiscriminatory basis for effective competition and promotion of innovation; ii) Put in place measures to promote recognition and utilization of country codes in the cyber space to facilitate transformation towards knowledge based society; iii) Protect and preserve national symbols and heritage names against cybersquatting. 26