Policy Statement 7: Government, in coordination with Non-governmental organizations and development partners develop capacities targeted at special groups of people in society to ensure that ICT initiatives are all-inclusive; Policy Statement 8: Government shall encourage development partners, nongovernment organizations, as well as the private sector's participation to facilitate the roll-out of community-based ICT initiatives. 4. IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY 4.1. INSTUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS The following institutions or agencies will play a central role in the coordination of implementing the ICT Policy: 1. The Department of E-Government should be restructured into Malawi Information Technology Agency (MITA) that will be a quasi-autonomous organization under the ministry responsible for ICT. The organization should be charged with responsibility of accelerating a robust ICT development and utilization in Malawi; 2. The Ministry responsible for Information should be responsible for ICT Policy formulation, monitoring and evaluation; 3. The mandate of the Cabinet Committee on Media and Communications should be enhanced to include provision of ICT strategic direction and oversight for Malawi’s ICT sector and ensure that ICT is integrated in national development; 4. A National ICT Steering Committee with membership from Principal Secretaries and Heads of public institutions and Chamber of Commerce shall be established to provide oversight and leadership on Sector ICT Strategy formulation and implementation. The committee shall report to the Cabinet Committee through the Ministry responsible for information; 5. District ICT Committees shall be established to be responsible for determination of ICT utilization for rural development and service delivery and monitoring of ICT utilization among sectors and communities; 14