Policy Statement 2: Government shall promote local and foreign investment for innovative production, R&D and diffusion of ICT by the private sector. Policy Statement 3: Government shall establish and promote an enabling environment for private sector investment in ICT; Policy Statement 4: The policy will ensure that Government introduces initiatives to promote the development of a domestic and export-oriented ICT industry; Policy Statement 5: Government shall promote the implementation of “Green” ICT to encourage the use of environmentally-friendly ICT products. 3.5. ICT INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT ICT infrastructure is the base for communication and delivery of electronic services. ICT infrastructure in Malawi is under-developed, especially in the rural areas. Objective : To develop the ICT Infrastructure in order to improve access and delivery of services as well as reduce communication costs. Policy Statement 1: Government shall promote ICT infrastructure development in all areas of the country to provide basic means for electronic communication and delivery of e-services. Policy Statement 2: Government shall facilitate the establishment of a reliable, adaptive and robust national ICT backbone infrastructure that feeds into equally high quality regional and international ICT infrastructure; Policy Statement 3: Government shall promote and facilitate domestic and foreign private sector investments in ICT infrastructure development; Policy Statement 4: Government shall encourage sharing and co-location of ICT infrastructure and ICT facilities by service providers. 10