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progress of implementation with the formation of ICT council. The ICT
council should include technically skilled persons in ICT from Ministry
of Transport and Communications and Ministry of Education, chaired
by a person, not lower than Union Minister level, directly responsible
to the president. Under the supervision of ICT council, there should be
inclusions of implementing centers such as National e-Government
Center, National Cyber Security Center; and National ICT research and
Human Resource development Center. The council’s members should
include officials from respective government’s departments, technically
skilled representative from Myanmar Computer Federation,
representatives from education sector and individual technical
consultants.
(132) According to the council and respective centers, it is advisable to
make formal request for funding from state’s Finance, for the
expenditure as necessary, with the accountability of the responsible
ministry. The responsible ministry, in order for the ICT council and
committees to function effectively, can assign reasonable departments
to assist /take part in their office work/functions.