5-1 Private Sector and Business Activity Issues affecting social economic development ICT Solutions Accountable PRSP MDG Lack of awareness on the value of ICTs by average Sierra Leoneans, indigenous business owners and employees. To regularly hold an ICT Show (Trade Fair) with the first one to be held in Freetown 2009. To be replicated in provincial Headquarter towns. Growing The Private SectorPromoting and Supporting Entrepreneurship Eradicate Poverty High investment cost in ICT equipment and peripherals deters the deployment of ICT tools in business operations and even the growth of ICT industry itself in the country. Create a tax regime that provides incentives. E.g. Tax Holidays. MIC Growing The Private Sector Eradicate Poverty Tariffs for telecom services and reliability of these services where available. Develop price regulation and quality of service monitoring of all network operators and service providers and require co-location. NATCOM Growing The Private Sector – Improving Legal and Regulatory Framework Eradicate Poverty Some imported terminals and CPE devices do not conform to engineering standards. Reduce dumping of obsolete and inappropriate technologies without proper standardization. Develop type approval and assessment of installed equipments. NATCOM Growing The Private Sector – Legal/Regulatory Framework Eradicate Poverty Stakeholder(s) Create a National ICT week (that invites the subregion). MIC NATCOM Global Partnerships Reduction of taxes on personal use ICT equipment and accessories. Standards Bureau ICT Policy of Sierra Leone Page 24 / 63