• • • • • • • • • • Town/City centre monitoring Fisheries and Marine Resources Tourism Mining areas Education Civil Aviation Terrorism Financial sector technologies Money laundering Anti-corruption Additionally, the CII shall: o be empowered to grant powers of access to the national security forces for quick and swift action wherein a security risk arises; o be solely funded by the Government (and indigenous private sector) and only employ trained nationals. o collaborate with Sierra Leone’s Embassies and Consular services for its information gathering activities. 7-3 Implementing the legal and security framework The Government considers the establishment of the legal and security framework as of the highest priority and first on the list of implementation activities. In particular, the establishment of the CII shall require a national effort on the part of all national stakeholders. The implementation plan to be developed for the establishment of the CII shall take into consideration various funding options that will ensure national ownership and the long-term sustainability of the CII. A key component shall be the training and retention of CII staff; supported by a comprehensive employment package. ICT Policy of Sierra Leone Page 40 / 63

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