e) Systematically promote and support the relevant and sustainable development of ICTs;
f) Embark on extensive capacity building and training programmes to provide adequate supply
of qualified ICTs personnel and knowledge workers in all sectors;
g) Advocate for the establishment of ICT structures for effective implementation of ICT
strategies;
h) Promote the research and development of local ICT products locally, regionally and
internationally;
i) Promote Universal development in indigenous languages;
j) Establish institutional mechanisms and procedures for determining sectoral application
priorities;
k) Promote, support and enhance the development and use of ICTs and ensure equitable access
to attendant benefits across gender, youths, children, people living with disabilities and the
elderly;
l)
Capacitate the ministry responsible for ICT to enable it to assist in the formulation of sector
specific ICT policies;
m) Improve the quality of ICT services and products;
n) Protect consumers during the dispensation of the rapid adoption and diffusion of ICTs i.e.
3G, 4G (LTE);
o) Undertake adequate and regular policy reviews in consultation with stakeholders; and
p) Restructure the local DNS and IXP with a view to co-locating the management of the
country’s DNS and IXP at the same location and under one entity.
Key Pillars in ICTs Development Are As Follows:7
ICT Infrastructure
ICT Infrastructure is a primary focus area because it is underlying platform for the connectivity,
provision and access of ICT services. It refers to the physical structures, hardware and software
that enable connectivity and usage. For instance, backbone infrastructure is the artery upon
which all information is communicated and last mile infrastructure is the access network
required for customers’ access to information. For ICT to have a positive impact on development
there must be extensive, affordable and equitable access to infrastructure. Spectrum, which is a
finite resource must be equitably and efficiently allocated and managed.
High-bandwidth backbone networks are a key part of the investment needed for broadband.
These networks connect towns and cities within countries and across borders. They also link to
the international submarine fibre-optic cable networks that convey communications traffic
between continents.
Currently, ICT providers share infrastructure on purely contractual basis with the regulator
playing a limited oversight role in enforcing sharing. This has resulted in unnecessary
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