It is important to note that low cost multimedia distance education provided by broadband brings new opportunities to enhance education for all, including targeted interventions that can focus on disadvantaged groups, as well as on new teaching methodologies, simulation laboratories, public access facilities, libraries, lifelong learning and digital skill training, among others. Similarly, support is needed for higher education and research facilities to allow them to establish campus networks and high bandwidth connectivity. This will help to mitigate the problem of the lack of teaching resources for these institutions. International capacity providers need to be encouraged to provide Somalia with international capacity at discounted rates for educational purposes. 6.6.1 POLICY OBJECTIVES 1. Increase the size and quality of ICT-skilled human resource base in Somalia 2. Somali people make the use of ICTs as part of everyday life 3. Political decision-makers, community and civil society leaders, as well as private and public sector executives have a strong understanding of ICTs 4. Students have access to online education systems in schools, higher education/training facilities and public access facilities across the country 5. ICT industry supports institutional training programs and research/ innovation centres 6. All tertiary institutions are interconnected and offering degree courses in ICT. 32 6.6.2 STRATEGIES 1. Integrate ICT subjects in the curriculum at all levels of education and securing access to ICT platforms for the education system 2. Establish educational networks for sharing educational resources and promoting e-learning 3. Facilitate Public Private Partnerships to mobilize resources in order to support e-learning initiatives 4. Foster interest in research and development activities related to ICT 5. Establish a national public ICT literacy campaign and expand and improve adult-education, lifelong learning and digital literacy programs, notably for retraining and re-skilling the existing workforce 6. Encourage the establishment of ICT Centers of Excellence that also support research and development 7. Support ICT training for decision makers, community and civil society leaders 8. Provide new learning and ICT access opportunities for women and youth, the disabled and disadvantaged, particularly disenfranchised and illiterate people, in order to address social inequities, including through public access facilities and digital libraries 9. Create opportunities and providing assistance for the disadvantaged, people with special needs, women and the youth to acquire IT skills 10. Introduce incentives and measures to improve training in broadcasting and media 11. Ensure the establishment of degree courses in ICTs and post-graduate and postdoctoral ICTs research positions 12. Increase Internet access of educational institutions of all levels.