Overall Objective and Purpose of the Policy I n the context above, the Government of Vanuatu shares the recognition, set out in Resolution 67/195 of 2012 of the United Nations General Assembly, “that information and communications technologies have the potential to provide new solutions to development challenges, particularly in the context of globalization, and can foster sustained, inclusive and equitable economic growth and sustainable development, competitiveness, access to information and knowledge, poverty eradication and social inclusion that will help to expedite the integration of all countries, especially developing countries, in particular the least developed countries, into the global economy”. The Government embraces the statement of the Pacific ICT Minister’s Wellington Declaration of 2006 that “information and communications technologies (ICTs), while not an end in themselves, have a key role as a basis for economic development, while also promoting and enhancing social cohesion, cultural enrichment and environmental conservation”. The regional framework for ICT development provides a context for national objectives. The vision set out in the Framework for Action on ICT for Development in the Pacific (FAIDP), as endorsed by the Pacific ICT Ministers’ Tonga Declaration of 2010, is “Improved livelihood of the Pacific communities through effective utilisation of ICT”. Main goals of the FAIDP are: “(1) Access ICTs… can foster sustained, inclusive and equitable economic growth and sustainable development, competitiveness, access to information and knowledge, poverty eradication and social inclusion” to affordable ICT; (2) Efficient and effective utilisation of ICT for sustainable development; and (3) Adoption of ICT as a national priority in PICTs”. Its’ sought outcome is defined as “Enhanced social and economic sustainable development, good governance and security through better access and use of ICT”. In line with the global and regional objectives set out above, the Government believes that an effective use of ICTs is a must and is indispensable in achieving the National Vision of “A Just, Educated, Healthy and Wealthy Vanuatu”. ICTs have a potential to significantly contribute to (or be a part of) all the strategic priorities, defined in the Priorities and Action Agenda, namely: 1 Private Sector Development and Employment Creation; 2 Macroeconomic Stability and Equitable Growth; 3 Good Governance and Public Sector Reform; Overall Objective and Purpose of the Policy 13