Click Here & Upgrade PDF Complete Expanded Features Unlimited Pages Documents 6.7.4 STRATEGIES a) Promote Zambia as a competitive Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) destination for E-Commerce as well as attract local private sector participation and investment in the development of E-Commerce solutions; b) Cultivate a culture of E-Commerce in the country, which supports electronic business transactions at national, regional and international levels; c) Develop action plans aimed at facilitating the involvement of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) and disadvantaged groups to enhance their effective participation in E-Commerce activities; d) Domesticate, harmonise and enhance electronic commerce laws obtaining at SADC, COMESA, WTO and other international levels; e) Facilitate the establishment of E-Commerce services especially in Export Processing Zones to promote and support ICT-related businesses as well as attract business process outsourcing services to Zambia; f) Restructure and modernise the banking and payment system to respond to electronic banking and financial services in order to increase the development of E-Commerce and trade; g) Promote and facilitate the use of secure E-Business solutions, electronic signatures, electronic public procurement and electronic payment systems to support the development of E-Commerce in the country; h) Increase awareness on the benefits of E-Commerce among the general Public; and i) Undertake capacity building in local authorities in order to provide services that promote E-Commerce activities. 6.8 PROMOTING THE INTEGRATION OF ICT IN AGRICULTURE DEVELOPMENT Agriculture is the economic backbone for many Zambians especially in rural areas; as such it plays an important role in the social and economic development of the country. This sector accounts for a high proportion of the GDP and acts as the main source of employment and income in peri-urban and rural areas where the majority of Zambians reside. 40