Table 10: Summary of Strategies and Actions 6.1 1 STRATEGIES TECHNICAL INFRASTRUCTURE Establish mechanisms to ensure the continued development of reliable, state of the art, country-wide ICT infrastructure with adequate capacity and network speeds. 2 Ensure all installed ICT infrastructure and capacity is utilized effectively and contributes to resilience, redundancy and emergency response at a national level. 3 Continue to promote a competitive marketplace to enable lower cost of access and a wider range of services by institutions or individuals. 4 Encourage the development of infrastructure to facilitate the safe and secure development of e-commerce. SPECIFIC ACTIONS St. Vincent & the Grenadines National ICT Strategy and Action Plan P a g e | 76 Ensure adequate Capacity of Submarine Fibre to the Island Successful installation of at least 3 regional IXP - improved quality, security and local content. Successful implementation of CKLN’s Educational Inter-Island C@ribnet 3G or 4G Wi-Max deployed by a provider Completion of a provider’s VOIP based NGN National Network Island Wide Cable Modem coverage by provider Completion of a Government owned Fibre Backbone connecting Ministries & departments Complete the extension of the National Backbone to rural areas & government facilities Networks for education, health & postal services Adequate and affordable Computers and hardware are available in Public and Private Sector and to citizens to facilitate access to Internet, self learning and government services Domestic Roaming for Emergency facilitated. Backbone extended to rural areas and effective usage of the Government owned Backbone New PBX systems deployed (Police & Health) Ensure a robust regulatory Infrastructure (ECTEL and NTRC) Approve the new Price Cap Plan and phased Interconnection agreement Attract new mobile and Internet providers Local or Sub-regional Web Hosting facilities established Encourage banks to issue Merchant Accounts Establish ECCB Automated Clearing House