134. MCA recommends that the Communication Department within MCA should have responsibility for coordinating the ICT efforts of all relevant Ministries. This is likely to involve:  Strengthening of the Communications Division of MCA;  Appointment of deputies to the Director of Communications, across the policy, stakeholder engagement, and e-governance functions; 135.  Provision of administrative support; and  Increase in the financial support to the Communications Division. The Director of Communications would have four main functions:  Reporting – reporting to SIG on issues relating to ICT development, national ICT issues, and National ICT Policy implementation. (Reporting to the Minister of Communications and Aviation, through the Permanent Secretary MCA).  SIG Information policy – including strategic functions relating to information management and ensuring maximum coordination, efficiency and transparency in SIG’s information policy and practice.  Freedom of information – protecting the public's right of access to documents under proposed freedom of information legislation and reviewing decisions made by agencies and ministers under that legislation.  Privacy – ensuring proper handling of personal information in accordance with privacy safeguards. 136. Despite strengthening of the Communications Division within MCA, it is not proposed to change the roles of either the ICT Support Unit or the Telecommunications Commission. Both organizations are functioning well and making a strong contribution to ICT development in Solomon Islands. The Telecommunications Commission should remain an independent regulator, responsible for telecommunications under the Telecommunications Act. It would be highly undesirable to vary this. The ICT Support Unit should continue to be Information and Communications for Development 2009: Extending Reach and Increasing Impact (2000) at 83 – 102. Page | 46 Solomon Islands National ICT Policy