enabling environment that would foster competitive industries and enhance the wealth of the nation‟s citizens. The Internet and other networking technologies can be used to enable small developing societies such as ours in the Caribbean to benefit from new economic opportunities emerging from the global information economy. Developing societies such as ours can use these technologies to market and sell our goods and services to a global market. The National ICT Strategic Plan has defined the type of environment that will stimulate entrepreneurial activity, innovation and creativity, spur the growth of the country and generally add value to the lives of all citizens. The vision is for Barbados to become a major information, communications technologies and services hub within the regional and international arena. The vision therefore envisages the conversion of Barbados into an “E-country”. In terms of its relationship with the overall national development goals, the National ICT Strategic Plan is in sync with those national policies as set out in the Manifestos and Throne Speech that give reality to a national vision and broad goals i.e. the transformation of the infrastructure, through investing heavily in modern information technology and facilitating e-commerce and the growth of the informatics industry. The National ICT Strategic Plan provides the policy framework and impetus for the advancement and promotion of Barbados as an E-country. Government intends to further expand its leadership role in ensuring timely and effective execution of programmes and projects formulated under the National ICT Strategic Plan. The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Commerce as facilitator for the attainment of e-country status must vigorously pursue matters relating to the timely delivery and utilization of the various elements of such Plan. This is critical for successful harmonization of efforts to develop 2