developmental objectives, priorities and programmes of the country. Such an all-inclusive comprehensive ‘ICT for development’ policy and strategies must be aimed at the implementation of initiatives that could contribute to addressing the key developmental challenges facing the country The Basic Question Addressed by the Policy Statement How to address Ghana’s developmental challenges and accelerate the nation’s socio-economic development process to improve the socio-economic well-being of its people through the development, deployment and exploitation of ICTs within the society and economy The Basic Premise of the Policy Ghana’s development process can be accelerated through the development, deployment and exploitation of ICTs within the economy and society The Basic Motivation of the Policy Ghana’s accelerated development within the emerging information and digital age will not be possible without an ICT-driven development agenda The Overall Objectives of the Policy To engineer an ICT-led socio-economic development process with the potential to transform Ghana into a middle income, information-rich, knowledge-based and technology driven economy and society The Specific Objectives of the Policy • To create the necessary enabling environment to facilitate the deployment, utilization and exploitation of ICTs within the economy and society • To support the development of a viable knowledge-based ICT industry to facilitate the production, manufacturing, development, delivering, and distribution of ICT products and services • To facilitate the modernization of the agricultural sector through the deployment and exploitation of ICTs to improve on its efficiency and productivity. • To support the development of a competitive high value-added services sector, to serve as an engine for accelerated development and economic growth with the potential to develop into a regional business-services and ICT hub. • To aid the process of the development of national human resource capacity and the nation’s R&D capabilities to meet the changing needs and demands of the economy • To promote an improved educational system within which ICTs are widely deployed to facilitate the delivery of educational services at all levels of the educational system 8