application of information and communications technologies to support social, economic, political, environment and other development related programs and interventions. Information Society - describes a modern population that is conversant with — and actively using — information and communications technology. A society where the creation and exchange of information is a key social and economic activity. International Telecommunications Union (ITU) - The United Nations agency that is responsible for coordinating shared global use of spectrum, setting global telecommunications standards and also for ICT development. K Knowledge Management - the efficient handling of information and resources within government and related agencies. L Liberalization - the relaxation of Government regulation or formerly rigid or constraining degree of regulation. This creates greater freedom to market entry, providing the operators with greater flexibility to invest, alter operations and services, and fix or negotiate tariffs. License - An authorization granted by a regulatory authority for the provision of ICT services or for use of the radio frequency spectrum. Licensee- The acquirer of a license by a regulatory authority subjected to the obligations of the license N National ICT statistics Repository - A publicly available database of relevant ICT access and use indicators for the country with data disaggregated by gender, region, and other relevant demographics. O Open Access - a network providing wholesale access to telecommunications capacity on transparent and non-discriminatory terms. P Portal - A Website that provides a one - stop shop to a variety of services by transferring the user to the selected application. President: Democratically elected head of the Republic of Liberia. Private Operator: Licensee of a telecommunications system that provides ICT services. Public Private Partnership (PPP) - is a partnership approach bringing government and the private sector together, sharing assets, risks and rewards, to delivery a project/service/initiative of mutual benefit. Q Quality of Service - is most commonly used to denote the measure of performance within a communications network against international standards. R Radio Spectrum - The word spectrum refers to a collection of various types of 84