Revised Bhutan ICT Roadmap
1.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The
Royal
Government
of
Bhutan
(RGOB)
developed
the
Bhutan
ICT
Roadmap
in
October
2011,
recognising
the
value
that
ICT
can
bring
to
social
and
economic
development
guided
by
the
values
of
Gross
National
Happiness.
The
Ministry
of
Information
and
Communications
(MOIC),
with
assistance
from
The
World
Bank
in
May
2015,
initiated
a
review
of
the
2011
Bhutan
ICT
Roadmap
to
evaluate
the
roadmap’s
objective
based
on
the
current
state
of
political,
economic
and
social
development
in
Bhutan,
and
to
assess
the
progress
of
the
34
programmes
identified
in
the
roadmap.
The
review
produced
a
revised
Bhutan
ICT
Roadmap
that
takes
into
account
the
achievements,
challenges,
gaps
and
recommendations
to
drive
ICT
development
in
Bhutan.
Revised
ICT
Vision:
“An
ICT-‐Enabled,
Knowledge
Society
as
a
Foundation
for
Gross
National
Happiness”
Revised
desired
outcomes
and
goals:
• ICT
for
Good
Governance;
• ICT
for
a
Shared
National
Consciousness;
and
• ICT
as
a
Key
Enabler
for
Sustainable
Economic
Development.
Updated
programmes:
The
review
identified
a
list
of
23
uncompleted
programmes
and
for
each
of
these
programme
included
the
following:
• Ranked
based
on
RGOB
priorities;
• Included
key
performance
indicator;
• Included
an
estimated
implementation
cost;
and
• Indicated
the
responsible
government
agency.
Key
recommendations
for
Royal
Government
of
Bhutan
(RGOB)
from
the
review
exercise
are:
• Establish
change
management
planning
for
all
programmes;
• Strengthen
collaboration
between
GNHC,
MOF
and
MOIC
for
e-‐
Governance;
• Dedicated
team
to
drive
e-‐Government
System
and
e-‐GIF
Programme;
• Explore
alternate
funding
models
such
as
PPP
(Public-‐private
partnership)
funding
model
or
subscription
model
for
applicable
ICT
projects;
• Establish
ICT
training
and
competency
roadmap;
• Augment
capability
with
domestic
or
foreign
expertise;
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