8. Promoting regional and international cooperation by: • Pro-actively collaborating with development partners and regional and international organisations to encourage technology transfer and capacity building. • Becoming a leading participant in global ICT initiatives and projects in order to channel funds needed to promote the diffusion of ICTs in Lesotho. • Disseminating information regarding international best practices and experiences of other countries in use of ICTs for development. 2.7 Role of Stakeholders All stakeholders will need to work together to ensure that the ICT policy achieves its full potential. This includes; to build capacity, increase confidence and security in the use of ICTs, create an enabling legal and regulatory environment, and encourage international and regional cooperation. 2.7.1 The Government • Government’s role is to provide the vision and policy with a legal and regulatory framework that will guide the activities of all stakeholders. • Establish institutional mechanisms to ensure the successful implementation of the ICT policy. • Government must also play a key role in channelling resources to invest in the supporting infrastructure for ICTs in partnership with national and regional businesses and development partners. ICT Policy for Lesotho 23