• Promote affordable access to ICT products and services. • Educate all stakeholders in the nature, benefits and risks associated with ecommerce. • Encourage and support the creation of national associations of users. 3.6.2 Policy Measures, Instruments and Initiatives The Government through the relevant Government agencies will work together with the private sector to: • Enact new laws that address the prevention of computer crimes, protection of privacy, intellectual property rights and copyright and security measures for online transactions. • Introduce incentives for businesses implementing electronic solutions. • Work with business and consumer groups to develop a consumer protection framework for e-commerce. 3.7 Health A “healthy and well-developed human resource base” is central to the Lesotho Vision 2020. This calls for an equitable distribution of health facilities, and a strengthening of health institutions in order to ensure efficient and effective service delivery. ICTs can play an important role in achieving these objectives.. ICTs can also provide an effective and cost-efficient means for distributing health and disease prevention information to the public. ICTs can further assist health care workers by improving health care administration and management as well as accessibility to medical research, information sharing and training through on-line educational programs. 3.7.1 Policy Objectives and Strategies Government recognises the important role that ICTs can serve in improving the delivery and quality of health services throughout the country and in the control and eradication of disease Therefore, Government is committed to ICT strategies and initiatives that will save lives, strengthen health institutions and improve access to and reduce the cost of the health care services. ICT Policy for Lesotho 41