National Information and Communications Technology Policy ii. To enhance public participation and understanding of potentials of ICT for effective transformation towards a knowledge based society; iii. To strengthen strategic ICT leadership at all levels to effectively champion exploitation of ICT in all sectors of economy; iv. To enhance access and availability of affordable and reliable broadband services to accelerate socio-economic development of the society; v. To have reliable, interoperable and sustainable ICT infrastructure that supports ubiquitous national connectivity; vi. To have universal access to ICT products and services in order to bridge the digital divide; vii. To strengthen management and promote efficiency in spectrum allocation and utilization that guarantees its availability and competition in both urban and rural areas; viii. To promote and strengthen management of scarce ICT resources for sustainable ICT industry; ix. To enhance local content in all aspects of ICT value chain and local hosting of electronic services; x. To promote a competitive ITES/ BPO industry and development of electronic services in all aspects of ICT value chain activities; xi. To strengthen cooperation and collaboration in regional and international ICT development initiatives that promote knowledge transfer and attract foreign direct investment; xii. To strengthen legal and regulatory environment that facilitates acquisition, utilization and development of ICT in Tanzania; xiii. To have secure environment that builds confidence and trust in the use of ICT products and services; xiv. To promote safety on use of ICT products and services; xv. To strengthen quality control and standardization in the ICT industry; xvi. To have sustainable ICT industry; 16