to  compete  effectively,  a  new  entrant  could  undermine  the  financial  viability  of  TSKL  and   reinstate  a  network  monopoly  in  Kiribati.     At  the  same  time,  the  Government  is  not  prepared  to  forego  the  benefits  that  will  accrue   to  Kiribati  from  competition  in  the  ICT  sector.  The  Government  intends  to  move  quickly   toward  reforming  TSKL  into  an  effective  and  competitive  operator.  The  Government  will   look  at  all  options,  including  PPP  type  collaborations,  which  may  assist  TSKL  to  access  the   expertise,  financial  and  other  resources  it  needs  to  develop  its  network  and  expand  its   services.     Government  has  already  started  actions  aiming  at  strengthening  TSKL.     13 Government's  ICT  activities   Government  will  improve  the  internal  ICT  communications  facilities  between  the   ministries  and  other  entities  for  the  three  main  purpose  of     • making  Government  work  more  efficient;     • improve  the  possibilities  to  offer  e-­‐government  services;  and     • improve  access  of  the  public  to  Government  entities  and  officials.   The  work  will  be  done  as  a  co-­‐operation  between  ministries,  agencies  and  other  entities,   with  the  Ministry  of  Communications,  Transport  and  Tourism  Development  as  the  lead   agency.  The  work  will  pursue  efficient  utilization  of  human  resources  as  well  as  ICT   resources  across  all  involved  agencies.     These  activities  do  not  require  separate  legislation.     14 Further  development  of  the  Policy     This  policy  for  phase  1  reform  of  the  ICT  sector  does  not  cover  broadcasting  services   (radio  and  television).  However,  in  light  of  the  increasing  convergence  between   telecommunications  and  broadcasting,  the  Government  anticipates  that  it  will  need  to   develop  a  comprehensive  policy  for  converged  services  in  due  course.     Similarly,  new  policies  relating  to  cyber  issues  will  also  need  to  be  introduced  in  the   future.  The  range  of  issues  to  be  addressed  include  online  contracts,  electronic  signatures   and  authentication,  mobile  banking,  online  payments  and  consumer  protection,  personal   data  protection,  online  content,  cyber-­‐crime,  spam  and  privacy  issues.   To  the  extent  that  the  existing  Telecommunications  Act  currently  deals  with  broader  ICT   matters,  these  provisions  will  be  carried  over  to  the  new  legislation  which  will  implement   this  policy.  However,  substantive  reform  awaits  further  policy  development  in  this  area.     11