Bhutan e-Government Master Plan MoF would be collaborating the lead agency agencies would in driving be the DITT/MoIC ICT and Masterplan other for Finance and agencies. The of Agriculture and relevant Masterplan will be developed in 2014. ICT Masterplan for Agriculture and In accordance Forestry with (MoAF) the Forestry Kingdom's envisions Vision information 2020, and the Ministry communication technology as an integrative and enabling, yet socially acceptable and culturally appropriate too! for the fulfilment of: economic national food security; conservation production and enhancement of of natural rural income; resources; and the sustainable generation of employment opportunities. The Ministry will walk the extra mile in proactively employing information Happiness and communication and people-centred resources conservation, and efficiently utilizing technology in contributing development by ensuring sustainable production, to Gross food National security, natural and poverty alleviation. With the application of ICT in Agriculture and Forestry, decision-making will be made more objective and effective by improving information required for realistic planning processing, retrieval and information; to expedite promotional programs; technology; dissemination the reliability and and will flow of information; to maximize the management. be made to enhance opportunities accuracy of data and Information efficient outreach offered gathering, to improve access of educational by the and information to improve the effectiveness of use of print and audio-visual materials; and, to facilitate and coordinated development of spatial data standards and efficient data sharing mechanism. The ICT Masterplan for Agriculture and Forestry will be guided by these strategic directions for the sector: 1. Establish a Knowledge MoAF will adopt Management knowledge System for MoAF management approach for its organizational communication needs. The knowledge management strategy can make sharing and reusing Agriculture workers and of and knowledge Forestry farmers available sector — both — to stakeholders MoAF documented officials, and within the researchers, tacit knowledge on Bhutanese extension renewable natural resources not only locally but regionally and internationally as well. The main Management components System of the (RNRKMS) Renewable are the Natural RNR Resources website and Knowledge portals, RNR

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