• The strategic intent of the government is to enable affordable access to global information to all its citizens including disadvantaged persons. • The strategy will seek to pursue a sustainable process of action and review which is based on the synergistic development of: • Education and training to develop human resources in the necessary ICT and business skills; • Use of ICT to expand the horizons and capacity of existing businesses and recruit new business to Grenada; • Deepening the use of ICT in governance to increase its efficiency and transparency in particular in support of 1 and 2 above; • The implementation of a focused promotional strategy, directed at the business and government sectors and civil society Underlying Principles The following Principles underpin the strategy that the Government will pursue in the achievement of this Mission: • All Grenadians will have the opportunity and the means to participate in the Information Society and the Information Economy irrespective of their financial, social or educational circumstances. • The Government will actively promote the creation of the Information Society and the Information Economy via the provision of transactional on-line e-Government Services. • The Government will provide the necessary policy, institutional and regulatory framework that is required for the successful proliferation of electronic commerce. • Businesses will be encouraged to adopt electronic commerce. A STRATEGY AND ACTION PLAN FOR GRENADA Anurag Sinha 13