60 progress of implementation with the formation of ICT council. The ICT council should include technically skilled persons in ICT from Ministry of Transport and Communications and Ministry of Education, chaired by a person, not lower than Union Minister level, directly responsible to the president. Under the supervision of ICT council, there should be inclusions of implementing centers such as National e-Government Center, National Cyber Security Center; and National ICT research and Human Resource development Center. The council’s members should include officials from respective government’s departments, technically skilled representative from Myanmar Computer Federation, representatives from education sector and individual technical consultants. (132) According to the council and respective centers, it is advisable to make formal request for funding from state’s Finance, for the expenditure as necessary, with the accountability of the responsible ministry. The responsible ministry, in order for the ICT council and committees to function effectively, can assign reasonable departments to assist /take part in their office work/functions.

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