Timeline chart of targets listed under A1 to A11 ID Task Name 1 Establishment of Policy Unit at NATCOM Establishment of ICT Advisory Council Development of the regulatory, legal, and security framework Qtr 2 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 Qtr 3 Private Sector and Business Activity Establish a national online new business registration portal with tax return filing system v Establishment of a convergent regulator that takes cognizance that its role includes grow Enact a Data Protection Law Adopt necessary reforms in Government policy as to allow small local enterprises to eme Capacity building and Human resources in ICT Create an online database on the available ICT skilled human resources in the country Establish monitoring, standardization and accreditation mechanism for ICT education an Enact a suitable Labour law /Wage policy for ICT workers serving public and private orga In collaboration with ECOWAS/WATRA/CTO/ITU/ECA, establish an advanced training in Determine numbers of national ICT certified professionals required for relevant technolog Infrastructure and Service Delivery Expedite the licensing process of Service Providers Effective regulation of mobile tariffs Health Launch a nationwide programme of designing, implementing and managing strategic ICT Education Ensure that the Educational Management Information System solution is geo-enabled an All teacher training institutions will offer basic computer literacy and ICT orientation cours A national ICT literacy curriculum will be developed for all schools for its incorporation in All tertiary education institutions will be equipped with ICTs and integrated into their acad Tertiary education institutions to increase by 50% the output of ICT graduates. A research and development centre dedicated to innovation to be established at one of t ICT in-service skilled training for staff already on the job and full training for new recruits Teaching licence to be introduced and annually renewed based on successful completio Natural Resources and Environment To develop a comprehensive information communication system on environment to gene To launch the process of producing a national State of the Environment (SoE) report eve Agriculture & Food Security ICT department should be established within the Ministry of Agriculture to spearhead adv Equip the extension and research sections in the Ministry of Agriculture with ICT tools. Improve the Ministry of Agriculture’s website by making it interactive and dynamic. Farmers should be educated on the values and importance of ICT and on the use of rene Using geo tools to conduct aerial survey and digital mappings to show current status of f Good Governance Interactive websites for all ministries, departments and agencies. Introduction of a pilot e-Government programme in a few selected ministries, department Adoption of necessary laws facilitating acceptance of electronic communication as authe Rolling out of IFMIS (Integrated Financial Management System). Rolling out a Performance Management System. Implementation of a government video conferencing centre to reduce costs where applic Implementation of a government inter-communication system and VOIP system to reduc Gender, youth and social services Introduction of subsidised/incentives-based (e.g. awards, scholarships) ICT programmes Establishment of rural women’s multimedia resource centres and Internet cafés on a pilo Development of special training and educational materials for the physically challenged i Establish on-the-job ICT training for physically challenged (e.g. call centres, assembly lin Media and Civil Society Launch a national programme of training on ICT for the media personnel and civil society Introduce a discounted tax-regime on ICT equipment like computers etc imported by med Encourage media houses to host online editions. Extend radio/television coverage to entire country. Tourism Development of a comprehensive electronic information system on tourism. Development of multi media products for tourism. Inclusion of ICT related services in the rating of tourist facilities. Digitization of National Archives for e-access Establish a fibre link between Bonthe and the mainland. Geo-Information A national catalogue of available geo-information datasets and related metadata develop Establishment of a sub-committee responsible for the coordination and planning of a nat Department of Lands and Surveys capacitated, through intensified training, in applying m A national spatial referencing network re-established based on Permanent GPS Base St Project: ICT Policy Targets Timeline Date: Sat 5/23/09 Qtr 4 2010 Qtr 1 Qtr 2 Qtr 3 Qtr 4 2011 Qtr 1 Qtr 2 Qtr 3 Qtr 4 2012 Qtr 1 Qtr 2 Qtr 3 Qtr 4 2013 Qtr 1 Qtr 2 Qtr 3 Qtr 4 2014 Qtr 1 Qtr 2 Qtr 3 Qtr 4 2015 Qtr 1 6/30 6/30 3/31 3/31 6/30 6/30 3/31 9/30 3/31 3/31 3/31 12/31 3/31 3/31 6/30 6/30 6/30 3/31 6/30 6/30 3/31 3/31 12/31 12/31 6/30 3/31 3/31 12/31 3/31 12/31 3/31 3/31 3/31 3/31 6/30 6/30 12/31 12/31 6/30 3/31 3/31 12/31 3/31 3/31 3/31 3/31 12/31 12/31 3/31 12/31 12/31 Task Progress Summary Split Milestone Project Summary External Tasks Deadline External Milestone ICT Policy of Sierra Leone Page 60 / 63 Qtr 2