believed to be one of the most critical waste disposal issues of the twenty-first century. Insufficient legislation and recycling collection systems in Zimbabwe, mean that safe management of e-waste is seldom practiced, when seen on a global scale. The Government shall develop a framework for e-waste management to incorporate the establishment of recycling facilities; and awareness campaign on safe and timely disposal of obsolete electrical and electronic equipment. 10.9 Policy Statement: Use of ICTs for Disaster and Climate Change Management The World Telecommunications Development Conference which was held in Hyderabad, India in 2010 (WTDC-2010), identified natural disasters as a major threat to socio-economic development and adopted emergency telecommunications as one of the regional initiatives for almost all regions. A multi-stakeholder forum on the role of ICTs in Disaster Management and Climate Change should provide an opportunity for policy makers and other participants to debate and adopt concrete strategies on how information and communication technologies can help implement the Sendai Declaration and Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030, achieve the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and mitigate the effects of climate change in line with the Paris Agreement, adopted by the climate change conference in December 2015. The ICT sector shall endeavour to provide disaster-affected communities, first responders, and entities involved in disaster management with appropriate, timely and reliable telecommunications/ICTs by allocating appropriate resources on trends and emerging technological innovations, financing mechanisms, case studies, climate change issues and the role of the private sector and other non-state stakeholders to address challenges in deploying telecommunications/ICT resources for disaster response. 11 Local ICT Industry Development and Empowerment Zimbabwe requires a vibrant and high growth local ICT industry to make the policy objectives sustainable in the long run. 11.1 Policy Statement: Development of Local ICT Industry a) Promote the production, manufacturing, development, delivery, and distribution of ICT products and services by local industry. b) Develop special ICT policy instruments and incentive programmes to stimulate local manufacturing industry. c) Promote development of software for the domestic and export market as ways to quickly set up a vibrant ICT industry in support of other sectors of the economy. d) Promote the development and implementation of ICT applications across all sectors which could be executed as projects targeted at relevant national ICT initiatives in sectors, for example, such as health, education, youth and commerce. Such applications should provide real and basic solutions which are relevant to the people on the ground. 29