Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Definition of Data
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Main Focus of Document
Outlines the mechanisms, including the enabling policy framework, and the programmes and projects that need to be implemented over the period of 5 years
Target Beneficiaries or Sector
government, citizens, businesses
Key Elements
The Policy outlines general mechanisms which are essential for efficient ICT structures. Key elements include:
- Streamlining the existing telecommunications regulatory process for more cost-effective regulation of utilities (and possibly energy) and enacting the required legislation and regulations to embrace ICT.
- Ensuring there is a robust modern national next generation and regional ICT infrastructure which does not just meet, but exceeds international standards and the demands of investors in order to attract and draw them and to bolster St. Vincent and the Grenadines' level of competitiveness. It must include the redundancy and innovation which can help to leapfrog any unnecessary stages and enable national development Ensuring a high percentage of households, government agencies, schools and businesses have access to adequate broadband access.
- Leveraging the increase in mobile telephone penetration through the use of a suite of mobile government applications and e-government initiatives to improve efficiency of government and bring significant service improvements.
- Enhancing the use of ICT in all sectors with an emphasis on education, health, agriculture and tourism.
- Complementing the expansion of broadband access with increased access to computers at tele-centres, schools and community facilities, and implementing strategies which increase personal computers or laptops for students.
- Ensuring that computer and internet usage is safe by addressing issues of cybercrime.
- Empowering business and trade through the use of ICT in e-commerce.
- Expanding training at all age levels with emphasis on bridging the digital divide by using ICT in education, the creation of skilled workers and advance training to produce ICT engineering and knowledge workers.
- Facilitating the creation of local content, new appropriate software applications and the creation of a Vincentian and regional knowledge economy.
- Developing and becoming known for an ICT export sector which features the export of unique ICT and electronic goods and the export of ICT services.
Policy/Regulation Mirrors
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