g)
Recruiting and retaining competent and qualified staff for Ethiopia’s
accelerated ICT development by enhancing the Agency’s financial capacity.
4.4. The Way Forward: National ICT Master Plan
The implementation of the policy entails the development of a national ICT master
plan along with the mobilization of the requisite resources for its implementation. The
master plan defines benchmarks, targets and responsibilities for monitoring and
evaluating performance in policy implementation. Government agencies will
formulate their specific plans and programs within the framework of the objectives
and strategies set out in the national master plan. Both the national plan and sector
plans and programs will be supported by action plans as guides for implementation.
In order to facilitate implementation of the ICT policy at federal and regional levels
of government, and to draw up sector specific ICT policies and strategies, plans and
programs, appropriate structures will be established by public sector organizations.
The private sector will also be encouraged to do likewise.
The final goal of the ICT policy is by effective utilization of ICT, to bring about
significant development nation-wide in all sectors and in all citizens walks of life.
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