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and private sector investment projects and to create an efficient and
cost-effective Government-wide communications network infrastructure linking
national, provincial and district administration;
(e)
To ensure that the nation s social and economic development process is
not inhibited by the country s ICT infrastructure;
(f)
To facilitate regional economic integration by utilising regional and
international telecommunications infrastructure projects such as the NEPAD
Infrastructure, the COMESA COMTEL project and SADC ICT infrastructure
initiatives.
6.5.4 STRATEGIES
a)
Develop special investment incentives to facilitate the expansion of the
national ICT infrastructure backbone with emphasis on attracting local and
foreign private sector participation;
b)
Develop alternative and affordable energy sources for ICT equipment
including: solar, biomass, wind and other renewable energy sources to
supplement the nation s conventional energy sources ;
c)
Promote the development of the necessary legal, institutional and
regulatory framework and structures required for supporting the
development of the nation s physical and communications infrastructure;
d)
Establish of a Government wide network with national, provincial and district
coverage;
e)
Promote public and private sector demand for advanced and
reliable broadband information and communication services to drive the
development of the nation s ICT backbone infrastructure;
f)
Restructure the ICT market by separating the provision of wholesale,
retail and value-added services.
6.6
PROMOTING ELECTRONIC GOVERNMENT
The Government machinery is normally viewed through institutions making up the public
sector; and plays an important role in the nation s development process.
Broadly speaking E-Government involves the deployment and exploitation of ICTs to
facilitate the process of bringing Government closer to the people through major
improvements in the delivery of goods and services as well as information provision in
ways that are most convenient to citizens and other stakeholders. The purpose of
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