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6.7.4 STRATEGIES
a)
Promote Zambia as a competitive Foreign Direct Investment (FDI)
destination for E-Commerce as well as attract local private sector
participation and investment in the development of E-Commerce solutions;
b)
Cultivate a culture of E-Commerce in the country, which supports electronic
business transactions at national, regional and international levels;
c)
Develop action plans aimed at facilitating the involvement of Small
and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) and disadvantaged groups to enhance their
effective participation in E-Commerce activities;
d)
Domesticate, harmonise and enhance electronic commerce laws obtaining at
SADC, COMESA, WTO and other international levels;
e)
Facilitate the establishment of E-Commerce services especially in Export
Processing Zones to promote and support ICT-related businesses as well as
attract business process outsourcing services to Zambia;
f)
Restructure and modernise the banking and payment system to respond to
electronic banking and financial services in order to increase the development of
E-Commerce and trade;
g)
Promote and facilitate the use of secure E-Business solutions, electronic
signatures, electronic public procurement and electronic payment systems
to support the development of E-Commerce in the country;
h)
Increase awareness on the benefits of E-Commerce among the general
Public; and
i)
Undertake capacity building in local authorities in order to provide services that
promote E-Commerce activities.
6.8
PROMOTING THE INTEGRATION OF ICT IN AGRICULTURE
DEVELOPMENT
Agriculture is the economic backbone for many Zambians especially in rural areas; as such
it plays an important role in the social and economic development of the country. This
sector accounts for a high proportion of the GDP and acts as the main source of
employment and income in peri-urban and rural areas where the majority of Zambians
reside.
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