FOREWORD
The development of the Information and Communications Technology Policy is
part of the process Malawi, as a nation, has had to go through in her efforts to
build a knowledge-based economy and information-rich society.
convinced
that
her
economy
can
rapidly
participation in the information society.
grow
and
Malawi is
diversify
through
In order to fully benefit from the
information revolution, Malawi needs to modernize various sectors of her
economy using Information and Communications Technology (ICT).
The ICT Policy, therefore, aims at providing a direction as to how Malawi will
turn the ICT potential into real benefits for its people. It also aims at putting
into place appropriate institutional, regulatory and legal framework that should
effectively support successful deployment and utilization of ICT in all sectors of
the economy. The ICT Policy aims at mainstreaming ICT in all sectors of the
economy to drive the implementation of the Malawi Growth and Development
Strategy (MGDS) II.
It is crucial that strong public-private partnerships exist in implementation of
this policy. The government will, therefore, continue to provide a conducive
environment
for
both
public
and
private
sector
participation
in
the
development, deployment and utilization of ICT in both urban and rural
communities.
I sincerely thank all the people that have been involved in the development of
this ICT Policy and ask them to also support its implementation at various
levels.
Dr. Joyce Banda
PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF MALAWI
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