70. The NITC will be a high powered body whose membership will be made up of a number of Cabinet Ministers from key Ministries and
representatives from the Private Sector, Academia, Labour Organizations, etc. The NITC will be chaired by the President ----- the National ICT
Champion
71. The NITC on behalf of the GOR will be responsible for: (i) coordinating the development of Rwanda's ICT Policy, Strategies and Plans (ii)
supervising the work of RITA and other government agencies involved in the implementation of programmes, projects and initiatives that forms
part of government ICT Policy, Strategies and Plans and (iii) commissioning and setting up the NITC Working Groups, and supervising their
work.
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The NITC Working Groups (NITC-WGs)
72. The NITC Working Groups will be set up to address specific national ICT issues and priority subject areas of ICT Policy, which the NITC
will from time to time identify for attention. Some of these NITC-WGs will address specific technical issues while some will be set-up to advise
the NITC on specific policy matters relating to specific sectors of the economy and society as well as deliberate on specific subject matters that
need to be addressed within the Government's ICT Policy or Plan.
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The National Geographic Data Committee (NGDC)
73. The NGDC will coordinate the development and maintenance of geospatial data at national level. It will define the nature and characteristics
of the geoinformation infrastructure and supervise its implementation and functioning. It will also be an advisory body to the government.
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