NATIONAL ICT4D PRIORITY PROJECTS FOR LIBERIA Name of Project Establish national level ICT4D Steering Committee Validate and Enact National ICT Policy Development Impact ICT4D Steering Committee is the high-level Governance and policy making body for ICT in Liberia; it will ensure that planning and investments in ICT programs support GOL’s Economic Growth & Development Plan 2012-2027 Vision. Liberia will have a national ICT policy in place which will be the foundation for ICT development, help in meeting PRS and MCC objectives, and joining the World Society for Information Sharing (WSIS) community Potential to expand and restructure Liberia’s Technical/Financial Assessment for obtaining Internet and global connectivity infrastructure to International Gateway Connection for Liberia via provide immediate and significant strengthening of, multiple broadband technologies and benefits to, ongoing ICT4D initiatives to meet PRS and MCC objectives in the long run Implement Inner Monrovia Fiber Optic Backbone GOL ICT Infrastructure Assessment Connect Govt. Business, NGOs, Civil Society, and Key Sectors, and Link them to the International Gateways. Develop framework for e-Government standards and information sharing in Gov’t. Policy Reform for restructuring Internet Infrastructure Bring Liberia’s Internet infrastructure up to and Inter-connectivity to raise it to international international standards, resolve bottlenecks and level of performance make connectivity affordable Enact National ICT Supplementary Acts to Establish the regulatory framework for starting ecomplement the Telecommunications Law of 2007; Government in Liberia by establishing an enabling and also implement policy objectives in-line with policy and operational regime ECOWAS ICT Supplementary Acts. Liberia for the first time will have a formal CIO structure in the executive line ministries, governed Establish Chief-Information-Officer (CIO) Regime in by a CIO Council, comprising senior technology Line Ministries which will be headed by a CIO officials of key ministries who will be responsible Council for all aspects of ICT including budgetary and operational authority Implement E-Government Policy and Standards for Implementation The advent of Government provision of E-services to Liberian citizens using the Internet: this will be a major leap in meeting PRS goals and bridging the ICT gap 9