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Promote affordable access to ICT products and services.
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Educate all stakeholders in the nature, benefits and risks associated with ecommerce.
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Encourage and support the creation of national associations of users.
3.6.2 Policy Measures, Instruments and Initiatives
The Government through the relevant Government agencies will work together with the
private sector to:
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Enact new laws that address the prevention of computer crimes, protection of
privacy, intellectual property rights and copyright and security measures for
online transactions.
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Introduce incentives for businesses implementing electronic solutions.
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Work with business and consumer groups to develop a consumer protection
framework for e-commerce.
3.7
Health
A “healthy and well-developed human resource base” is central to the Lesotho Vision
2020. This calls for an equitable distribution of health facilities, and a strengthening of
health institutions in order to ensure efficient and effective service delivery. ICTs can
play an important role in achieving these objectives.. ICTs can also provide an effective
and cost-efficient means for distributing health and disease prevention information to the
public. ICTs can further assist health care workers by improving health care
administration and management as well as accessibility to medical research, information
sharing and training through on-line educational programs.
3.7.1 Policy Objectives and Strategies
Government recognises the important role that ICTs can serve in improving the delivery
and quality of health services throughout the country and in the control and eradication of
disease Therefore, Government is committed to ICT strategies and initiatives that will
save lives, strengthen health institutions and improve access to and reduce the cost of the
health care services.
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