e. Evaluating the impact of telecommunication policy on the growth of the national
economy;
f. Reviewing technical and statistical reports for potential universal access communities;
6.4
Program Management Office (PMO)
The Ministry of Posts & Telecommunications shall take proactive leadership in establishing a Program
Management Office (PMO) in the Department of Technical Services to monitor, evaluate, and supervise
the implementation of programs designated under this policy. The PMO shall, in consultation with
various key actors, assign timeline to programs across the telecommunication and the ICT Sector. The
PMO shall be staffed with professionals with proven capacity on e-government, e-health, e-education and
other e-services. The Ministry shall collaborate with developmental partners to attract people with the
requisite skills to take over the responsibilities of said office. One of such areas to seek funding to staff
the unit is the Senior Executive Service, SES.
6.5
Stakeholders’ Annual Forum
The National ICT Governing Board shall host an annual Stakeholders’ Forum with service
providers, operators, users, software vendors, equipment suppliers, public and private institutions.
The forum shall address current challenges in the sector; issues surrounding new technologies;
and consumer related developments.
Figure-14: Participants at stakeholder workshop in Gbarnga
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