Policy Statement 7: Government, in coordination with Non-governmental
organizations and development partners develop capacities targeted at special
groups of people in society to ensure that ICT initiatives are all-inclusive;
Policy Statement 8: Government shall encourage development partners, nongovernment organizations, as well as the private sector's participation to facilitate
the roll-out of community-based ICT initiatives.
4. IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY
4.1. INSTUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS
The following institutions or agencies will play a central role in the coordination of
implementing the ICT Policy:
1. The Department of E-Government should be restructured into Malawi
Information Technology Agency (MITA) that will be a quasi-autonomous
organization under the ministry responsible for ICT. The organization
should be charged with responsibility of accelerating a robust ICT
development and utilization in Malawi;
2. The Ministry responsible for Information should be responsible for ICT
Policy formulation, monitoring and evaluation;
3. The mandate of the Cabinet Committee on Media and Communications
should be enhanced to include provision of ICT strategic direction and
oversight for Malawi’s ICT sector and ensure that ICT is integrated in
national development;
4. A National ICT Steering Committee with membership from Principal
Secretaries and Heads of public institutions and Chamber of Commerce
shall be established to provide oversight and leadership on Sector ICT
Strategy formulation and implementation. The committee shall report to
the Cabinet Committee through the Ministry responsible for information;
5. District ICT Committees shall be established to be responsible for
determination of ICT utilization for rural development and service delivery
and monitoring of ICT utilization among sectors and communities;
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