Government will promote investments in rural and other un-served areas
through provision of incentives.
A Universal Service Fund for the ICT sector will be set up to complement
private sector initiatives towards meeting universal access targets. The
purpose of the Fund will be to subsidise the cost of ICT infrastructure rollout
and expansion to un-served and under-served areas by operators in the
sector. The Fund will also target training in ICT services.
The Fund will be financed by the operators providing services in the various
market segments. Efforts will also be made to identify and mobilize resources
from other sources to complement these contributions.
Private-public partnership will play a role in financing the Universal Service
Fund.
8.5 ESTABLISHMENT OF ICT CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE
In order to increase diffusion of ICT knowledge, the Government will
establish a national ICT Centre of Excellence with nationwide coverage, to
promote capacity building and innovation. The Centre will partially be
financed through the Universal Service Fund.
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