The ICT-SIP provides a coherent set of strategies, interventions, actions and attendant resource requirements to enable ICT play a pivotal role in the country"s socio-economic transformation and development as envisaged in the NDP II and Vision 2040. It also spells out the outcome and output level targets that will be achieved over the next five years. To realize tangible success, it"s imperative that all stakeholders in both public and private sectors, be mobilized to actively participate in the implementation including funding, execution of activities, monitoring and evaluation.
The strategic plan has facilitated relevant legislation to cover privacy and data protection, electronic signatures and other laws that facilitate trade in the digital environment. Supports ICT innovators by providing for innovation funds and capacity development. The plans have enabled growth in employment in the ICT sector increasing annual ICT growth and contribution to economic development.