ICT Capacity Building Program Development Framework and implementation 6-7 May, 2003 Addis Ababa

ICT Capacity Building Outline  BACKGROUND,FINDING,RECOMANDAT ION,  ICTs VISION  PROGRAMME COMPONENTS OF ICTs  WHERE DO WE STAND TODAY?

ICT Capacity Building Background  The Ethiopian economy is mainly agrarian  Ethiopia is ranked as one of the poorest countries in the world  Of an estimated population of 65 million, almost 85% the population lives in rural areas.  Out of 162 developing countries, Ethiopia ranked 158 particularly in the areas of life expectancy,life expectancy, literacy rate andliteracy rate and access to primary health care.access to primary health care.

ICT Capacity Building Background Background  To address these issues the GoE has embarked on a wide-ranging program to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of its socio-economic developmentto improve the efficiency and effectiveness of its socio-economic development 1. poverty reduction programs to improve public and private servicesto improve public and private services in health in health agriculture agriculture education and other sectors. education and other sectors.

ICT Capacity Building Background Background 2. To utilize ICTs as enablers for implementation of the country’s development program  NICIF - National Information and Communication Infrastructure Framework (Sept )

ICT Capacity Building Finding of the NICIF  There exists a wide gap between demand and supply of relevant and up-to-date information.  National information resources are not systematically organized.  Information infrastructure targeted towards supporting development activities is very weak.

ICT Capacity Building Finding of the NICIF  Lack of standards in collection, processing and dissemination of information.  Extremely low penetration level of the national telecommunications network.  A serious shortage of human resources in the field, both in number and qualification diversity

ICT Capacity Building Finding of the NICIF  Duplication of Efforts in ICTs  There is no Data Infrastructures backbone in the country  There is no policies rules and regulations to facilitate easy access and resource sharing

ICT Capacity Building Recommendations of the NICIF   National capacity building program in the area of ICTs is required.   The country must have adequate national ICTs policy rules and regulation.

ICT Policy National Development strategy CAS Goals VISION: ICT-Assisted Development NICIF ICT Capacity Building Program Sector Development Objectives

ICT Capacity Building ICTs Vision ICTs Vision  Develop and exploit ICTs as an accelerator for the attainment of national development objectives   Ensure maximum connectivity to the global information infrastructure

ICT Capacity Building ICTs Policy ICTs Policy Vision,Objective, Strategy and Implementation Mechanisms Information Infrastructure Private Sector ICT enabled Industry Human Resource E-Government,E-society

ICT Capacity Building Objectives Objectives  Enhance the efficiency and transparency of civil and public service  Facilitates the achievement of good governance & empowerment of the society.  Building up of the required capacity for the ICTs development  To ensure ICTs enabled public services delivery.

ICT Capacity Building Objectives Objectives  To Develop ICT as an industry Sector.  Improves quality of skilled manpower and increases employment creation.  To Enables digital economic integration to the world economy.  To develop e-commerce

ICT Capacity Building Program ICT Coordinating Body ICT Cap. Building Good Governance Piority Applications Policy / Regulatory / Legal Government Gateway Data Center EGov standardization gov-Network Rural Development Education and Health Human Resources Infrastructure Connectivite/Access Content application Creating an enabling framework Developing national Standards  Developing a national ICT Work plan

ICT Capacity Building ICT Foundation-Building Coordination Multi-Sectoral synergies and integration ICT Standards (adapted Tech./Language/keyboard etc.) Public Goods (local language content, Gender, Disabled, etc) Level Playing field (Public-private partnership/far competition) Removing Bottlenecks across-the board Policy/Regulatory/Standards/Legal Environment ICTs Human Resource Development National Gateway/Portal/E-Government National ICTs Data Security ICT Infrastructures AgriculturePublic Sec.Private Sec.Other SecHealthEducation ICT cross-cutting Priorities and Multi-Sectoral Characteristics

ICT Capacity Building Implementation Strategy  A national ICT Coordinating Office will be established to manage the implementation process, monitoring and evaluation.  Programme Implementation Advisory Council will be established.  Integrate the implementation of on-going ICTs projects with the overall national ICTs program.

ICT Capacity Building Implementation Strategy Implementation Strategy  The Private Sector will be the major partner to carry out systems study, equipment supply and supervision.  Outsourcing of activities is a key strategy in the implementation process.  Any of the major engagements will be guided on a disciplined approach

ICT Capacity Building How Do we make the Vision Reality ? How Do we make the Vision Reality ? What is Our Program Strategy for Implementation Build Implementation Capacity Build National Information Infrastructure and Enabling environment Develop ICT Human Resource E-Government :Citizen Service Delivery Use of ICT as a Key Lever for Economic and Social Development Private-Public partnership

ICT Capacity Building WHERE DO WE STAND TODAY? WHERE DO WE STAND TODAY?  ICT Policy has been approved  Coordinating Body will be formed  ICTs skilled manpower development  ICTs for Education is in progress  Gov-Net project is in progress

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