3.14 Local Governments
The LGS shall be the link with the communities and shall carry out sensitization about IT
services as well as promotion and awareness campaigns in the communities.
3.1.5 Private sector
Since the IT subsector is to a large extent private sector driven, the private sector shall
operationalize the policy through planning and establishing IT businesses and firms. Private
sector will also partner with government through PPPs to implement the policy.
3.1.6 Other Stakeholders
Stakeholder sectors to the IT sector include but are not limited to Agriculture, Health,
Education, Tourism, Finance, Trade and commerce, JLOS, Ministry of Internal Affairs,
Ministry of Gender, Development partners, Ethics and Integrity.
Roles of other stakeholders
Develop institutional IT policy guidelines and implementation plans
Develop IT skills development schemes in their respective areas
Participate in IT promotion and awareness campaigns
Automate business processes to create transparency, increase service delivery, and reduce
operational cost and duplication
Conduct research and capacity development within their institutions
3.2 Implementation Arrangement
The Ministry of ICT shall develop a strategic plan for implementing the IT policy detailing the
time frame, baseline, targets, outputs and outcomes of the policy. This policy shall be
implemented through collaboration with other stakeholders as highlighted in the institutional
framework.
3.3 Monitoring and Evaluation
Realisation of the outputs of this policy will require consistent monitoring and evaluation of the
outcome indicators. The Government and any other relevant stakeholders will carry out
monitoring and evaluation at different levels.
A monitoring and evaluation framework shall be developed to ensure midterm review of the
policy. The policy shall receive a mid-term review every five (5) years and a full review every
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