7.1.3
Strategies
The Government will:
i.
Review and harmonize all existing Laws;
ii.
Enact new laws, where necessary, to fill gaps and further support
development of the sector; and
iii.
Amend the relevant sections of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of
Nigeria, 1999 (as amended) to permit the issuance of broadcasting licenses
by the Converged Regulator.
7.2
ICT Infrastructure
Globalization continues to break down geographic and other traditional barriers to
fast paced economic activity and commerce, making it imperative that
Nigeria
urgently accelerates the development of its National ICT Infrastructure, in order to
support national development and global competitiveness.
7.2.1
Situation Analysis
The relative paucity of ICT infrastructure in the country has greatly hindered the
provision of efficient and affordable ICT services to the citizens, and has adversely
affected the socio-economic development of Nigeria. Government shall therefore
develop and deploy national information infrastructure for national transformation
with a view to attaining its vision 20:2020. The ICT policy focus should include:
i.
National ICT backbone and Broadband infrastructure;
ii.
Infrastructure that will foster digital literacy and Internet usage;
iii.
Reasonably priced Universal Access to ICT;
iv.
Protection of ICT infrastructure, including national and civil databases;
v.
National physical infrastructure (including power); and
vi.
Financial systems infrastructure.
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