Government shall therefore encourage and promote Universal Access and Services
for all citizens of Nigeria through effective public and private partnerships.
7.5.2
Objectives
i.
To extend universal access/service nationwide in the shortest possible time;
ii.
To ensure ubiquitous broadband presence nationwide for citizens access to
the information super-highway;
iii.
To ensure that citizens have access to all ICT services at reasonable prices;
and
iv.
To ensure that ICT contributes to national growth and improves the welfare of
the citizens.
7.5.3
Strategies
The Government will:
i.
Extend the definition of universal service/access to incorporate digital literacy
and nationwide broadband presence;
ii.
Utilize existing infrastructure (Post Offices, Schools, Libraries) to extend
universal access/service;
iii.
Promote the use of e-Services nationwide for all population groups, including
in remote and underserved areas;
iv.
Evaluate existing funding mechanisms to improve efficient use of resources in
pursuit of universal access/service;
v.
Continue to promote aggressive and rapid fiber-optic network deployment
through a regime of incentives and subsidies as well as the promotion of
public private partnerships;
vi.
Provide personal computers in public places (e.g. post offices, schools, public
libraries, etc.) in small and large communities to help low-income segments of
society gain access to the internet and for educational purposes;
vii.
Increase the use of Universal Service Provision Funds for effective and
efficient delivery of intervention services to unserved and underserved areas
of the country; and
viii.
Ensure that marginalized groups become an integral part of the ICT
stakeholder community, as participants, innovators, leaders and beneficiaries
of the knowledge economy in Nigeria’s emergent information society.
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