APPENDIX 2 - SELECTED TARGET DATES
S/N
Objective / Strategy
Target year
end
1.
Identify R&D focus areas with the involvement of Industry, Academia
2013
and Research institutions.
2
Provide institutional support for addressing the incidence of multiple
2013
taxation and regulation in the ICT sector.
3
Provide a clear roadmap for harvesting the “digital dividend” spectrum
2013
and ensure competitive allocation of the resource.
4
Implement steps that will encourage manufacturers to set up factories
2013
for the manufacture of Set Top Boxes that are required for the
transition from analogue to digital broadcasting.
5
Pursue the development of an ICT Local Content Plan for Nigeria
2013
6
Develop and implement ICT training programs for public sector
2013
employees, in connection with introduction of e-Government and other
digital functions within Government offices; and
7
Coordinated ICT Development in All sectors:
2014
By end of 2015, all sectors would have developed (where none exists)
or updated their ICT for Development Plans that are aligned to this
Policy document.
8
Create a Computer Emergency Readiness and Response ecosystem
2014
with apex, sectoral and institutional Computer Emergency Response
Teams (CERT’s), as needed, to serve as standby teams of experts
that are able to respond to national emergencies, especially cyberthreats, attacks and cyber warfare.
9
Introduce mandatory training and appropriate courses in ICT at all
2014
tiers of education.
10
Develop a licensing regime for signal distributors
2014
11
Ensure that traditionally marginalized groups become an integral part
2014
of the ICT stakeholder community, as participants, innovators, leaders
and beneficiaries of the knowledge economy in the emergent
information society in Nigeria.
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