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OECD Global Forum on the Knowledge September 16-17, 2002

ICT Regional Policy & Strategic Development

“ Knowledge is the of the new ”

CRMB16/9/02 StrategyStrategy && ActionAction PlanPlan

ICT Knowledge- Dynamic Based CIMA

Regulatory & Legal Infrastructure Human Physical Infrastructure Development E-Transaction Internet Access Facilities LAN Access & Infrastructure Development Connectivity Backbone IT Pre-Literacy Competence LAN/WAN

E-Government E- E-Commerce ICT Regional Policy & Strategic Development l Human – Smarter l Infrastructures – Access and Connectivity l Enabling Environment for E-Business – Legal & Regulatory Framework l Leading role of Government – & Efficiency l Business competitiveness and development – SME’s l Financial Services – E-business l Culture and National Identity – ICT Savvy l Citizenship and Participation – Interaction Capabilities, ICT l Quality of Life Issues – E-Sensitivity

CRMB 16/9/02 ICT Regional Policy & Strategic Development

Human Resources – Smarter Societies l ICT Literacy through formal and informal l All OECS citizens be given the chance to achieve the highest possible level of education l Requires deep changes in curricula, teaching methods, operation and of formal and informal educational programmes and institutions, provision of teaching and materials, supporting lifelong learning through a combination of face-to-face, distance and open education

OECS ICT Training Strategy

CRMB 16/9/02 ICT Regional Policy & Strategic Development

Infrastructures – Access and Connectivity l Revision of Telecommunication Acts to achieve affordable and universal access to telecommunication facilities l OECS Governments moving steady towards legal reform, and practices l ECTEL to boost forces so that all citizens have access to state of the art ICT facilities at affordable cost l Effective to guarantee reliability and technological neutrality of the ICT infrastructure

IT Telecom/IT in Business/IT Basics

CRMB16/9/02 ICT Regional Policy & Strategic Development

Enabling Environment for E-Business – Legal & Regulatory Framework l Legal rules and procedures be adapted and kept up-to-date l Harmonization of OECS member state legislation l Compatibility with internationally accepted standards and regulations l Define member state e-transaction focus for legal reform and configure to OECS paradigm l Cyber Crime

Cyber Lawyers & IT Specialist

CRMB 16/9/02 ICT Regional Policy & Strategic Development

Leading role of Government – Productivity & Efficiency l Credibility of ICT policies largely dependant on effective Government deployment lAs major employer, provider, and consumer Governments in best position to initiate, and sustain the spread of ICT applications in other sectors l Application of ICT methodologies to all of governments administrative procedures lRapid IT skill enhancement training and job re-qualification l Construction of public domain accessible to all citizens l Introduction of Practices

IT Specialist/IT Teachers/Basic Literacy

CRMB16/9/02 ICT Regional Policy & Strategic Development

Business competitiveness and development – SME’s l ICT to be initiated in Small and Medium Enterprises, Tourism Industry, and Agri- l E-Commerce initiatives l Prioritize LAN Development

IT Institute/IT Teachers/Basic Literacy

CRMB16/9/02 ICT Regional Policy & Strategic Development

Financial Services – E-business l Adaptations of financial systems so that electronic payments methods be standard among the member states l Financial sector adjustment to an economy that relies on services and intangible assets

IT Institute/IT Teachers/IT in Business

CRMB 16/9/02 ICT Regional Policy & Strategic Development

Culture and National Identity – ICT Savvy l Projecting cultural activities of OECS member states on the Internet l Creating a critical mass of ICT savvy actors in various cultural associations and activities

IT Institute/IT programming/IT marketing

CRMB16/9/02 ICT Regional Policy & Strategic Development

Citizenship and Participation – Interaction Capabilities, ICT l Sustained development of and initiative strengthen by use of interactive capabilities offered by ICT l Effective interaction and consultation procedures incorporated in E-government applications

IT Societies/IT “Best Practices” Transfer/IT Marketing Skills

CRMB 16/9/02 ICT Regional Policy & Strategic Development

Quality of Life Issues – E-Sensitivity l ICT applications include the necessary scope to accommodate unique social requirements l Provision of practical information and guidance, or special services to cope with particular situations

IT Support Groups/IT Special Classes/IT on-line learning

CRMB16/9/02 ICT Regional Policy & Strategic Development

The acquisition of knowledge in the ICT evolutionary paradigm becomes the medium for gainful , improved , and inevitable poverty reduction within the OECS

CRMB16/9/02