The Malawi NICI Process

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The Malawi NICI Process
O. T. Chikankheni Director Department of
Information Systems and Technology Management
Service Ministry of Information and
Tourism Republic of Malawi
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Scope

• Introduction
• The ICT4D vision
• The ICT4D mission
• The ICT4D overall objectives
• The ICT4D thematic/sectoral areas
• The ICT4D policy and plan development methodology
• The ICT4D policy and plan development status
• Malawi NICI indicators
• Conclusion

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Introduction

• Devpol
• Vision 2020
• MPRSP
• MDGS
• The Road to Prosperity
• Given the benefits and opportunities offered by
  ICTs, Malawi has integrated ICT4D in MDGS, and
  detailed National ICT Policy and Plan will
  further operationalise the MDGS.

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Mission and Vision

• The National ICT4D Vision
• An ICT-led Malawi
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• The National ICT4D Mission
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• To facilitate the creation of an enabling
  environment for efficient, effective and
  sustainable utilisation, exploitation and
  development of ICTs in all sectors of the economy
  in order to attain an information rich and
  knowledge based society and economy

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Objectives

• To develop the Malawi economy into a Middle
  income economy through trading in ICT products
  and services.
• To develop an Export Oriented ICT industry
• To transform Malawi into an ICT aware and
  literate nation
• To transform the Malawi economy into on e-economy

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Objectives

• To develop an E-government, in order to modernize
  and pick up the efficiency of the Public Service.
  
• To develop a highly competitive ICT-driven
  value-added services sector.
• To transform the Malawi educational system using
  ICTs.
• To strengthen national information and
  documentation.

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Objectives

• To improve the ICT human resource capacity of
  Malawi to meet the changing demands of the
  economy.
• To develop the legal, institutional and
  regulatory framework and structures required for
  supporting the development and utilization of ICT
  in Malawi.
• To promote research and development in ICTs in
  Malawi
• To promote ICT standards and best practices

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Thematic Areas

• Strategic Leadership for ICT for development,
• Human Capital,
• Governance,
• ICT Industry,
• ICT Infrastructure,
• Growth Sectors,
• Community,
• Legal and Regulatory Framework

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Methodology

• Sponsoring/Parent agency.
• The Policy and Plan Development Coordination body
  
• Task force
• Stakeholder consultantions

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Policy and Plan Status

• Policy under consideration
• Plan under development
• Catalyst programmes underway
• E-schools/ICTs in Education
• GWAN, EASY, ESCOM, etc
• Computerised Management Information Systems
• Microfilming and Digitisation
• Conducting ICT awareness/Training

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NICI Indicators

• fixed line operators
• mobile phone operators
• Telecommunications sector growth of 4.1 between
  1995 and 2001.
• Teledensity of 6
• 429,000 mobile phone subscribers in 2005, annual
  growth of over 91 and a penetration of 2.74.
• Efforts to integrate NICI/SDI indicators into
  national statistics exercises

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Conclusion

• Length of ICT4D Policy development process vs
  that of Plan
• The challenge of resources for implementation.
• Support received from UNECA, UNDP, World Bank,
  Republic of China-Taiwan, for instance

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