Presentation on

NATIONAL & REGIONAL

ICT STRATEGIES

Presented By
Md. Nayem Ahmed,
ID: 05-26.
Mehnaz Arin,

ID: 05-27.
Md. Mehedi Hasan,
ID: 05-28.

Md. Rokib Ahmad Rony,

ID: 05-29.

National ICT strategy

Regional ICT strategy

Integrated guidelines that accelerate
social, economic, political, cultural and
business development of a region through
the implementation of policies and
procedures
in
telecommunication,
information network, technologies and
their application in business.
Demographic Attributes
Regional Knowledge Spillovers

Lisbon strategy
Strategy Objective:
Most dynamic
Competitive knowledge-based economy

Lisbon strategy
Common goals :

promoting employability of workers,

fostering entrepreneurship,
improving adaptability of workers and
companies,
promoting equal opportunities.

Concept of Development
Economic development.
Social development.

ICT on Development
Can ICT act as a catalyst for social and
economic development ???

ICT on Development
Example of India & Ireland

ICT PARADOX
1. IT paradox
2. Productivity paradox.

ICT PARADOX
Productivity Paradox
Four explanation of Productivity Paradox:
i.

Improper measurement I/O.

ii. Lags due to learning & adjustment.

iii. Redistribution of profit.
iv. Mismanagement of IT.

ICT4D
ICT4D: An abstract theoretical model for
economic
development
through
technology that downplays cultural &
social issues.

Striving for a strategy

Major scientific development resulted in
major transformation of lives. Information
along with the transformation of
information that creates knowledge
becomes very important assets.

Difficulties of ICT diffusion in

developing countries
Barriers: tangible (lack of funds, level of
education), intangible: Cultural
constraints (Communication mode, as
oral or written, level of abstraction in
traditional and developing societies).
Digital Poverty.

Digital poverty level

Digital Poverty
Level

Digitally
Wealthy

Functionality
Interaction:
e-government / e-business.
Content creation

Connect
ed

Internet access e-mail

and information user.
Computer use

Digitally
Poor

Radio and TV Access to

voice
communication (fixed or
mobile).
No access to media.
Only radio and TV
receptors.

Extremely
Digitally
Poor

Human
capital

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Japans national ICT

strategy
First generation Computer Project (FGCP) was
introduced in 1982. It aimed at developing
very fast and intelligent computers with
massive parallelism. Although it failed and
abandoned in 1983, it gave a rich insight of
Japans capabilities of in hardware and
software production.
Backwardness of Japans ICT comparing North
America and Western Europe were: lowest
level internet usage among industrialized
countries, lower internet usage in business
applications and public administration.

Japans national ICT strategy

Backwardness of Japans ICT comparing North
America and Western Europe were: lowest
level internet usage among industrialized
countries, lower internet usage in business
applications and public administration.
These drawbacks were considered and 5 year
E-Japan (ICT) strategy was adopted first in
Japan in 2001. Four priority of E-Japan strategy
are: ultra-high speed network infrastructure, ecommerce facilitating, realization of egovernance, maturing high quality human
resources.

Japans national ICT strategy

JAPAN national ICT strategy Strength:

FTTH (fiber to home)

High definition

Home network

Mobile equipment technology

Japanese ICT Sector Weakness::

Total architecture,

Solution services,

Business models for global development

IP systems

Japans national ICT strategy

Before next E-japan strategy (Implemented in
2006) japan became worlds most advanced IT
nation.
Reinforcement of international activates

Special terms for economic partnership.

The national ICT strategies in Japan are

Evolving From E(electronic) toward
U(Ubiquitous)

Overview of National
Strategies for ICT in Japan

National and Regional ICT

strategies in Africa
It is the least developed region of the world. Low ICT
utilization and almost non-existence of hardware and
software production are features.
Between 200-2005 growth of internet usage increased
to 186.6 from 126.4 percent. Develop in mobile users
rate. But South Africa and Egypt count the half of the
internet users.
UNECA developed the regional ICT policy. AISI
developed 5 years policy.
AISI aims to support the development of NICI plan in
every part of Africa.
Four level of strategy developed by NICI: national,
sectorial, villages and regional
Insufficient exchange points , less communication

ICT policy of Rwanda

Factors Behind The success:
Clear vision,
The Mission was Based on the Nationals Main
Development Strategy,
Personal Investment of Local Governing Body.

Common regulatory policy

framework in the Caribbean
Five eastern Caribbean states: Dominica, St. Kitts &
Nevis, St. Lucia, Grenada and St. Vincent. Established
a common regulatory framework for the
telecommunication sector in 1998. This framework led
to the establishment of Eastern Caribbean
Telecommunication Authority (ECTEL) in 2000.

ECTEL facilitated harmonization of regulatory regime.

It provides technical expertise, advice, and support
national regulation.
It lowers costs and realizes economics of scale by
spreading the fixed costs over larger areas.

Conclusion
ICT have great impact on developing countries
who are striving to themselves into information
society.
Developing countries aim at implementing ICT
strategies to raise utilization of IT face difficulties
in short term.
National ICT strategies of developing countries
should include not only national issues but also
regional ICT strategies to achieve sustainable
development in the long run.