Role of Government in Creating an Enabling Environment for ICT Entrepreneurs Vivekanand Lochun Special Adviser ICT and Advanced Technologies Ministry of Finance and Economic Development

Role of Government in Creating an Enabling Environment for ICT Entrepreneurs Active Government Action – Years Setting up of : NCB SITRAC CIB CISD and SIL

Role of Government in Creating an Enabling Environment for ICT Entrepreneurs OBJECTIVES : Computerise Government Services and use ICT as enabler Become efficient and effective Infuse ICT culture in the Civil Service Become a driver of the sector as a whole Export experience thus gained

Role of Government in Creating an Enabling Environment for ICT Entrepreneurs INITIATIVES Strategic Plans First one by World Bank in 1992 Then subsequent ones every 5 years Infotech Y2K

Role of Government in Creating an Enabling Environment for ICT Entrepreneurs SCHEMES AND INCENTIVES Duty Free on PCs Computer Loan Scheme at very low interest rate Trainee Placement Schemes

Role of Government in Creating an Enabling Environment for ICT Entrepreneurs Strategic Actions Comparative Study of Internet Prices Action : Reduce Internet price by 50% (Year 2000) Strategic Alliance with France Telecom (2000) Academia

Role of Government in Creating an Enabling Environment for ICT Entrepreneurs LEGAL FRAMEWORK Electronic Transaction Act (ETA) Telecommunications Act (Amendment) Cybercrime Act PKI Infrastructure Data Protection Act

Role of Government in Creating an Enabling Environment for ICT Entrepreneurs INITIATIVES Incubator by NCB Grant/Loan of Rs 500,000 for incubatees Re-imbursement of training costs

Role of Government in Creating an Enabling Environment for ICT Entrepreneurs MAJOR DEVELOPMENTS Cyber City Cyber Island concept End of Telecom Monopoly (2004)

Role of Government in Creating an Enabling Environment for ICT Entrepreneurs DEPLOYMENT eServices eMarketplace with PKI Infrastructure GIS, GINS, GOC Third Sub-Marine Optical Cable

Role of Government in Creating an Enabling Environment for ICT Entrepreneurs Renovating the Innovation, Technology and Communication sector Among the 4 sectors to be developed Plus Africa Strategy VISION 2030

Role of Government in Creating an Enabling Environment for ICT Entrepreneurs TECHNOPRENEURS Rempart and Rose Balle Technopoles

Role of Government in Creating an Enabling Environment for ICT Entrepreneurs DEBATE : Would this have been possible without Government Intervention in creating the enabling environment for ICT Entrepreneurs ?

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