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As
an action framework, AISI has been aggressively applied to
harness the use of information technology for development.
We have worked persistently with member states, policymakers
and others to promote the core themes and concepts of AISI's
framework. Below is a description of AISI by its focus areas: |
e-Strategies
AISI
states that although African countries are equally placed
to take advantage of ICTs to facilitate their socio-economic
development processes, they cannot hope to move their industrually
weak, subsistent and agriculture based economies towards information
and knowledge based economies unless they develop and implement
comprehensive and integrated ICT-led socio-economic development
policies, strategies and plans. The NICIs are sets of steps
to be undertaken by governments to harness ICTs for development
and to implement the objectives outlined by the AISI.
Another
focus area related to e-Strategies is the Scan-ICT
programme, which monitors the penetration, impact and effectiveness
of ICT applications in pilot countries across Africa through
approriate ICT4D indicators, providing added value to the
AISI implementation at the national, regional and global levels.
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