Notes to Tutor
Students should be divided into groups consisting of no more than 10 members. Each group will require a copy of the ICT4Guyana National Strategy document as well a mechanism for capturing notes and ideas (computer or pen and paper). One member of the team should be appointed as the scribe and should take responsibility for documenting the outcome of the discussion (i.e. the group’s response to the queries listed below.)
Task 2: Example Answers
The following objectives could be listed:
- To promote the development of ICT services and businesses to increase job opportunities and generally to improve the economic and social well-being of the Guyanese;
- To improve the competitiveness of existing industries and to facilitate the sustainable development of new enterprises, thereby supporting economic diversification;
- To increase Guyana’s international competitiveness in the delivery of goods and services to the global marketplace
- To support national programmes and initiatives that foster social cohesion;
- To create a new generation of citizens that can use ICTs to leapfrog Guyana’s development;
- To develop and implement the necessary policies, laws and regulations that support the sustainable development of the ICT sector.
