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Objectives:

  • Make information technology accessible to the general public and increase
  • Employment through this means.
  • Build a knowledge-based society.
  • Establish knowledge-based industries.
  • Implementation of E-governance in Nepal.

 

Vision:

  • To place Nepal on the Global map of Information Technology.

 

Mission:

 

Strategy:

The information technology strategies adopted to accomplish the above-mentioned objectives of rapid development and expansion of information technology in a fair and competitive environment shall be the following:

  • The government will act as a promoter, facilitator, and regulator.
  • Carry on research, develop and expand information technology with a high priority to participation of the private sector.
  • Prepare capable manpower with the involvement of both public and private sectors for sustainable development and expansion of information technology.
  • Encourage native and foreign investment for the development of information technology and infrastructure pertaining to information technology.
  • Place Nepal on the global map through information technology.
  • Legalize and promote e-commerce.
  • Assist in e-governance by using information technology.
  • Utilize information technology in the development of rural areas.
  • Promote information technology industries.
  • Create a healthy, competitive environment for information technology service providers provide them speedy and qualitative service at a reasonable cost.
  • Include computer education in curriculum from the school level.
  • Enhance professional efficiency through the use of information technology.
  • Expand the information technology network to the rural areas.
  • Establish Nepal in the international market in information technology.
  • Increase export of services related to information technology (software and hardware) to 10 billion rupees within the next five years.

 

Following are the main functions entrusted to NITC:

  • Render Assistance in all kinds of computer related services of Nepal Government.
  • Render assistance in designing, updating and operating websites of all the agencies of Nepal Government.
  • Serve as data depository by collecting all types of data at the national level.
  • Act as data bank of Information and assist in computerization of records in government offices and in developing and expanding contents.
  • Act as a regulator for the healthy development of Information Technology.
  • Arrange Coding and Standardization methodology required to bring about uniformity in all aspect of Information Technology with through implementation and monitoring of the same.
  • Implementing governments 10th Plan where rural telecenters will be developed and expanded to ensure VDC's access to IT.