Policy/Act/Rules

IT POLICY 2057(2000)

Vision

To place Nepal on the Global map of Information Technology within the next five years.

Objectives

1. To make Information Technology accessible to the general public and increase employment through this means.

2. To build a knowledge-based society.

3. To establish knowledge-based industries.

Strategies

• High Priority to R & D

• Development of Competent IT Manpower

• Encourage Domestic and Foreign Investment

• Promotion of e-commerce

• IT, a tool to e-governance

• Promotion of IT industry

• Computer Education Curriculum starting from the school level

• IT Network extension to rural areas.

• Export of IT services worth Rs. 10 billion within next 5 years

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