Draft

 

ACTION PLAN FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF THE MEDIUM-TERM STRATEGY FOR DEVELOPMENT OF THE INFORMATION COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY

 

 

1. POLICY AND LEGAL FRAMEWORK

 

Objective

Actions to implement

Period

Foreign or domestic

Budget

1. Create and stabilize a favorable legal environment for development of ICT SECTOR

À. Develop and approve legal documents to regulate Information Technology (IT) relations

  1. Resolve by introducing additions and amendments in the relevant legal acts to support the development of IT

2002-03

domestic

 

  1. Resolve the following issues in order to create a favorable environment to increase the use of IT

 

 

 

2.1  Create a regulatory framework and mechanism to provide equal incentives to domestic and foreign investments in the ICT SECTOR sector

2002-03

domestic

 

2.2  Take actions to exempt computer and internet services, on-line trade and software development from the VAT (Value Added Tax)

2002-03

domestic

 

2.3   Take actions to exempt private sector investments for research and development in the ICT sector from income tax

2002-03

domestic

 

  1. Take actions to introduce and implement international open standards and recommendations in the ICT sector

Starting 2002 ...

domestic/foreign

50,0

  1. Start introducing standards for EDI (Electronic Data Interchange) in the public information system

2002-04

foreign

50,0

2. Improve the policy and regulatory system for development of the ICT sector

À. Develop and implement national programs and projects for the ICT sector development

  1. Develop a long-term master plan for development of the ICT sector

2002-03

foreign

600,0

  1. Implement technical assistance projects for increasing the competitiveness of the ICT sector companies 

2003-05

foreign

1000,0

B. Improve management and organization of the ICT sector

  1. Establish policy, coordination and implementation institutions in order to create a favorable business environment for Information Communications Technology sector development

2002

domestic

 

  1. Conduct studies to determine the status of the knowledge based society, establish a system of performance indicators

2002-03

foreign

50,0

C. Create management, financial and economic systems to support and encourage the use of ICT 

  1. Establish an ”ICT Development Fund” under the National Committee in order to develop the ICT sector, raise funds

2002-04

domestic/foreign

 

  1. Use ICT in nationwide projects and actions that are being implemented, organize and implement them interrelated to each other and in completete ways. (Regional Development, Millennium Road, Energy Program, Sustainable Development XXI, Mongolian Development Exit, Good Government, Poverty Alleviation, Disaster Management System, etc. )

2002

domestic

 

  1. Provide support in the introduction of e-commerce, production management system, supply system to increase the competitiveness of small and medium enterprises;

2002-04

foreign

3000,0

  1. Establish a valuation system of intellectual works in ICT sector;

2002

domestic

annually

10,0

D. Develop research and development studies in the ICT sector

  1. Implement technical assistance projects to increase the potential and results of basic and complementary research studies in the ICT sector

2002-05

domestic/foreign

400,0

  1. Enrich the fund of research and development libraries with scientific works, books, magazines as well as electronic books

2002-05

domestic/foreign

200,0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2. INFRASTRUCTURE

 

Objective

Actions to implement

Period

Foreign or domestic

Budget

 

À. Create opportunitites to receive services by providing universal equal access to the basic network of the ICT

  1. Transfer the communications network of aimags and soums to the digital technology and provide a possibility to connect to the Internet

2002-04

foreign

30000,0

  1. Transfer the national television broadcasting to the digital technology, increase the number of channels 

2003-04

foreign

7500,0

  1. Implement a project on the renovation of the information and communications network of government organizations

2002-04

foreign

3500,0

  1. Transfer the microwave system in the Uvurhangai-Bayan-Ulgii destination to the digital technology

2003-04

foreign

30000,0

  1. Transfer the microwave system in the Choir-Dundgobi-Umnugobi destination to the digital technology

2003-04

foreign

3000,0

  1. Connect the centers of Arhangai, Zavhan and Uvs aimags with the main network using a fiber optic cable network, connect Huvsgul aimag with the main network using a digital microwave system

2003-04

foreign

8000,0

  1. Establish a satellite network to bring the Internet to rural areas

2002-03

foreign

20000,0

  1. Bring mobile communications digital information network services to rural areas

2002-05

domestic/foreign

30000,0

  1. Expand access to the information network “Erdemnet” for education, culture and science organizations

 

2002-03

foreign

250,0

 

 

3. BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC FRAMEWORK

 

Objective

Actions to implement

Period

Foreign or domestic

Budget

1. Develop the use of ICT for government and public needs

À. Provide access to the Internet in regional development centers and large cities and urban areas

  1. Establish the Internet information centers in aimag centers and semi-urban areas

2002-05

foreign

2500,0

  1. Develop a model of integrated ICT sector services to bring to rural areas

2002-03

foreign

50,0

 

B. Develop e-government

  1. Take actions to provide electronic mail addresses to all organizations and business entities

2002-04

domestic

 

  1. Develop and implement a centralized software system for the state budget management and coordination

2002-04

domestic/foreign

1000,0

  1. Establish an e-procurement site for activities to procure goods, works and services by state and local property funds

2002-04

foreign

 

  1. Establish a mechanism for an electronic submission of financial statements for tax purposes by business entities and organizations

2003-05

domestic

 

  1. Develop and introduce a unified system for electronic payments and transactions

2002-06

domestic/foreign

20000,0

  1. Develop and introduce a smart card system in the health and social security sectors

2003-06

domestic/foreign

3000,0

  1. Establish an open government portal

2002-04

domestic/foreign

 

  1. Introduce in government organizations an Electronic Data Interchange system 

2003-05

domestic/foreign

100,0

 

B. Develop electronic information/ contents and software in Mongolian language

  1. Develop softwares for the public information sub-system  and sectoral management systems

 

 

 

      ·  Education, culture and science sectors’ management information systems

2002-03

domestic/foreign

100,0

·   Science and technology information database

2002-03

domestic/foreign

100,0

      ·   Health management information system

2003-04

domestic/foreign

100,0

      ·   Pasture livestock breeding risk management system

2002-05

domestic/foreign

300,0

·   Geology and mineral resources information system

20030-05

domestic/foreign

100,0

·   Social care information system

2002-04

domestic/foreign

100,0

 
  1. Establish an information portal for e-development

2002-04

foreign

500,0

  1. Take actions to promote the achievements and results of the Mongolian science on the international market

2002-05

domestic/foreign

200,0

  1. Establish a website “Welcome to Mongolia” for travel and tourism

2002

domestic/foreign

100,0

  1. Create a system of “Virtual Museum” research works to be available electronically for public

2002-04

domestic/foreign

300,0

2. Develop the use of ICT in the business sector

Use ICT for increasing the competitiveness of industry and services
  1. Implement an experimental project to establish a B2B on-line trade network

2002-04

foreign

500,0

  1. Establish an on-line wholesale trade network for agricultural products 

2002-2005

domestic/foreign

200,0

Create conditions for growth and development of export-oriented ICT sector products and services

1.      Establish technoparks (incubator centers for supporting export-oriented ICT products and services)

2002-04

domestic/foreign

1200,0

3. Organize exhibitions and fair of ICT sector projects

2002-06

domestic/foreign

30,0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.  HUMAN DEVELOPMENT

 

Objective

Actions to implement

Period

Foreign or domestic

Budget

  1. Create conditions that enable public to participate in the social life through information technology on equal and active grounds

À. Wide use of ICT for job search, employment and career development
  1. Introduce an on-line service system to the labor market

2002-04

domestic

30-50,0

  1. Complete the connection of government service organizations to the electronic mail system in 2002 in the capital city and aimag centers and in 2004 in rural areas

2002-04

domestic/foreign

2500,0

B. Create a system to provide public with basic education in ICT/ computer literacy

  1. Renew and revise computer training materials for teenagers /electronic textbooks, training websites, CD, VD, multimedia centers/

2002-04

domestic

550,0

  1. Provide conditions and possibilities for adults to acquire basic knowledge about computers, word processing and information gathering skills through informal  education

2002-06

domestic/foreign

1000,0

  1. Based on ICT, introduce distant learning in the training for government and business managers

2002-05

foreign

1300,0

C. Provide a complex solution to the issue of human capacity building in the ICT sector /user, student, teacher, specialist/

  1. Take actions to send professional trainers of schools, which prepare specialists in the ICT sector, for retraining in the ICT institutions of developed countries

2002-06

domestic/foreign

1600,

  1. Renew the academic curriculums of instructors and trainers, who will teach ICT in schools and training courses at all levels, expand the scales of preparation of professional trainers and instructors

2002-06

domestic/foreign

200,0

  1. Establish centers that issue accredidation of professional licenses to leading companies in the ICT sector

2002-06

domestic/foreign

1000,0

  1. Establish a summer campus/school to train in software development

 

 

2003

domestic/foreign

300,0

2. Create a system providing free access to information 

À. Create conditions for easy access to information in schools, libraries, public service that provide reliable, stable services

  1. Establish and operate fully equipped training laboratories in the capital city, aimag centers and 50 schools in regional centers that meet all modern requirements of the ICT sector designed for public training

2003-06

foreign

700,0

  1. In soums, bags and schools without a computer laboratory, establish and use a mobile laboratory in order to organize training and information services in a short period of time

2002-06

foreign

2000,0

B. Widely introduce ICT in the social services, create possibiities to bring electronic services to people

  1. Introduce electronic services in libraries, such as orders, search

 

2002-04

domestic

50,0

  1. Introduce electronic services for providing various consulting services to citizens

2002-04

domestic/foreign

500,0

  1. Develop open training in distant learning and education

 

domestic/foreign

500,0

  1. Implement a virtual secondary school project 

2002-04

foreign

100,0

  1. Introduce tele-diagnosis, tele-medicine and services among intersoum hospitals 

 

2002-05

domestic/foreign

1000,0