Four. Strategy and operational objectives

I. Objectives of Government-Legislation framework

II. The following are strategic objectives to be implemented within government-legislation framework:

1. Creation and development of a favorable legal and development environment.
2. Creation of policy and regulatory regime.
3. Support and development government info structure through ICT

Implemented the following activities within framework of first strategic objectives:

1. The following are directions to develop information and communications technology, creation of legal environment for coordination of information communication 

1.1 Streamline the national information communications technology management, policy and regulatory regime.

1.2 Develop culture education and business environment for information society. 

1.3 Establish conditions to promote citizens’ equal participation, protection of intellectual property rights and copyright and development of fair competition.

1.4 Ensure the openness of government information to society and enable citizens’ monitoring of government activities.

1.5 Develop electronic trade commerce and join international treaties and agreements.

2. Develop national standards and recommendations on information and communications technology in accordance with international standards and implement those standards.

Implement the following activities within framework of second strategy objective:

3. Support and reward use and utilization of information communications technology and establish the financial structure

4. Establish a state find to develop information and communications technology

5. Initiate national movement from state to development information and communications technology.

6. Compile action plan to development information and communications technology, implement  this action a plan through taking necessary coordinating measures to introduce economic and social development in the action plans of that year.

7. Provide state support to foreign and local investment into development of information and communications technology, implement projects and conduct monitoring activities.

8. Provide state support to create communication and information infrastructure based on national satellite.

9. Provide support and implement all kinds of services on ICT 

10. Provide state support and implement fundamental and applied research on ICT

11. Provide support and implement national production of ICT products

12. Support the localization of hi-tech technology of information and communications technology

13.  Ensure the state use of software application developed in Mongolia language.

14.  Develop system to ensure information confidentiality, protection and reliable operation.

Implement the following activities within framework of third strategic objective.

15. Develop public administration information system.

15.1 Support public administration capacities through information technologies.

15.2 Develop efficient information relations between state organizations

16.1 Improve level of office automation of civil servants,

16.2 Establish and develop the structure of government information network, database and search system

16.3 Introduce and promote use of electronic mailing, Internet and Intranet systems in activities of government.

Objectives within Business-Economy framework

The following are strategic goals to be implement within Business-Economy framework

4. Expansion of ICT business and make it highly efficient economic sector.

5. Establishment of economic – business profitable and operative info structure

6. Implement information and communications technology in national production and services.

18. Bring up an industry for exporting software, hardware and info ware 

19. Develop market for software applications in Mongolian language 

20. Establish in develop information service market.

20.1 Finalize necessary measures to acquire every economic entity with e-mail address in Ulaanbaatar by the year 2002 and for companies in the Aimags- by the year 2010

20.2 Transfer taxation, customs, insurance, banking, finance and other business services into electronic forms 

22. Establish stock exchange for ICT products.

Implement the following activities within fifth strategic objective

23. Implement electronic commerce and introduce electronic payment tools such as smart card, electronic checks

24. Introduce Internet as main tool for business, finance and trade information sharing 

25. Establish open information center for state and international tenders

26. Establish the open information environment for fair competition under market relations.

27. Set up public service virtual center to protect customers’ rights and provide consultation.

Implement the following activities within sixth strategic objective

28. Implement electronic trade and commerce methods to improve the export of national products (such as cashmere, gold, copper, carpets, wool, tourism, fur and skins, raw materials, stamps and others)

29. Improve the production and productivity through introduction of bar codes, smart cards and other electronic methods

30. Widely implement electronic value-added services

III Goals within Human Development framework

The following are strategic goals to be implemented within Human Development framework:

7. Provide opportunities for active and equal participation of citizens in social relations

8. Establish info-structure for open access to information by citizens.

9. Implement information and communications technology in social sector

31. Ensure importance of information needs, intellectual wealth and capacities in human life.

32. Support and ensure equal participations of citizens in relations using ICT advantageous features, not depending from religions, political opinions, race, age and center.

33. Widely utilize information and communications technology for job search, employment, improve work performance quality and level.

34. Create structure to provide education on information and communications technology for all citizens.

Implement the following activities within eighth strategic objective

35. Set up knowledge and education-based high-tech centers in Ulaanbaatar and the centers of the socio-economic development regions.

36. Create a set of possibilities to access information technologies at mobile sights running sustainable common services libraries and aimags and soum schools.

37. Provide opportunities for household to receive newspapers, press releases and other information in timely manner from desirable sources of information.

38. Create info structure for the following branches of such as law, legislation, banking, insurance, agriculture, industry, infrastructure, trade and commerce, science, technology, health, education, environment, social protection, labor markets, history, culture, arts and others.

39. Resolve in detail human resource development issue of the national info structure (user, trainer, specialist)

Implement the following activities within ninth strategic objectives

40. Provide all kinds of information services to 30% or more households

41. Provide opportunities to make all types of electronic services accessible to every citizen:

41.1 Introduce electronic version of library system such as ordering, search and others

41.2 Provide opportunities for distance employment

41.3 Introduce electronic versions for all kinds of citizens’ advisory services.

41.4 Develop open learning through distance learning and education 

41.5 Implement tele - diagnosis, treatment expert system at soum and settlements level

41.6 Introduce electronic service for leisure and entertainment services (virtual libraries, museums, culture, centers, game centers, interest groups)