Digital economy blueprint

The Foundation of infrastructure is the physical 

connectivity that is a combination of several facets:

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1.  First Mile (the undersea cables)

2.  Middle Mile (the backbone and metro networks 

along with transmission and core networks)

3.  Last Mile (the final connection to users such as 

fiber, wireless, VSAT and delivery centres/hubs)

4.  The Invisible Mile (the policies that enables the 

investment and maintenance of the infrastructure 

such as spectrum, fees, taxes etc.).

5.4 FOCUS AREAS

There are tremendous opportunities for growing the 

digital economy by expanding the infrastructure pil-

lar. This  is  based  on  the  fact  that  a  significant  pro-

portion of the population is not yet having access 

to broadband, 4G and related services with a huge-

ly underdeveloped e-commerce industry. This pillar 

identifies the cost, quality reliability and reach of key 

infrastructure such as transport networks, telecommu-

nications and energy as critical for development of a 

digital economy and an enabler of socio-economic 

wellbeing. 

The main areas of focus include:

i.  Broadband Infrastructure

ii. Reliable, affordable and Secure Broadband Con-

nectivity

iii. Logistics Infrastructure

 

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Interoperability of the delivery and logistics 

infrastructure which would include distribu-

tion centers, warehouses and delivery. The 

development of innovative services that align 

with context

iv. Appropriate and Affordable Devices

v.  Management of Digital Assets

vi. Payment systems

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Data Centres