Digital economy blueprint

3.2  FOCUS AREAS FOR DIGITAL 

GOVERNMENT

Policy generally originates as part of the country’s 

constitution, implemented by local laws and regula-

tory framework. Some of these include areas of pri-

vacy, freedom of expression and media; access to 

information; intellectual property; labour relations; 

and economic and social rights. One of the funda-

mental policies needed is a National ICT Policy. This 

should harmonise across multiple sectors, within de-

partments and governments, local and federal alike. It 

should be comprehensive, covering a range of areas, 

including unified communications; open data; priva-

cy and integrity of information; infrastructure sharing 

and reuse; plus IT policies like department managing 

and maintaining openness across software interfac-

es; refreshing of IT legacy equipment; security; and 

more. This ICT policy should align to the national pri-

orities of the country and provide a measurable plan 

to enable everyone to participate in the digital econo-

my and reap its benefits.

Electronic ID system at the national level- Securely 

identifies and authenticates a government worker, cit-

izen, or business, providing the foundation for secur-

ing identities, protecting privacy, and enabling trusted 

benefits and services.