Digital economy blueprint

CHAPTER 9.0

 

IMPLEMENTING THE 

DIGITAL ECONOMY

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DIGITAL ECONOMY BLUEPRINT

9.0  IMPLEMENTING THE DIGITAL ECONOMY

9.1 INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK FOR 

IMPLEMENTATION

A multi-stakeholder approach to digital economy im-

plementation exists with various stakeholders who 

will play important roles. The following are the key 

roles of stakeholders with regard to the implementa-

tion of the digital economy:

 

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Private sector enterprises as the primary drivers 

of digital economy across digital infrastructure, 

financial services, platforms, entrepreneurship, 

skills and values. 

 

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Government to develop necessary policy and 

legislation necessary to support the development 

of the digital economy. An inter-ministerial frame-

work that will monitor implementation through 

the various State Departments and Agencies; 

review of the digital economy policy documents.

 

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Special interest groups including Trade Associa-

tions, Lobby Groups, Consumer Organisations.

 

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Research and Training Institutions including 

Academia

 

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Social organisations including those in health, 

education, community groups, religious, non-prof-

it etc.

To be able to deliver across all the digital economy 

pillars, a Digital Economy Implementation Secre-

tariat is proposed with membership from each of the 

key stakeholders listed above. The purpose of this 

intervention is to provide strategic oversight for the 

effective implementation of a digital economy. This 

Secretariat will achieve this objective by coordinating 

all necessary inputs and resources necessary for effec-

tive delivery of digital economy since its membership 

will comprise key entities that will be implementing 

various pillars of the blueprint.