IT Policy Of Nepal

 ICT Policy,2072: यसको बारेमा more details भित्र छ ( More Details)

➤ National Information and communication Technology Policy 2072 (2015).

Past Policy endeavors:

➤ National communication policy in 1992.

➤ Telecommunications Act and Regulation in 1997.

➤ Information Technology Policy (IT Policy) announced in the year 2000.

➤ The IT Policy has since been revised in 2010.

➤ The formation of draft broadband policy in the year 2014.

Achievement:

➤ Cellular telephony in particular has registered impressive uptake as evidenced by its sustained growth trajectory over the past few years with current penetration rate crossing well over 90 %. (विशेष गरी सेलुलर टेलिफोनीले विगत केही वर्षहरूमा यसको निरन्तर वृद्धि प्रवेगबाट प्रमाणित गरेको छ कि वर्तमान प्रवेश दर rate 90 % भन्दा बढि पार गरीरहेको छ।)

➤ A fourth Kathmandu - Hetauda backbone is available through Nepal Electricity Authority which has now commenced hauling optic fiber cable with the roll out of high power electrical lines feeding into these backbones to expand telecommunications /ICT access to locations at the extremities of commercial broadband coverage. (चौथो काठमाडौं - हेटौंडा बैकबोन नेपाल विद्युत् प्राधिकरण मार्फत उपलब्ध छ जसले टेलिकम्युनिकेसन / आईसीटी पहुँच विस्तार गर्न वाणिज्य ब्रोडब्यान्ड कभरेजको स्थानमा विस्तार गर्नका लागि यी बैकबोनहरूमा उच्च शक्ति विद्युतीय लाइनहरूको रोल आउटसहित अप्टिक फाइबर केबल निकाल्ने काम सुरु गरिसकेको छ।)

Goals of ICT Policy:

➤ At least 75 percent of the population will have digital literacy skills by the end of 2020.

➤ 90 percent of the population will be able to access the broadband service.

➤ At least 7.5 % of GDP by 2020.

➤ 80% of all citizen facing government services would be offered online by 2020.

➤ A broadband internet user penetration rate of 30% at a minimum of 512 KBPS and making available at least 10 Mbps download speed on demand in urban areas by 2018.

Vision:

➤ To transform Nepal into an information and knowledge based society and economy. (नेपाललाई सूचना र ज्ञानमा आधारित समाज र अर्थव्यवस्थामा रूपान्तरण गर्ने।)

Mission:

➤ To create conditions for the intensified development and growth of ICT sector as a key driver for Nepal's sustainable development and poverty reduction strategies. (नेपालको दिगो विकास र गरीबी निवारण रणनीतिको प्रमुख चालकको रूपमा आईसीटी क्षेत्रको तीव्र विकास र बृद्धिका लागि सर्तहरू सिर्जना गर्ने।)

Objectives of National ICT Policy:

➤ To empower and facilitate Nepal's participation in the Global knowledge based society. (विश्वव्यापी ज्ञान आधारित समाजमा नेपालको सहभागिताको सशक्तीकरण र सहजीकरण गर्न।)

➤ To promote ICT to further productivity among the sectors that is key drivers of the national economy. (राष्ट्रिय अर्थतन्त्रको प्रमुख चालक क्षेत्रहरू बीच आईसीटी बढि उत्पादकत्वको प्रबर्धन गर्ने।)

➤ To conserve natural resources and safeguard Nepal's heritage using ICT tools. (आईसीटी उपकरण प्रयोग गरी प्राकृतिक स्रोत संरक्षण र नेपालको सम्पदाको रक्षा गर्न।)

List of Acronyms:

➤ ADSL = Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line

➤ EMF = Electro Magnetic Fields

➤ FTTH = Fiber to the home

➤ GNI = Gross National Income

➤ ICNIRP = International Commission on Nonionizing Radiation Protection

➤ IXP = Internet Exchange Points

➤ LAPA = Local Adaption Plan of Action

➤ NCERT = Nepal Computer Emergency Response Team

➤ NDLI = National Digital Literacy Initiative

➤ QoS = Quality of Service

➤ RTDF = Rural Telecommunications Development Fund

➤ ITES = IT- enable service

➤ BPO = Business Process Outsourcing

➤ NITS = Nepal Trade