BAHAMAS ICT PROFILE
| POLICY STATEMENTS
The Government has set as a long-term, broad-based objective, the transformation of the Bahamian economy to a digital one as a means of generating viable opportunities for Bahamians to participate in the global economy. The realisation of such opportunities will come about through the pervasive use of the Internet to engage in activities such as e-commerce, e-learning, e-health, e-government services and certain niche markets within the supply chain”. |
| STRATEGIC PLAN
The Government of the Bahamas has developed a detailed ICT Strategy articulated in a document entitled:Policy statement on electronic commerce and the Bahamian digital agenda. January 2003. The document details an action plan and proposes institutional arrangements in respect of e-business, the telecommunications infrastructure, legal, financial, content and human resource development issues, and e-government. |
LEADING INSTITUTIONS
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| e-GOVERNMENT
The government is committed to the expansion of its wide area network connecting of all government agencies, accelerating the development of online processes to facilitate business. The Government will also place as priority the coordination of regulatory policy among various Government entities that will promote transition to a digital economy; upgrade infrastructure for the delivery of government information including converting public information to electronic form; and continue work on the expansion and enhancement of the Government portal and website. |
| ENABLING LEGISLATIONS
AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE LEGAL RECOGNITION OF ELECTRONIC WRITING, ELECTRONIC CONTRACTS, ELECTRONIC SIGNATURES AND ORIGINAL INFORMATION IN ELECTRONIC FORM IN RELATION TO COMMERCIAL AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE FACILITATION OF ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS AND RELATED MATTERS. |
| PUBLICATIONS/DOCUMENTS
ITU. CASE STUDY OF THE CHANGING INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS ENVIRONMENT The Bahamas, Final Report, February 1998. Telecommunication Policy and Network Development
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| ICT INDICATORS collected by Statistical Offices
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