Mizoram IT Policy 2001 (Cabinet decision no. 13 dated 28.05.2001)


Information Technology (IT) is the world’s fastest growing economic activity. It is transformingresource-based economies to knowledge-based economies. IT has become the greatest agent ofchange and promises to play this role even more dramatically in future. IT changes every aspectof human life, apart from impacting changes in the field of communications, trade, manufacturing,services, culture, entertainment, education, research and national security. IT breaks old barriersand is building new interconnections in the emerging concept of a single global village. It has alsobecome one of the critical indicators of the progress of nations, communities and individuals. Theadvent of IT offers opportunities to overcome historical disabilities. IT is a tool that will enableMizoram to achieve the goal of becoming a strong, prosperous and self-confident state. ITpromises to compress the time it would otherwise take for Mizoram to advance rapidly in itsmarch towards faster development and in occupying a position as a progressive and self-sufficient state.

Mizoram recognizes IT as the fastest and the most advanced vehicle of change for all-roundprogress and development of the State. In view of the potential of IT, the State Governmentadvocates widespread proliferation of IT in the State and adopts the following policy supports forpromotion of IT in the fields of E-Governance, Empowerment of the people and the society,Education, Industry, Health, Rural Development, Agriculture, Tourism, IT for Masses, and ITEnabled Services.

The Policy shall come into effect from the date of notification of this policy, till such time, thegovernment may consider the necessity of modification. The government also reserves the rightto make any amendments in the policy.


VISION

1. To make Mizoram the most IT literate state in the country and a global center of excellence inIT Education, Training, Research, and Development. This vision translates into a mission. Thevision objectives are:

       Employment Generation

       Creation of Wealth

       IT led economic growth

2. To accomplish its vision, the Govt. of Mizoram will play the role of pro-active facilitator, Pro-active motivator, Pro-active promoter, in order to Spread IT to the masses speedily, and to ensurespeedy IT led economic development.

OBJECTIVES

The following are the objectives of Mizoram IT Policy:

  1. Promotion of IT Industry, IT software, IT Products, and IT Services within the state.
  2. Promoting IT for the masses.
  3. Setting up a goal of achieving total computer literacy in Mizoram by the year-2010.
  4. Improvement of efficiency and productivity in governance.
  5. Improvement of transparency and responsive-attitude in governance.
  6. Generation of IT-skilled manpower and IT capacity-building in the State.
  7. Promotion of IT skills and IT know-how among the youth of Mizoram enabling them to engagein gainful self-employment and in IT related activities.
  8. Propelling growth of IT and IT related activities.
  9. Providing of people-friendly interfacing between Government and citizen.
  10. Providing better information and interactive services to tourists, businessman andentrepreneurs.
  11. Dissemination of knowledge to farmers, agriculturists and rural population of Mizoram.
  12. Improvement of revenue assessment and collection mechanism.
  13. Improvement of general employment opportunity and employment generation.
  14. Widespread use of IT in educational Institutions.
  15. Development of capabilities of Governance as a catalyst for economic development bycollaborative action and learning.
  16. Proliferation of Internet, E-Governance, E-Commerce and E-Education.