SECTOR 2 2.9 The country has a coherent ICT policy, which aims to meet the information needs of all citizens, including marginalised communities. Since 2005, the State has developed a policy on information and communication technology (ICT) and a strategic plan for its implementation. The Information and Communication Technology Agency (AGETIC) has been created by decree N° 05- 002 of January 10, 2005 as a public science and technology institution. It is responsible, among others, for ensuring the implementation of the ICT national strategy. This involves coordinating with all stakeholders in the media sector (public, private, civil society, and technical and financial partners) and the implementation of the National Policy and ICT National Strategic Plan adopted by the Government in June 2005. To improve efficiency, the Government has recommended that certain sectors be progressively implemented according to technology developments and the level of mobilisation of resources. These sectors include the development of ICT infrastructures and the popularisation of internet access by connecting Malian communities Accordingly, a group of national experts, who are responsible for the development of cyber national policy in the area of communication, was established in February 2010. The Government’s priority is to improve access to technology in rural areas, in accordance with a project to connect the 703 zones of Mali, but also to facilitate the transition from analogue to digital broadcasting by 2015. In this regard, technical and financial partners have already installed community multimedia centres (CMC) at the radio stations of some villages, or, alternatively, local centres of information and technology. Mali’s media has a very small internet presence. Only a few media organisations like the national daily newspaper, L’Essor, have internet sites comprising the same content as the print version. 102 AFRICAN MEDIA BAROMETER MALI 2010