SECTOR 2 Some of the major religions are also more present than others in broadcasting. In the print media however, there are no papers in local languages and this has been an issue that literacy groups have always called for. With regards to ethnicity there are not many complaints on since some ethnic groups seem to be represented in one form of expression or the other. he exception is that of the Voudouists, who are frustrated about the little media coverage that is given to their ritual festivals. It is the minority political groups that have openly comlained about being excluded from the media. Scores: Individual scores: 1 Country does not meet indicator 2 Country meets only a few aspects of indicator 3 Country meets some aspects of indicator 4 Country meets most aspects of indicator 5 Country meets all aspects of the indicator Average score: 3.0 (2007=n/a ; 2009=2.6) 2.9 The country has a coherent ICT policy or the government implements promotional measures, which aim to meet the information needs of all citizens, including marginalised communities . According to the panelists, Benin is one of the rare cases of countries in the subregion which does not have a coherent ICT policy. At least this is not felt by the stakeholders despite the availability of well furnished documentation on projects in that area since they have not been given much publicity and therefore a lack of ownership of the initiatives, e.g. the ITC, Postal and Telecom Sector Policy and Strategy Paper (2008). Some scattered measures such as tax exoneration on computer hardware, the Egouv (E-government) project, the Long Term Automated Electoral Register (LEPI) have certainly been initiated but there is a feeling of AFRICAN MEDIA BAROMETER BENIN 2011 95