SECTOR 2 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: 2.8 (2012 = n/a, 2010= n/a, 2008 = n/a, 2006 = n/a) 2.11 The country has a coherent ICT policy and/or the government implements promotional measures, which aim to meet the information needs of all citizens, in-cluding marginalised communities. Since 2012, the government has made very little effort by to establish a coherent ICT policy. According to the panel, the distribution of tablets was an encouraging measure but given that the State receives a percentage of the sales, one could doubt its intentions. Internet remains expensive for the average person and is therefore restricted to a minority of the population. The Internet penetration rate remains very insignificant in Madagascar. According to Web Internet World Stats this amounted to a mere 4,6% out of a population of 23,8 million in November 2015; thus only 1 out of every 100.000 Madagascans use the Internet. The general opinion is that the democratisation of ICT will still take a long time to be effective in terms of accessibility and cost. For some, the State even feels threatened and weakened by the popularisation of the Internet. It has been resisting the installation of fibre optic cable for a number of years now. 84 AFRICAN MEDIA BAROMETER MADAGASCAR 2016