SECTOR 2 Political diversity The coverage of political views reflects, with few exceptions, the political polarisation in the country. The state-owned media favour the political view of the ruling party and government and do not give enough space to others. Private print media tend to entertain only the opinions of the opposition, with the exception of a few which try to be balanced by sourcing different views from both sides “to demonstrate that it can be done”. Private radio stations tend to be non-political. 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: 2.9 2.9 The country has a coherent ICT policy, which aims to meet the information needs of all citizens, including marginalised communities. Members of the panel were divided in their assessment of whether the country does indeed have a coherent ICT policy. Some members argued that government recently developed such a policy, including a commitment to set up ICT centres in all communities, connected by fibre-optic cables. Meeting the information needs of all citizens is seen as a tall order because there is still a huge gap between the demand for and the ability to deliver such services. Any liberalisation of the communication sector, which is currently under the monopoly of the state-owned Ethiopian Telecommunications Corporation, is not on the agenda. 34 AFRICAN MEDIA BAROMETER ETHIOPIA 2010