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:

3.1 (2006=n/a, 2008 = n/a, 2010 = 2.3)

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.
There is no regulatory framework for the development of Information and
Communication Technologies (ICT) in Madagascar. Nevertheless, during World
Press Freedom Day celebrations 2012, the Minister of Communications, in an
attempt to be reassuring, pointed out that a bill had been drafted. It might still be
reviewed before being tabled in parliament for adoption.
It should also be pointed out that the University of Antananarivo was networked
together with foreign universities thanks to the same minister’s initiative.
There are also initiatives at regional level that aim to set up a Regional Informatics
Center (RIC) in order to connect the regions around, for example, a central civil
registry.
Similarly, in order to ensure speedy and reliable electoral operations, the
Independent National Electoral Commission of the Transition (CENI-T) established
an Information Systems Technology (IST).

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