Nitc.gov.np
Title
National Information Technology Center
Description
Situated between China in the north and India in the south, Nepal is predominantly a mountainous country with a population of around 23 Million. Geographical impediments characterized by difficult terrain aggravated by persistent problems in political as well as social arena have been presenting formidable developmental challenges for several years now.
The key strategic orientation of decades of planned development initiatives of Nepal Government has revolved around the central theme of poverty reduction. A signatory to Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), the government of Nepal remains committed to socio-economic upliftment of its citizens, within a broad framework of a political dispensation that is based on human rights, democracy and pluralism. Increasingly pronounced emphasis on the role of good governance marked by equity, transparency, accountability and efficiency as well as decentralization and economic liberalization constitute broader strategic framework. Under this framework Nepal has formulated its responses vis-Ã -vis formidable development challenges the country is facing on a sustained basis.
The government of Nepal strongly believes that its efforts in macro-economic and governance reform arena stand to benefit immensely from proper harnessing of recent advances in the technological domain notably, Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs). The fact remains however that the technologies on their own devoid of enabling institutional, policy, and regulatory environment will fall short of producing intended developmental outcomes. This clearly defines the context within which National IT Policy and Strategy of Nepal Government was announced in the year 2000. These policy provisions lay down a comprehensive framework for the development of IT sector in the country. Among others, the policy envisages the creation of a number of high level institutional entities to provide a direction and leadership for the development of ICT sector in the country.
