Concept of Information and Communication Technology Development of Mongolia by Year 2010

Appendix of resolution No.21 year 2000 of Parliament of Mongolia

Based on Article 1 of Chapter 4 of law of state Great Hural of Mongolia.

State Great Hural of Mongolia resolves:

1. To adopt "The concept of Information and communications Technology development of Mongolia by year 2010" as Appendixes to the Resolution
2. To Assign to Government of Mongolia (R.Amarjargal) for developing National Program and Action Plan to implement this concept.

Chairman R.Gonchigorj

The current vision is defined considering information and communication technology as a major accelerator to develop Mongolia in 21st century, which provides favorable conditions for development of government-legislation, economy-business, people-society frameworks and based on necessity to establish state policy and regulatory regimes.

Concept of Information and Communication Technology Development of Mongolia by
Year 2010

One. Mission The mission of the ICT development

vision in Mongolia is to develop a knowledge-based society and to improve the quality of people’s lives.

Two. Principle

A principle to ensure accessible and flexible info structure, the main information service-provider.

Three. Goals

1. Within Government-Legislation framework:
The government is the builder of the an informatized social structure, the open information and
service-provider.
2. Within Business- Economy framework:
To create a business environment capable to ensure efficient integration into the world’s economy, to enhance intellectual capacities of domestic, national products and improve their competitiveness.
3. Within Human Development framework:
Irregardless of where citizens live, to ensure opportunities for their equal and active participation in social life, for improving qualities of life and freely
communication with each other and the world community.

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Four. Strategy and operational objectives

I. Objectives of Government-Legislation framework
II. The following are strategic objectives to be implemented within government-legislation framework:
III. Creation and development of a favorable legal and development environment.
IV. Creation of policy and regulatory regime.
V. Support and development government info structure through ICT

Implemented the following activities within framework of first strategic objectives:
1. The following are directions to develop information and communications technology, creation of legal environment for coordination of information communication

1.1 Streamline the national information communications technology management, policy and regulatory regime.
1.2 Develop culture education and business environment for information society.
1.3 Establish conditions to promote citizens’ equal participation, protection of intellectualproperty rights and copyright and development of fair competition.
1.4 Ensure the openness of government information to society and enable citizens’ monitoring of government activities.
1.5 Develop electronic trade commerce and join international treaties and agreements.

2. Develop national standards and recommendations on information and communications technology in accordance with international standards and implement those standards.

Implement the following activities within framework of second strategy objective:

3. Support and reward use and utilization of information communications technology and establish the financial structure
4. Establish a state find to develop information and communications technology
5. Initiate national movement from state to development information and communications technology.
6. Compile action plan to development information and communications technology, implement this action a plan through taking necessary coordinating measures to introduce economic and social development in the action plans of that year.
7. Provide state support to foreign and local investment into development of information and communications technology, implement projects and conduct monitoring activities.
8. Provide state support to create communication and information infrastructure based on national satellite.
9. Provide support and implement all kinds of services on ICT
10. Provide state support and implement fundamental and applied research on ICT
11. Provide support and implement national production of ICT products
12. Support the localization of hi-tech technology of information and communications technology
13. Ensure the state use of software application developed in Mongolia language.
14. Develop system to ensure information confidentiality, protection and reliable operation.

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Implement the following activities within framework of third strategic objective.

15. Develop public administration information system.

15.1 Support public administration capacities through information technologies.
15.2 Develop efficient information relations between state organizations

16. Establish and develop step-by-step creation and implementation of office automation, information management system, support tools to assist administrative decision-making and management and monitoring automated system.

16.1 Improve level of office automation of civil servants,
16.2 Establish and develop the structure of government information network, database and search system
16.3 Introduce and promote use of electronic mailing, Internet and Intranet systems in activities of government.

17. Connect and further develop government information network in coordination with networks of non-governmental organization and business information networks.

II.Objectives within Business-Economy framework

The following are strategic goals to be implement within Business-Economy framework

4. Expansion of ICT business and make it highly efficient economic sector.

5. Establishment of economic - business profitable and operative info structure

6. Implement information and communications technology in national production and services.

Implement the following activities within fourth strategic objective.

18. Bring up an industry for exporting software, hardware and info ware
19. Develop market for software applications in Mongolian language
20. Establish in develop information service market.

20.1 Finalize necessary measures to acquire every economic entity with e-mail address in Ulaanbaatar by the year 2002 and for companies in the Aimags- by the year 2010
20.2 Transfer taxation, customs, insurance, banking, finance and other business services into electronic forms

21. Set up high-tech service centers to support small and medium size enterprises
22. Establish stock exchange for ICT products.

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Implement the following activities within fifth strategic objective

23. Implement electronic commerce and introduce electronic payment tools such as smart card, electronic checks
24. Introduce Internet as main tool for business, finance and trade information sharing
25. Establish open information center for state and international tenders
26. Establish the open information environment for fair competition under market relations.
27. Set up public service virtual center to protect customers’ rights and provide consultation.

Implement the following activities within sixth strategic objective

28. Implement electronic trade and commerce methods to improve the export of national products (such as cashmere, gold, copper, carpets, wool, tourism, fur and skins, raw materials, stamps and others)
29. Improve the production and productivity through introduction of bar codes, smart cards and other electronic methods
30. Widely implement electronic value-added services

III Goals within Human Development framework

The following are strategic goals to be implemented within Human Development framework:

7. Provide opportunities for active and equal participation of citizens in social relations

8. Establish info-structure for open access to information by citizens.

9. Implement information and communications technology in social sector

Implement the following activities within seventh strategic objective.

31. Ensure importance of information needs, intellectual wealth and capacities in human life.
32. Support and ensure equal participations of citizens in relations using ICT advantageous features, not depending from religions, political opinions, race, age and center.
33. Widely utilize information and communications technology for job search, employment, improve work performance quality and level.
34. Create structure to provide education on information and communications technology for all citizens.

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Implement the following activities within eighth strategic objective

35. Set up knowledge and education-based high-tech centers in Ulaanbaatar and the centers of the socio-economic development regions.
36. Create a set of possibilities to access information technologies at mobile sights running sustainable common services libraries and aimags and soum schools.
37. Provide opportunities for household to receive newspapers, press releases and other information in timely manner from desirable sources of information.
38. Create info structure for the following branches of such as law, legislation, banking, insurance, agriculture, industry, infrastructure, trade and commerce, science, technology, health, education, environment, social protection, labor markets, history, culture, arts and others.
39. Resolve in detail human resource development issue of the national info structure (user, trainer, specialist)

Implement the following activities within ninth strategic objectives

40. Provide all kinds of information services to 30% or more households
41. Provide opportunities to make all types of electronic services accessible to every citizen:

41.1 Introduce electronic version of library system such as ordering, search and others
41.2 Provide opportunities for distance employment
41.3 Introduce electronic versions for all kinds of citizens’ advisory services.
41.4 Develop open learning through distance learning and education
41.5 Implement tele - diagnosis, treatment expert system at soum and settlements level
41.6 Introduce electronic service for leisure and entertainment services (virtual libraries, museums, culture, centers, game centers, interest
groups)

42. Widely use information and communications technology for questionnaires and social surveys.

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